Choose Please Be Happy
Choose Please Be Happy if you want the Stereo Sound and Save Anytime side of the pairing. Please Be Happy launched in 2022.
Please Be Happy vs Heartspell: Horizon Academy
Please Be Happy and Heartspell: Horizon Academy 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. Please Be Happy (2022) is 3 years older than Heartspell: Horizon Academy (2025). Please Be Happy scores higher on Steam reviews (99.7% positive) than Heartspell: Horizon Academy (97.7% 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 Heartspell: Horizon Academy
Choose Heartspell: Horizon Academy if you want an Indie game with Adjustable Difficulty. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Heartspell: Horizon Academy launched in 2025.
Both Please Be Happy and Heartspell: Horizon Academy sit in Casual on Steam and both list Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Custom Volume Controls, 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 |  Heartspell: Horizon Academy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 99.7% positive (289 reviews) | 97.7% positive (87 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Studio Élan | Dire Kitten Games |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Please Be Happy (2022) is 3 years older than Heartspell: Horizon Academy (2025).
- Please Be Happy scores higher on Steam reviews (99.7% positive) than Heartspell: Horizon Academy (97.7% positive).
- Heartspell: Horizon Academy is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Please Be Happy (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Please Be Happy vs Heartspell: Horizon Academy — FAQ
- Should I play Please Be Happy or Heartspell: Horizon Academy first?
- If you want chronology, Please Be Happy (2022) came out before Heartspell: Horizon Academy (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 Please Be Happy and Heartspell: Horizon Academy 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.