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Please Be Happy

Mac, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S • 2022

Should you play it?

A comfy yuri VN about the foxgirl Miho and her quest to find the person who's most important to her. This emotional visual novel features two different heroines to choose from, and a story that will make you both laugh and cry!

What works
  • Heartfelt and emotionally impactful story
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Excellent voice acting
  • Well-developed characters and relationships
  • Multiple routes and endings for replayability
Things to keep in mind
  • Limited player interaction and choices
  • Slow pacing for some players
  • Minor bugs and missing voice lines reported
  • Lack of variation in endings within routes
  • Some players desire more character presence across routes

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Asphyxia

  • A Story Beside

  • Wylde Flowers

  • When The Night Comes

  • Newfound Courage

  • A YEAR OF SPRINGS

  • Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

  • Knights College

  • CLANNAD
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Asphyxia

  • A Story Beside

  • When The Night Comes
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Please Be Happy: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Strategy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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