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Nov 23 Update - Build 1.03

Hello everyone! Thank you all for the bug and typo reports.

  • We've fixed achievements not appearing - for the achievements you may have missed, please skip to the end of the first scene and any achievements you should have received should be added to your Steam account.
  • We've fixed some more voice line errors and typos.

Nov 21 Hotfix

Hello! Thank you for all the support.

  • 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 a few voice line errors.

We are still compiling edits for more voice line errors and typos, and will try to have another patch as soon as possible.

Please Be Happy Is Now Available!

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 as a fox in the forest of Korea, Miho carries with her the memory of a traveler who showed her kindness and spoke of home. Now more human than fox, Miho has spent a long, long time searching for her person. She arrives by airship to Wellington, one of the jewels of the floating island of New Zealand.

Despite her years spent observing humans, she still has a lot to learn about their culture and society. She's made a living so far as a thief, her heightened senses allowing her to easily take advantage of people. She's also seen a lot of the worst of what mankind has to offer.

It's only after meeting Juliet, the owner of a small library, and Aspen, an aspiring novelist, that Miho starts to understand what kindness is, and that there's more than just the bad stuff when it comes to people.

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Please Be Happy is a comfy, slice-of-life experience about exploring what it means to be happy.

It features:

Over 220,000 words
2 different routes with 2 happy endings each
Full English voice acting
A brand new original soundtrack by Sarah Mancuso

Thank you for following along during the development of PBH! From all of us at Studio Élan, we hope you enjoy this new tale. If you'd like to talk about the game with others, we have a Discord server with dedicated game channels!

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Please Be Happy Releasing on November 21, 2022!

We're super excited to announce that after three years of development, Please Be Happy will be releasing in just a couple weeks, on November 21, 2022! PBH is a comfy visual novel about the fox spirit Miho learning how to be a person, and finding love along the way. PBH has 2 different romantic routes with 2 happy endings each. We can't wait for everyone to play it!

Please Be Happy - Chapter 1 Livestream

PBH is a visual novel where you play as Miho, a Korean fox spirit. She arrives in Wellington, New Zealand in search of something new. There are two different heroine routes to explore, with two different endings for each.

On this livestream, join us as we play through the game's first chapter, and talk about development as well as answer questions. The stream will include game director and artist adirosa, lead writer Josh, voice director Syon Santeria, and the voice actress of Miho, Dottovu. Come talk to us about PBH, visual novels, and what the best kind of fancy coffee drink is.