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Games Like Joy the Pug

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Platformer, 2D Platformer, 2D, Cute.

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Meet Joy—the sweetest pug you’ll EVER see. Help him battle the cute but deadly Space Cats and send them back to their Milk Galaxy. Don’t be fooled by all the adorableness, though. This game is not so forgiving and you have to shoot your way to victory.

Reviews: 3 user reviews — 67% — of 3 reviews
Released: 2021-02-19
Developer: Charon Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    94% matchNo user reviews
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    93% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2025
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    90% matchVery Positive99% of 144 reviews2025
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    91% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2023
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    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Frogteam Games
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    89% matchVery Positive96% of 145 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Dev: Silver Compass Games
    Windows

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    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dexter Team Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    75% matchNo user reviews
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    74% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    75% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2021
    Dev: SnowySierra
    Windows · Linux

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    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Guac GameDev LLC
    Windows

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    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 295 reviews2025
    Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive86% of 886 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: D Sharp Games
    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio-19
    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2025
    Dev: Adventure Islands
    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive89% of 339 reviews2022
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    70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,022 reviews2014
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    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    69% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    68% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2022
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
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    Windows · Linux

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    68% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    66% matchNo user reviews
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