Released Jul 29, 2026 $8.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Joy Malignant

By Petros Anastasiadis

RPG Story Rich Tabletop Multiple Endings Exploration Adventure Resource Management Interactive Fiction Choices MatterDiceSurrealCRPG

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Joy Malignant is a game tagged RPG, Story Rich and Tabletop by Petros Anastasiadis, released Jul 29, 2026. It has 73 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include Aphantasia, Unread Unwound and The Cloudvale Protocol.

A surreal dice-based RPG in a cursed city of gut-wrenching suffering. Here, your choices shape your skills and your appearance. Survive the city's hellish trials, meet tortured characters, and develop your own unique identity. Every choice matters as your actions will literally shape you.

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Aphantasia 77% match · RPG, Story Rich, Multiple Endings
Unread Unwound 72% match · RPG, Story Rich, Multiple Endings
The Cloudvale Protocol 71% match · RPG, Story Rich, Tabletop
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Joy Malignant · record updated 13 minutes ago

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Overview

App ID4608380

Release dateJul 29, 2026

Last change number39930743

Last record update13 minutes ago

App type: Game
Developer: Petros Anastasiadis
Publisher: Petros Anastasiadis
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 22 hours ago
Technologies: Unity detected

Windows

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$8.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$8.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked23 hours agoin 41 regions

United States$USD

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Patches

Sep 29, 2026 Minor typo fixes
Hello! It's been amazing to see everyone enjoying the game in the past month. Here is a small patch to fix some typos based on player feedback! I've been busy with some other things, but am slowly working on more stuff that I'm excited to …
Jul 22, 2026 Steam Deck Compatibility
Joy Malignant is playable on the Steam Deck! ControlsSince Joy Malignant is entirely playable using only a mouse, the game is intuitively playable start to finish on the Steam Deck using the trackpad. Controller support without usage of th…
Jun 17, 2026 Localization Text Bug Fix
Hello everyone! Hope you've been enjoying the demo! I was notified of a bug that made some text unreadable if the player's system was set to Spanish or German. It is now fixed, and the game should be fully readable in English regardless of…

Build	Branch	Updated
25601164	public	Sep 29, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4608381	—	All	466.2 MB	154.8 MB	4548487176958251998

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25601164	Sep 29, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Joy Malignant

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Joy Malignant.exe		Windows

Space per player38.1 MB

Filesup to 40

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	\Petros Anastasiadis\Joy Malignant	*	Windows

Achievements

Achievements229 hidden

Most unlocked90.2%Manifesting

Rarest4%Tough Crowd

Manifesting Receive your first mosaic piece. 90.2%
Sense Of Self Assemble a mirror. 71.7%
Community Hero Save the squatters from eviction. 70%
Urban Explorer Head further into the city. 68.9%
Whistleblower Hidden achievement 67.9%
Fisherman's Tales Learn Benny's story. 66.5%
Expert Opinion Learn a secret in the hospital. 60.9%
Master Thief Steal from the chapel twice. 59.4%
Busted Get caught eavesdropping. 58.4%
Twisted Virtuosity Learn about the future of art. 57.9%
For the others Hidden achievement 57.7%
Rockstar Hidden achievement 56.6%
Passion & Pain Hidden achievement 55.3%
Joy Malignant Reach the ending. 53.9%
Visceria Citizen Hidden achievement 50.7%
Got Around Complete all character's stories. 39.7%
Spotless Reach the end without breaking a mosaic piece. 36.1%
Hurt Break a mosaic piece. 34.2%

All 22 achievements

Dot in the Sky Hidden achievement 21.9%
For your own Hidden achievement 6.1%
Tight-lipped Hidden achievement 4.3%
Tough Crowd Hidden achievement 4%

News

Jul 29, 2026 · Community Announcements Joy Malignant is out now!
Hello everyone! Joy Malignant just released! Have fun exploring Visceria in this short surreal dice-based RPG! I'm excited to hear what everyone thinks of it, and I had a blast developing it! Joy Mal…
Jul 11, 2026 · Community Announcements Joy Malignant is releasing on July 29th
Hello everyone! Get ready to explore Visceria at the end of the month! Joy Malignant will release on July 29th, at 8am PDT. See you soon!

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Joy Malignant

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Europe 5

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Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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