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Studio Élan

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Founded in 2016, we are an international game development studio with a focus on yuri visual novels.

Our titles exclusively feature LGBT characters, blending stories of romance with tales of magic and fantasy. Sometimes uplifting and sometimes heartbreaking, we hope that our games will resonate with you long after you’ve finished playing.

• Latest game release •

Please Be Happy

A story of love and friendship, and about understanding not just how to be happy, but how to be human. When Miho, a Korean fox spirit, arrives in the city of Wellington, New Zealand, she isn’t expecting to find the first true home she’s ever known. But it’s only by meeting Aspen and Juliet, a human writer and a vampire librarian, that she begins to discover kindness and friendship.

Available now on PC and coming to modern consoles on February 21, 2025!

Our Games

Our catalogue is all available on Steam and itch.io, with select titles available on console. A selection of both released and upcoming games are shown below.

Latest News

Find out about the latest exciting announcements and news we have to share here at Studio Élan & Bellhouse. For more frequent updates, check out our social media or subscribe to our newsletter!

Please Be Happy Now Available on Consoles!

That’s right, gamers. We’re excited to share that our foxgirl-focused visual novel Please Be Happy is now available on modern consoles! It was a long process getting here, and we’re grateful to our console publisher Sometimes You for helping us make this a reality! The game’s release is slightly staggered across time zones, so if […]

National Park Girls – Love Our Parks Edition Now Available!

Surprise – if you owned Episode 1, you now own the Complete Edition! That’s right, due to Unforeseen Circumstances, we’ve released the new definitive edition of National Park Girls as an update to the base game. It’ll be the only version available on Steam from here on out, so if you haven’t tried National Park […]

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Not only does pledging to our Patreon help us keep going, but you can get access to all kinds of exclusive extras, like a monthly illustration, demo and beta access, bonus content and behind-the-scenes looks, and even our seasonal monthly merch club!