Please Be Happy and The Waters Above: Prelude 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 Waters Above: Prelude (2018) is 4 years older than Please Be Happy (2022). Please Be Happy scores higher on Steam reviews (99.7% positive) than The Waters Above: Prelude (90.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Please Be Happy if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Please Be Happy launched in 2022.
Choose The Waters Above: Prelude if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. The Waters Above: Prelude launched in 2018.
Both Please Be Happy and The Waters Above: Prelude 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.
 Please Be Happy |  The Waters Above: Prelude | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2018 |
| Genres | Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 99.7% positive (289 reviews) | 90.8% positive (87 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Studio Élan | Studio Élan |