- Fall in Love Visual Novel Steam Festival is live! - 1 September 2026
Fall in love with visual novels from September 1-9 in the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival!Please Be Happy is currently taking part in the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival, a Steam festival dedicated to romance visual novels from around the world, hosted by yours truly! From September 1-9 you can find over 200 visual novels in the festival, ranging from discounted games, new demos, and more~Several of our visual novels are on sale for the event! And you can try out the demos for our upcoming games as well~
- "Urban Life and Yuri" Bundle Now Available - 10 July 2026
Dear players,We have some good news to share with you: The game bundle for Please Be Happy and London: Echoes of the Past is now available, under the bundle name "Urban Life and Yuri". Purchase the bundle and enjoy a 10% discount! Players who already own one of the games can also complete the bundle via the bundle page to receive the discount.About London: Echoes of the Past: A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.Both stories are set in urban cities. Faced with urban mysteries and romantic feelings across different time and space backgrounds, what choices will the ladies make? If you are interested in these two stories, don't miss this bundle!O…
- “Please Be Happy” — Chinese localization update Now Available - 26 June 2026
Thank you for your continued support of Please Be Happy! The official Simplified Chinese version is now available.The Chinese version is currently available at a 50% launch discount. An additional 10% discount is also applied when purchasing the bundle. We invite you to join Miho on this journey, where you will explore themes of love and trust, life and death, and reflect on what happiness truly means—and what it means to be human.The Official Artbook has also been updated with Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese support. In the artbook, you'll find behind-the-scenes development stories, beautiful illustrations, and detailed character designs. New BundlePlease Be Happy x Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of FarewellsPlease Be Happy - Deluxe Edition bundleFAQQ: Do I need to purchase the Chinese version separately? A: No. All players who already own Please Be Happy will receive the Ch…
- Please Be Happy - Official Chinese Release Postponement - 9 June 2026
Dear players,Thank you for your ongoing support for the Official Chinese of Please Be Happy.Our team has been working hard on localization, polishing in-game texts and fixing text bugs. However, we discovered unresolved wording issues and system glitches during final inspection. To bring you a better experience, we decide to delay the launch:New time: 11:00, June 26, 2026 (UTC+8)We sincerely apologize for the delay. This romantic story features over 350,000 words. We want to ensure a polished first release for Chinese players. We will continue optimization and look forward to seeing you on June 26.Thanks for your understanding and support.If you enjoy Please Be Happy, we would greatly appreciate it if you could share it with others and follow our social media channels for the latest updates and development news.
- Please Be Happy – Chinese Version Launches June 10 with 50% Launch Discount！ - 20 May 2026
Thank you all for your continued support and interest in Please Be Happy.We’re excited to announce that following extensive localization work, the official Chinese version will launch on June 10, 2026, at 11:00 (UTC+8).To celebrate the release, the Chinese version will feature a 50% launch discount, marking its alltime lowest price.Alongside this, a bundle pairing Please Be Happy with Upwards, Rain! will launch the same day. Purchasing the bundle unlocks an extra 10% discount on top of existing offers.Please Be Happy is a heartfelt, reflective narrative experience.The story explores themes of modern day life: existential identity, loss, and farewell.Without ever becoming too melodramatic, the game is restrained and contemplative. Through delicate storytelling and a branching narrative, the characters embark on an immersive emotional journey. Both paths examine how to nurthre healthy, me…
- Our next yuri visual novel is out now! - 30 April 2026
Our next yuri visual novel, Our Home, My Keeper, is now released!After a successful series of children's books, Paige Crowley runs into a bout of burnout and leaves for the English countryside for a change of pace. But, she gets more than she bargained for when she discovers her lovely new home already has an occupant. A brownie called Faye lives there, and she has been watching over the home for centuries.Paige must learn to get along with her mysterious, other-worldly housemate – and, in the process, they may even fall in love.Full Game Features:75k linear modern fantasy story written by yuri veteran ebi-himefully original soundtrack composed by Singto Conley and an ending theme songlots of full, completely custom illustrations and girls in cute dressesThis visual novel was co-developed with ebi-hime and perfect for lovers of ball-jointed dolls and faerie stories~ It also has an origi…
