Single-player games like LOVE
Below are 12 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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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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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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They Bleed Pixels
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
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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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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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Duet
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Elegant and minimal, Duet asks players simply to navigate two orbiting spheres past an increasingly complex maze of falling obstacles. As the difficulty increases, the tension mounts, and a peculiar narrative unfolds.
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Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
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BZZZT
Single-player alternative to LOVE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LOVE.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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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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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.