Single-player games like LOVE
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to LOVE, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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1 Screen Platformer
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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VVVVVV
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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?
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140
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with LOVE.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Electronic Super Joy
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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E.Z
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Super Magbot
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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You Have to Win the Game
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
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Super Win the Game
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
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LOVE 2: kuso
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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LOVE 3
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Pulstario
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
A small, challenging space game about collecting missing souls in the void.
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SPACE HOLE
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with LOVE.
Collect energy, grow your tail, and fill the SPACE HOLE in this bite sized arcade game.