Joy
A downloadable game for Windows
TW : the game is suitable for Mature Audiences only, so please be careful.
It was supposed to be an easy burglary for Eli, just like all the others in the past.
And yet--
How in the world did he end up in such an absurd situation?
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Joy is a narrative BL game made in RPGMaker MZ for Windows. You play as Eli, a man thrown into a surreal and unexpected situation that will make him rethink about his whole life and both of his past and future actions. Will he be able to find happiness at the end of the tunnel?
This game contains heavy themes and a lot of reading. Please only play it if you're fine with that.
There are two endings to unlock!
We hope you will enjoy it! :)
Download
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Development log
- Big Celebration! :)Aug 29, 2023
- Version 1.0.1Sep 23, 2022
- 50+ Thank you and 200 Followers!Aug 23, 2022
- Joy is finally here!Aug 03, 2022
Comments
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Wow I was blown away. I'm not big on romance games but this was such a beautiful story. I couldn't stop thinking about it between sessions - even at work I was wondering "what's going to happen next?" etc. The sad part now is when you're going to release another game. You guys put a lot of love into your work and it shows along with your talents. Hugs to you all <3<3
Exceptional creation by you guys as per usual!! I'm so very honored to have played this game. When I tell you it DESTROYED me that I didn't even manage to cry (yes that makes sense), I mean it.
Amazing, sincerely. Put it on Steam sometime soon!!
This game made me cry, both endings had also made me cry. It's an amazing piece of work and has amazing story. It had me also stirring up theories! I honestly love to know they got the happy ending they deserved.
i found your beautiful art through another game of yours but oh my god, I LOVE this game. I cried for the last hour of the game and I just love how everything is executed!! I'M SO GLAD FOR THE HAPPY ENDING BECAUSE THEY BOTH DESERVE IT SO MUCH I CANT FATHOM ENOUGH. I love the story, the art, the atmosphere, the characters, everything. I'm looking forward for your new games in the future!!!
You're an amazing story writer!!! I would love to read a novel of yours if you'd ever decide to write one! You have such a creative mind!!! Lovely game, I enjoyed it immensely! I hope to see more from you in the future!!
wow, that was just... wow. I'm so happy that they got a happy ending. i nearly cried.
What an emotional rollercoaster! This game is amazing and beautiful, I couldn't stop playing and feeling invested in the characters and the story
just finished both endings, I ADORE AMAEL SO MUCH. I CRIED AFTER SEEING HIS STATE T-T T-T
Another great game. Of course, I cried, and I definitely don't have the guts to play the other ending, but it was absolutely amazing to play. It was so well written I couldn't help but to feel guilty through most pf the game.
Thank you very much for your kind comment! :)
We're glad you enjoyed Joy as well! :D
Best wishes to you!
Absolutely fantastic game! Stayed up way too late playing because I was completely engrossed. Few games manage to make me cry, and this one did.
Hello! :)
We're glad you enjoyed the game, thank you so much for playing and for the comment.
i love this game so much already but im a bit stuck on part where mel leaves shopping and Im left to look for charger for phone. Ive been trying to click everything I could but I cant find how to proceed. Any tips/advice pls? thank u in advance and thank u for amazing games!
Hello! :)
We're glad you're enjoying the game! :D
It should be in one of the room upstairs (Mel's, if we remember correctly, otherwise do forgive us).
If you're ever stuck, pressing H will show the Hint Mode that shows every interactable objects/spots :)
If it doesn't we'll look into it because we don't want any bug to ruin the experience!
Hopefully this does help,
Have a great day :D
aaa thank u so much its ok now it worked! unfortunately there occured some loading problem with file righ after mel invited mc to coffee. i hop theres a way to fix it. have a nice day :)
Hello! :)
We're not aware of any problem during that part as our beta testers and ourselves didn't encounter any.
Would you mind sending us more details so we can try working something out? :)
Also, is the game properly downloaded and unzipped? Perhaps some data is missing.
Did restarting the game fix it?
Sorry for all the questions, we just want to make sure we understand the issue right!
hi. well i unzipped it properly i think and ofc i restarted game from my last saved slot multiple times and still doesnt work :/. All it shows me is :
Thank you for the screenshot! :)
Yes, it does seem like it's not loading a specific music track properly. We'll get to it right away to see if we can load it differently :)
We'll do our best so that you can still use your savefiles on the fixed version! :)
Sorry for the double reply! :)
It should be fixed in the new version. We've tried making the track names easier so that they're readable by any PC in any language. Still, if any other error like this appears, we'll do our best to fix it :) We're sorry for the trouble we've caused you!
If you download the new version, you can simply copy-paste your save files in the new save folder :)
If it doesn't exist/doesn't read them, you can save once in the new version and then replace the files with yours!
Of course, if any problem arises, we can always do it for you so feel free to contact us any time :D
Hello! :)
Thank you so very much for your amazing comment!! :D
We'd be honored to have a translation!
For now we're a bit unable to assist you with the translation but all the text should be inside the "texts" folder, if you wanna have a look at it :) (any text software should be able to open the files, although we used Sublime Text for most of the work)
Again, a huge thank you!!
Omg i Loved 96 and i can't wait to see how this game is!
Thanks for checking this game out! :) We hope it will be to your liking as well! :D
Nice rpg
Amazing.
Thank you very much again for your hard work and for the nice comment! :)
Thanks! :D hope you will enjoy it!
YESSSSS!!! JOY HAS FINALLY SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY~~ I'm so happy we get to share the characters with the world now~ <3
Thank you! :)
Hope you will enjoy the final release as well!!