- Please Be Happy — Merch Campaign Announcement (China) - 22 April 2026
Thank you all for your enduring love and support for Please Be Happy. We are thrilled to announce that the Chinese version of the game will be launching very soon!To celebrate this milestone, we have launched a special crowdfunding campaign in China. This campaign features a variety of limited and CN-exclusive merchandise inspired by the characters and their heartfelt stories.Please Note regarding the Campaign: Due to logistical constraints, the crowdfunding is currently hosted on a mainland China-based platform and is exclusive to mainland China. At this stage, we are unfortunately unable to offer international shipping for these specific items. We hope for your understanding that this is a localized celebration for the new language launch.Campaign Link: \here]We are beyond grateful to have you with us on this journey. We hope that years from now, we can still gather to share our love…
- Yuri Healing Journey “Please Be Happy” –Official Chinese Version in Development - 2 April 2026
Studio Élan proudly presents Please Be Happy, a fantasy Yuri healing game following Miho, a nine-tailed fox, on her long journey to find the person who once helped her. Along the way, she will meet Juliet, a charming vampire, and Aspen, a human literature girl, forming unforgettable bonds. Through laughter, tears, and adventures, Miho discovers the true meaning of friendship and love, exploring themes of life, trust, and happiness. ✨ We’re thrilled to announce that the official Chinese version of Please Be Happy is now in development and is expected to release in the first half of this year! ✨ Meanwhile, the latest official Chinese demo is now available on Steam! ✨※ To experience the demo in Chinese, right-click the game in your library, go to Settings, and choose either “Simplified Chinese” or “Traditional Chinese” as the language. Step into Miho’s healing journey and experience her fi…
- Valentine's Sale! - 6 February 2026
Please Be Happy is currently on sale on Steam alongside its DLC! The base game and all of its DLC, such as the soundtrack and the artbook, are 30% off. You can also pick up our modern fairytale yuri visual novel Heart of the Woods on sale~
- Please Be Happy 2.0.1 — Unity security patch, and various other bugfixes - 9 October 2025
【※日本語は英語の下に掲載しています。Japanese version can be found below.】Hello, everyone!Please Be Happy 2.0.1 has just been released, which fixes the Unity Runtime (UnityPlayer) CVE-2025-59489 security vulnerability, as well as a few minor issues in the game that were either reported by the community, or were found in testing.As always, thank you for continuing to support Studio Élan!Changelog for 2.0.1:On PC, it targets Unity SDK version 2021.3.40f1. (※ The CVE-2025-59489 Unity Runtime security vulnerability has been patched.)Patched the CVE-2025-59489 Unity Runtime security vulnerability.Improved workaround introduced in 2.0 for an issue with AMD’s amdvlk64 GPU driver.Improved handling for extremely low-end (early 2010s) integrated graphics boards.Optimised and decreased size of the game. Most notably affects the demo, which is now much smaller.Fixed a typo in the Korean localisation of Chapter 1 Sce…
- Our magical girl yuri visual novel is now released! - 30 September 2025
Fight crime, be gay—do things the magical girl way!Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery is out now! After several years of development, you can finally follow the married pair of magical girls Sherri and Kealey on one last adventure before their powers fade away for good.Sherri and Kealey Cohen, now a married couple in their late 20s, left the title of magical girls behind them over a decade ago. Now on the verge of losing their powers and entering a life of true normalcy, a string of unexplainable murders forces them to come out of retirement for one last adventure. Together with Nina, their old friend, and Ruby, a new protégé, Sherri and Kealey will have to face a mystery connected both to their past and future. How will you guide your new protégé? Will you be able to save the city from a killer, or will you lose it all?Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery features multiple ways the story…
- Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival has started! - 24 September 2025
The first Fall in Love Visual Novel festival has started! Enjoy 200+ romance-themed visual novels from over 100 visual novel developers, hosted by us!Please Be Happy and its DLC are on sale for the festival~Our other yuri games are also in the festival, with some being on sale! Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery, our very next yuri visual novel, releases on September 30th and has a demo you can try now!
