Choose Please Be Happy
Choose Please Be Happy if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. Please Be Happy launched in 2022.
Please Be Happy vs The Witch in the Forest
Please Be Happy and The Witch in the Forest both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. The Witch in the Forest (2020) is 2 years older than Please Be Happy (2022). Please Be Happy scores higher on Steam reviews (99.7% positive) than The Witch in the Forest (87.5% positive). 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 The Witch in the Forest
Choose The Witch in the Forest if you want an Indie and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Witch in the Forest launched in 2020.
Both Please Be Happy and The Witch in the Forest sit in Casual 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
 Please Be Happy |  The Witch in the Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2020 |
| Genres | Casual | Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 99.7% positive (289 reviews) | 87.5% positive (80 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Studio Élan | Crystal Game Works |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- The Witch in the Forest (2020) is 2 years older than Please Be Happy (2022).
- Please Be Happy scores higher on Steam reviews (99.7% positive) than The Witch in the Forest (87.5% positive).
- The Witch in the Forest is free; Please Be Happy is paid (19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Please Be Happy is Deck Playable, The Witch in the Forest is Deck Unsupported.
Please Be Happy vs The Witch in the Forest — FAQ
- Should I play Please Be Happy or The Witch in the Forest first?
- If you want chronology, The Witch in the Forest (2020) came out before Please Be Happy (2022). 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 Please Be Happy and The Witch in the Forest similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is The Witch in the Forest free?
- Yes — The Witch in the Forest is a free-to-play Steam title. Please Be Happy is paid (19.99 USD).