Choose Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy
Choose Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy if you want a Simulation and Early Access experience. Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy launched in 2024.
Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy vs Silent Research
Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy and Silent Research both land in Indie, Adventure 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy (2024) is 1 year older than Silent Research (2025). Silent Research is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy (2.99 USD vs. 3.99 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 Silent Research
Choose Silent Research if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Silent Research launched in 2025.
Both Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy and Silent Research sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, 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
 Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy |  Silent Research | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Lunsemo Studio | Eduard-Mihai Rusu |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy (2024) is 1 year older than Silent Research (2025).
- Silent Research is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy (2.99 USD vs. 3.99 USD).
Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy vs Silent Research — FAQ
- Should I play Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy or Silent Research first?
- If you want chronology, Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy (2024) came out before Silent Research (2025). 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 Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy and Silent Research similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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.