- Our next yuri visual novel is out now! - 16 June 2025
Find unexpected love in the depths of grief...Our next yuri visual novel, A Tithe in Blood, is out now on Steam!As a reserved and unassuming university student in snow-bitten Hokkaido, the personal tragedy which visited Honoka Asakawa leads her to experimenting in a magical art thought long-lost — blood magic. Unexpectedly able to visit the sealed world of Meiji-era Sapporo, Honoka's quickly taken under the wing of the cheerful and bright Lady Yasue, a powerful mage who's remained in this gilded cage for a century.As their feelings for each other develop, the true repercussions of Honoka's first steps into the secret world of magic and mages are only just starting to play out, eventually leading to catastrophic consequences.Features:Original story of approximately 70,000 wordsConcept and writing by SurikoCharacter designs and art by KobutaFully original soundtrack by Claire DeLucaFully…
- Please Be Happy 2.0 — Major update! - 13 April 2025
Hello, everyone! Thank you everyone so much for the love and support for our game over the years. We're so happy to announce that there are now Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean translations for the demo of Please Be Happy — that's the entirety of the first chapter! We are looking into options to bring the full game into these languages as well, but due to various circumstances, there are no current active plans to do so. We haven't given up though, and we wanted to bring a little bit of PBH into these languages, especially to see if there is interest in these and if we should pursue this further via crowdfunding. An incredible thank you to all of our translators who have worked hard and waited patiently for these translations. Simplified Chinese Translation Provided by Hakui Team Translation: Yuan, Rena, DF, Rain, X, Alwaysmadowl, Hanasaki Testing: Alwaysmadowl, Yuan, KuromitsuDa…
- The Storyteller's Festival - 17 February 2025
The Storyteller's Festival is happening now! This is a week-long Steam festival focused on visual novels and other story-driven games. There's over 400 games in the event—including a few of ours! Here's a few of our other LGBT+ yuri titles that are in the festival—give them a wishlist or check out their demos if you'd like to support us! Summer at the Edge of the Universe is an LGBT+ yuri solarpunk adventure about the trip of a lifetime through the cosmos. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2641720/Summer_at_the_Edge_of_the_Universe/ A Tithe in Blood is a dark yuri romance story about modern magic mixing with old mysteries. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2989270/A_Tithe_in_Blood/ Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery is a mystery yuri visual novel about magical girls solving one last crime before their powers go away for good. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803850/Lock__Key_A_Magi…
- Please Be Happy 2nd Anniversary - 21 November 2024
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 illustration of Aspen by adirosa, to fit with the Miho she drew last year! As previously announced, Please Be Happy is coming to consoles! The console ports are going well, with a few having recently passed some critical checks. It takes a long time to make sure they're all working properly, so we still don't have a release date locked down, but the console ports for Please Be Happy should be ready sometime early next year. You can see a few more updates (and artworks) for Please Be Happy in our anniversary post! Thank you for all the continued support! p.s. if you want some Please Be Happy merch, we'll be having a Black Friday sale next week~ follow our newsletter or Discord to see when it g…
- Happy Birthday Miho + Wholesome Games Celebration! - 15 August 2024
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 Wholesome Games Steam Celebration, a festival for comfy and wholesome games here on Steam. It's currently on sale for the event. Our other games Twofold and our upcoming title Summer at the Edge of the Universe are also taking part! They both have demos out that you can play. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1749770/Twofold/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2641720/Summer_at_the_Edge_of_the_Universe/ follow us on... Discord - Tumblr - Newsletter - Twitter
- Please Be Happy 1.2 - 28 April 2024
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 game has undergone significant technical changes internally in 1.2 for a better experience now and into the future. As always, thank you for continuing to support Studio Élan! 〜 Karen/あけみ (akemin_dayo) and adirosa Changelog for 1.2: On PC, it targets Unity SDK version 2021.3.33f1. Improved ED video and audio quality. Made further improvements to general performance. Made improvements to the Episode Replay feature. The current version of the game is now shown at the top-left corner of the main menu. The main menu can now always be closed in every context (as opposed to only when ingame) using Escape, Right Click (MOUSE2), or the configured cancel button on a controller. The quick menu can now…
- Please Be Happy 1.1.2 — Improved performance, Steam Cloud support, and more! - 20 February 2024
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 reported, or were found in testing. As always, thank you for continuing to support Studio Élan! 〜 Karen/あけみ (akemin_dayo) and adirosa Changelog for 1.1.2: On PC, it targets Unity SDK version 2021.3.33f1. New featuresAdded Steam Cloud save synchronisation!Added new optimised asset loading behaviour to vastly improve performance and load times.Completely reworked input handling in preparation for upcoming changes. Input bindings are now consistent with other Studio Élan games.Completely reworked help screen to list all applicable input bindings.Improved support for the Display P3 and DCI-P3 colourspaces.The alternate graphics API launcher that was previously a separate download is now included…
- Please Be Happy 1st Anniversary 💖 - 21 November 2023
One year ago today, we released Please Be Happy after several years of development. We're so glad so many people have played the game so far and traveled with Miho to Wellington! Since the game launched... The music video for the ending theme, Someone Someday, has passed 100k views on YouTube. The game has over 200 positive reviews on Steam, giving it a Very Positive rating. We got a lot of people to fall in love with Miho (our evil plan from the beginning). To celebrate its 1st anniversary, we have a few surprises for you! We've released the .pdf for the special anniversary booklet from the game's anniversary bundle (now sold out) on our Patreon! It contains two post-mortems and a new short story & illustration about Silver. The two post-mortems from the anniversary booklet are now available to read for everyone, including non-Patrons. Pre-orders for the Please Be Happy OST's vinyl pri…
