Don't Forget to Smile

Don't Forget to Smile

Existerror Digital · November 28, 2025 · Action, Action Roguelike, Shooter, Roguelike, Bullet Hell

Buy Don't Forget to Smile from Steam at $5.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare. The cheapest Don't Forget to Smile key from a keyshop is $6.10 at Kinguin.

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Positive100% · 12
Best price
$5.99
lowest tracked $1.49
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Where to buy Don't Forget to Smile — official stores

Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$5.99
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Cheapest Don't Forget to Smile keys — keyshops

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Standard Edition · Steam
$6.10
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Don't Forget to Smile price by region

Don't Forget to Smile costs £2.22 in the United Kingdom, €2.55 in Europe (EUR), $3.99 in Georgia (USD), $5.99 in the United States, CA$7.79 in Canada, A$8.79 in Australia, NZ$8.99 in New Zealand, zł14.26 in Poland and R$20.49 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Don't Forget to Smile offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £2.22 −56% £4.99 £2.22 2
Europe (EUR) €2.55 −57% €5.89 €2.55 2
Georgia (USD) $3.99 $3.99 $6.10 2
United Statesyour region $5.99 $5.99 $6.10 2
Canada CA$7.79 CA$7.79 — 1
Australia A$8.79 A$8.79 — 1
New Zealand NZ$8.99 NZ$8.99 — 1
Poland zł14.26 −48% zł27.50 zł14.26 2
Brazil R$20.49 R$20.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

About Don't Forget to Smile

A Bullet Heaven Roguelike About Breaking Free

This isn't just a game—it's a raw, unfiltered scream against the soul-crushing grind of minimum wage work and the suffocating corporate machine.Do you ever feel like it’s all too much? Like the game is rigged from the start? Your "manager" is lording over you for being three minutes late, your job is a cycle of mindless tasks, and life is slipping through your fingers. Welcome to your breaking point.

Don't Forget to Smile is a fast-paced survivors-like bullet heaven where you fight through relentless waves of everyday enemies. Armed with weapons inspired by - and mocking - industry, health and safety and technology, you’ll gear up, level up and reach your breaking point.• 10+ Weapons to unlock, forged from the tools of industry and oppression.
• 15+ Augments to unlock, infused with industrial tech and medicine.
• Upgrade Shop (No, not real money! No microtransactions here)
• Hidden Synergies between weapons and augments unleash devastating effects.
• A Satirical Take on corporate culture, mental health, and the human condition.

Work your way up and out of the corporate ladder, smearing your oppressors across the screen as you shoot, stun, electrify, burn, explode, slap and squash your way to the good life.All brought to life through a unique blend of hand-drawn artwork, 3D renders, and 2D animation.• Steam Achievements • Controller Support • Leaderboards

Hello! I'm Jamie and I am a solo dev - along with my trusty sound guy Frank, of course.We worked on this in our spare time, alongside family and work.We're committed to releasing a game that you enjoy. Not a cash grab, not a buggy mess, and not rushed. (so if you find anything you're not happy with, please tell us!)Your playing, wishlisting and sharing of this game is greatly appreciated.Thanks.

Don't Forget to Smile — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Don't Forget to Smile is a bullet-hell roguelike that players praise for its addictive gameplay, sharp satirical commentary on corporate culture, satisfying weapon variety, and polished presentation with great sound design and visual feedback. The main criticism centers on limited content—with only one level to replay—leading to repetitive play and a slow grind for progression, though some find the relaxed pace enjoyable despite this limitation. Players generally recommend it as a fun experience for fans of the Survivors-like genre, particularly as a solid debut from an indie developer.

Recommended Dec 3, 2025
[h1]Don’t Forget to Smile – A Review of My Descent Into Corporate Hell[/h1] I booted this up expecting to pick up some orbs, and maybe, if I was lucky, commit light corporate homicide. What I did not expect was to be spiritually attacked by a game that understands the exact flavour of existential misery that comes from minimum-wage work. Cheers for that, lads. My journey started with my character being immediately swarmed by what I can only describe as the physical manifestations of “your manager wants a word.” Before I’d even picked up my first weapon, I was having flashbacks to my old job, where being three minutes late was treated like I’d personally kicked the Queen. And the weapons? Mate. These are not normal weapons. These are spite-powered tools forged in the fires of every health-and-safety meeting that should’ve been an email. I unlocked one that genuinely made me laugh so hard I got hit by about twelve enemies and died instantly (Taser). Worth it. As the waves got busier, the screen absolutely exploded with particle effects. I’m talking fireworks, confetti, industrial accidents—little sparks of chaos everywhere. I had no idea what was happening, but I knew I was winni…
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Recommended Dec 7, 2025
This is a crazy take on this ever growing genre. It harsh, it provoking, but first of it FUN! You are a worker who need to survive in this crazy world we have. In this case the game use silly graphics and sound effects to bring the dizzy chaotic feeling. The feedback system on its place both in menu and gameplay, many juice effects and sounds. Overall a quality work with active Dash to kill enemies, variety of skills, evolves, passives, Meta progress and database. Come work hard for companies and DON'T FORGET TO SMILE. :)
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Recommended Dec 5, 2025
A creative and crazy addition to the bullet hell genre. Filled with upgrades, violence and chaos Don't Forget to Smile is a brilliant action packed game from the get go. To top it off a fantastic soundtrack to keep the adrenaline flowing. This project has been given a lot of time and love and as a first time developer I think Existerror have hit it out the park. Definitely going to be coming back to this over and over. Check this game out and support an up and coming developer!
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Recommended Dec 5, 2025
Highly addictive and thoroughly enjoyable gameplay. At times i found the game hilarious as the journey descends into madness carnage and a wonderful commentary on the stresses and strains of everyday living within a corporate environment. Absolutely Fantastic!
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Recommended Dec 24, 2025
If you enjoy Survivors likes, there's a good chance you'll like this. Lots of upgrades, several weapons, nice music. Generally just a fun time. But, I think after an hour of play I've experienced my fill. I can only play through the one level so many times... Permanent upgrades are earned through credits, which are slow to earn. There is certainly a grind here. It's laid back though, I spent the last 30 minutes playing this with my cat sleeping in my arms.
Recommended Dec 5, 2025
Game has got potenital for a one man show!

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