Games like JoY
If JoY is your kind of game, the closest matches are Psychopathy Assessment, Here I Come and CRUELTY — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About JoY: JoY is a horror game where unsettling mini-games and chilling cutscenes take an unexpected turn into darkness. Brace yourself for a unique, terrifying experience that will keep you on edge from start to finish.
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Psychopathy Assessment
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Top pick for JoY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.
Here I Come
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Second-strongest match for JoY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
Stay alive in a deadly reality show.
CRUELTY
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Third-strongest match for JoY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
"CRUELTY" is a Japanese-made splatter horror. You were in an accident and lost consciousness. The moment you wake up, you find yourself in a nightmare world, one that is not of this Earth. In an abattoir ruled by madness, horrific scenes unfold, and inescapable terror awaits you.
The Backrooms Project
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Ranked #4 for JoY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
MADiSON
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Ranked #5 for JoY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Lust from Beyond: M Edition
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Ranked #6 for JoY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
Descend into madness in a first-person survival horror inspired by Lovecraft and Giger. Solve the mystery of esoteric cults. Cross the gate to the blasphemous land of Lusst’ghaa. Play the new M-rated cut of the fan-favorite Lust from Beyond.
Dread X Collection
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Ranked #7 for JoY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
10 Tales of Terror from 10 Twisted Minds. Made in only 7 Sleepless Nights. The Dread X Collection is a series of small games created by some of the most talented indie devs around, all with the same mission: create the P.T. for the horror project of their dreams.
In The Backrooms
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Ranked #8 for JoY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below JoY at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~67% under JoY on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~50% under JoY on Steam right now. Shares Indie with JoY.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~67% under JoY on Steam right now. Shares Action with JoY.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
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Priced ~67% under JoY on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with JoY.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~67% under JoY on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
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Priced ~67% under JoY on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
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Priced ~67% under JoY on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with JoY.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with JoY.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with JoY.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with JoY.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with JoY.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with JoY.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about JoY
- How much does JoY cost?
- JoY is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to JoY?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside JoY are Psychopathy Assessment, Here I Come, CRUELTY.
- Who developed JoY?
- JoY was developed by Edco Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on JoY.
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