Please Be Happy

Devlog

• Please Be Happy 2nd Anniversary
  November 21, 2024 by Studio Élan

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  Today, 2 years ago, we welcomed everyone to our fantasy version of Wellington, New Zealand. It's hard to believe it's already been 2 whole years since then, but here we are! First off, here's a new il... Continue reading

  
• Happy Birthday Miho + Sale!
  August 15, 2024 by Studio Élan

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  #art

  Today, August 15th, is Miho's birthday! To celebrate, here's a new artwork of her by adirosa. The higher resolution version of this artwork is available here . Please Be Happy is taking part in the Wh... Continue reading

  
• Please Be Happy 1.2
  April 28, 2024 by Karen/あけみ

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  Hello, everyone! Please Be Happy 1.2 has just been released, which fixes a few issues and makes various user experience and performance improvements. Not too much has changed on the surface, but the g... Continue reading
• Please Be Happy 1.1.2 — Improved performance, Steam Cloud support, and more!
  February 20, 2024 by Karen/あけみ

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  Hello, everyone! Please Be Happy 1.1.2 has just been released, which vastly improves performance and load times, adds Steam Cloud support, and more! It also fixes a few minor issues that were either r... Continue reading
• Please Be Happy 1st Anniversary 💖
  November 21, 2023 by Studio Élan

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  #Anniversary

  Happy 1st Anniversary for Please Be Happy!! One year ago today, Please Be Happy launched on Steam & itch.io after several years of development. We’re so glad so many people have played the game so f... Continue reading

  
• 5k Copies + New Merch!
  October 02, 2023 by Studio Élan

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  As announced earlier today at the Élan Festival , Please Be Happy has passed over 5,000 copies sold across all platforms! We’re also super close to 200 Steam reviews (with a 99% positive score) and... Continue reading

  
• Please Be Happy 1.1.1 — A bugfix release!
  August 06, 2023 by Karen/あけみ

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  #Update, #Changelog

  Hello, everyone! We’ve just released Please Be Happy 1.1.1, which is mostly a bugfix release that fixes many issues that were found since 1.1! (※ This is the same build as what can be found on the... Continue reading

  
• Miho Plushie is here!!
  July 17, 2023 by Studio Élan

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  Meemo is here!! For the next 21 days, you can pre-order the limited edition Miho plushie from Makeship ! She costs $29.99 + shipping and is expected to start production in August... if we can hit the... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter Campaign for Physical Copies of our Visual Novels!
  March 12, 2023 by Studio Élan

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  We just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund disc-based physical copies of our first three visual novels, "Highway Blossoms," "Heart of the Woods," and "Please Be Happy." We're also printing the ar... Continue reading

  
• Dec 5 Update - Build 1.1
  December 05, 2022 by Studio Élan

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  Hello everyone! Thank you so much for your bug reports and I hope you've been enjoying the game! With this new update, we have: - Added Linux builds - Added OpenDyslexic as a font - Added tooltips to... Continue reading
• Nov 23 Update - Build 1.03
  November 23, 2022 by adirosa

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  Hello everyone! Thank you all for the bug and typo reports. We've fixed an error in Chapter 4 which caused some scenes to be skipped in Chapter Four if you are on Lena's friendship story. We've fixed... Continue reading
• Please Be Happy Out Now!
  November 21, 2022 by Studio Élan

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  After over 3 years of development, we're so excited to finally bring you Please Be Happy - our latest wlw visual novel, from several of the creators behind Heart of the Woods and a few new faces. Born... Continue reading