The Happy Hereafter

by Alawar·published by ESDigital Games

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 25, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment76

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

225en

435 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 25, 2026

Released

Jun 5, 2014

Price

$3.99

Velocity

0.1/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 25, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Not enough reviews yet to estimate (435/500).

About

Welcome to The Happy Hereafter, a casual sim in which you guide the newly dead as they build an afterlife for themselves and their fellow lost souls. There will be no rest for the wickedly funny as you put them to work building a village to rival Paradise!

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 225 post-launch reviews

36%11 rev

<2h

62%13 rev

2-10h

78%176 rev

10-50h

83%23 rev

50-200h

100%2 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+38pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 101 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2014.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 42%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 38%

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