Games like LOVE
If LOVE is your kind of game, the closest matches are 1 Screen Platformer, VVVVVV and 140 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its checkpoint placement affects score, hypnotic retro aesthetic and hypnotic soundtrack enhances atmosphere. 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 LOVE: Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
Players who liked LOVE also play
Steam players who put hours into LOVE 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 Screen Platformer
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with LOVE.
Top pick for LOVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
VVVVVV
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with LOVE.
Second-strongest match for LOVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
140
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for LOVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for LOVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with LOVE.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Electronic Super Joy
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with LOVE.
Ranked #5 for LOVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.
Downwell
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for LOVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
E.Z
WHY THIS
Shares achievement hunting with LOVE.
Ranked #7 for LOVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with LOVE.
E.Z is a simple hardcore platformer game the goal being get across to the other side of each of the 100 levels while each death throws you back to the previous levels.
Super Magbot
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with LOVE.
Ranked #8 for LOVE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below LOVE at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under LOVE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under LOVE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LOVE.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under LOVE on Steam right now. Shares Action with LOVE.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under LOVE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LOVE.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under LOVE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
"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!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under LOVE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under LOVE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LOVE.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with LOVE.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with LOVE.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 LOVE.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with LOVE.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Fred Wood
Other recommendable Steam games by Fred Wood, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
LOVE 2: kuso
WHY THIS
Shares checkpoint placement, achievement hunting and a contemplative mood with LOVE.
Another title from Fred Wood, the studio behind LOVE. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
kuso is the sequel to LOVE, and is a challenging yet fair platformer with a simple aesthetic. You have the ability to run, jump, and leave your own checkpoint. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, giant saws, and much more in this dreadful mechanical world.
LOVE 3
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with LOVE.
Another title from Fred Wood, the studio behind LOVE. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
LOVE 3 is a precision platformer with minimalistic pixel graphics and tight controls. Face challenging obstacles, discover hidden secrets, and place custom checkpoints after you overcome each new danger.
SPACE HOLE
WHY THIS
Another title from Fred Wood, the studio behind LOVE. Shares Action with LOVE.
Collect energy, grow your tail, and fill the SPACE HOLE in this bite sized arcade game.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
1 Screen Platformer
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with LOVE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
140
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with LOVE.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Electronic Super Joy
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with LOVE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.
E.Z
WHY THIS
Shares achievement hunting with LOVE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with LOVE.
E.Z is a simple hardcore platformer game the goal being get across to the other side of each of the 100 levels while each death throws you back to the previous levels.
Super Magbot
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with LOVE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Frequently asked about LOVE
- Is LOVE verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — LOVE is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does LOVE cost?
- LOVE is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to LOVE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LOVE are 1 Screen Platformer, VVVVVV, 140.
- Who developed LOVE?
- LOVE was developed by Fred Wood.
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 LOVE.
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