Joyville
Skip · Action · 2023
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 19, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 1h 1.1h to 100%
- Value
- $9.99/hr
- Reviews
- 70% of 348 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. Calls like this were right 83% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 9 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Joyville is a horror-puzzle adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Brace yourself for a gripping journey through the shadows, solving puzzles, and trying to survive amidst the hidden horrors that await you.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580, 6 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
10 discounts in the 3 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 13 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.
It is pricier than 67 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 69 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Poppy Playtime (free, scores 76) beats it on value, while it beats Garten of Banban (free, scores 2).
More about Joyville
11 of the 328 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written August 2023 to August 2026. That is more refunded reviewers than 9 in 10 paid games this site has sampled to the same depth, and among the 2,362 games in its genre sampled this deeply, 142 have a larger share. The typical game sits near 5 in 1,000, so the score docks it. Inside the two-hour refund window, 65 percent of the 216 reviews written there were positive, against 70 percent overall, and those are 66 percent of everything written about it.
What players say
I have just played this today and let me tell you this is an awesome mascot horror game. Wooly Bully is a good antagonist and I enjoyed getting chased by him. The Puzzles and story are great and I just love the little teddy bear. I definitely recommend this game and I think it has potential to become a popular franchise.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
It's alright, jumpscare is good. gameplay is fun but short but i still recommend it!
This game is an absolutely buzz for when it comes to the 2nd encounter with Wooly Bully and I couldn't help but build my frustration especially. I really do not recommend this game. Spend your money else where.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
Joyville scores 19/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2490790/joyvilleReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.