Choose Please Be Happy
Choose Please Be Happy if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. Please Be Happy launched in 2022.
Please Be Happy vs Oasis of Lilies
Please Be Happy and Oasis of Lilies 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 4 years older than Oasis of Lilies (2026). Please Be Happy is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Oasis of Lilies has no Deck rating yet. 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 Oasis of Lilies
Choose Oasis of Lilies if you want an Indie and Simulation game with Keyboard Only Option. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Oasis of Lilies launched in 2026.
Both Please Be Happy and Oasis of Lilies sit in Casual on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option, 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 |  Oasis of Lilies | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Casual | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 99.7% positive (289 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Studio Élan | Arcus Plume |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Please Be Happy (2022) is 4 years older than Oasis of Lilies (2026).
- Please Be Happy is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Oasis of Lilies has no Deck rating yet.
Please Be Happy vs Oasis of Lilies — FAQ
- Should I play Please Be Happy or Oasis of Lilies first?
- If you want chronology, Please Be Happy (2022) came out before Oasis of Lilies (2026). 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 Oasis of Lilies 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.
- Does Please Be Happy run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Please Be Happy is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Oasis of Lilies doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.