Choose Forbidden Pleasure
Choose Forbidden Pleasure if you want an Action, Indie, and RPG experience. Forbidden Pleasure launched in 2020.
Forbidden Pleasure vs Hop Step Sing! Happy People
Forbidden Pleasure and Hop Step Sing! Happy People both land in Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Forbidden Pleasure (2020) is 1 year older than Hop Step Sing! Happy People (2021). Hop Step Sing! Happy People is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Forbidden Pleasure (5.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Hop Step Sing! Happy People
Choose Hop Step Sing! Happy People if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hop Step Sing! Happy People launched in 2021.
Both Forbidden Pleasure and Hop Step Sing! Happy People sit in Adventure, Simulation, and Casual on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Forbidden Pleasure |  Hop Step Sing! Happy People | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 36.4% positive (11 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Forbidden Pleasure | Kodansha, Kodansha VR Lab |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Forbidden Pleasure (2020) is 1 year older than Hop Step Sing! Happy People (2021).
- Hop Step Sing! Happy People is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Forbidden Pleasure (5.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
Forbidden Pleasure vs Hop Step Sing! Happy People — FAQ
- Should I play Forbidden Pleasure or Hop Step Sing! Happy People first?
- If you want chronology, Forbidden Pleasure (2020) came out before Hop Step Sing! Happy People (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Forbidden Pleasure and Hop Step Sing! Happy People similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.