IMHO.

Games like Deadly Joy

If Deadly Joy is your kind of game, the closest matches are HOP-CO-OP, Don't Puke! and RADMINTON — 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 Deadly Joy: Deadly Joy is a multiplayer horror game where Play Center employees must survive deadly missions. Cooperate or betray in challenges like Parkour, Basement, and Tower, while escaping terrifying mascots like Hugster and the CatBox.

2025ActionIndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDWindowsby Napping Penguin
Deadly Joy — Steam game cover

Players who liked Deadly Joy also play

Steam players who put hours into Deadly Joy also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. HOP-CO-OP

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Deadly Joy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Joy.

    HOP-CO-OP is a first-person bunny hop parkour game. Utilize movement to complete challenging maps, play with friends in online co-op, battle with powerups, customize your character, and build your own maps with the level editor.

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Don't Puke!

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Deadly Joy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadly Joy.

    Only a few will make it to the top! Ride, jump, and fly either solo or with friends, in this virtual reality game! Mastering your cart control skills is essential to reach the island's highest peaks.

    2024ActionSportsAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. RADMINTON

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Deadly Joy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Joy.

    Become a super rad parkour vigilante and fight back against ADCO. Experience over-the-top action and comical gunfights against 'the big corpo' as you traverse through movement-based levels and puzzles. A 3D-action parkour movement shooter where you can customize, style, rebel, and keep it RAD!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Survive

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Deadly Joy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Joy.

    SURVIVE is a 6 player multiplayer horror game. Survive a killer in different environments, accomplish objectives and call the police to escape.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Problem Here

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Deadly Joy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Joy.

    It’s little time left to enter the atmosphere, but there are some problems. As a crew, you must manage to get into the atmosphere!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Specimen 13

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Deadly Joy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Joy.

    In Specimen 13 you play as one of five survivors (or a traitor) who find themselves as unwilling subjects in an experiment set on a mysterious island. Alternatively, play as the Specimen and prevent the survivors from escaping through the underground elevator.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. BIG BALLS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Deadly Joy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Joy.

    Big Balls is a multiplayer Party Platformer with proximity voice where movement is everything. Compete against your friends in chaotic minigames, intense races, and unpredictable gamemodes. Over 10+ players can enter, only one Ball wins. Unlock over 200 different cosmetics!

    2026ActionSportsIndie1.87 USDSteam ↗
  8. Neon Rebound

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Deadly Joy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Joy.

    A high-speed, competitive sports brawler where players fight to smash a glowing core into the enemy net. Dash, wall-climb, and slap your opponents out of the way in intense, fast-paced matches.

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Deadly Joy at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Deadly Joy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Deadly Joy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Deadly 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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Deadly Joy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadly 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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Deadly Joy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Deadly Joy.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Deadly Joy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Deadly 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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Deadly Joy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Deadly Joy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Deadly Joy.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Deadly Joy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Deadly Joy.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Deadly 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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadly Joy.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Joy.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Deadly Joy.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly 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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Deadly Joy.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Deadly Joy.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Deadly Joy.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Deadly Joy

How much does Deadly Joy cost?
Deadly Joy is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Deadly Joy have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Deadly Joy supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Deadly Joy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deadly Joy are HOP-CO-OP, Don't Puke!, RADMINTON.
Who developed Deadly Joy?
Deadly Joy was developed by Napping Penguin.

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 Deadly Joy.

For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.

24 Games Like Deadly Joy — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run