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Please Be Happy

A romance visual novel about a fox learning human customs

Studio Élan · Published by Studio Élan, Studio Elan, Stellar Artificer Games · Released Nov 21, 2022

Casual

Reviews
Very Positive
99% of 392
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jun 26, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 10 GPU
1 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Please Be Happy?

This single-player, slice-of-life visual novel takes place in a fictional Wellington, New Zealand, where Miho searches for someone who once showed her kindness. You read dialogue and make choices through two routes involving a library owner and an aspiring novelist, with two happy endings per route.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy romances between women
  • +you like fantasy woven into everyday life

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer action over long stretches of reading

What players say

99% of 392 reviews are positive

Players praise the characters' personal growth and developing relationships. The English voice performances also receive praise.

Screenshots and trailer

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Please Be Happy system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1 or higher
Processor
Any 64-bit Intel, AMD, or ARM / Apple Silicon CPU (※ Intel and AMD CPUs must support SSE2. x86_64 translation is required on ARM/Apple Silicon.)
Graphics
Any GPU that supports at least Vulkan, DirectX 10, or OpenGL 3.2
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Please Be Happy have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Please Be Happy run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
15
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Please Be Happy use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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