Choose 🔴 Circles
Choose 🔴 Circles if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 🔴 Circles launched in 2017.
🔴 Circles vs Ah, Love!
🔴 Circles and Ah, Love! both land in Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Casual on Steam. 🔴 Circles (2017) is 1 year older than Ah, Love! (2018). 🔴 Circles scores higher on Steam reviews (90.7% positive) than Ah, Love! (73.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Ah, Love!
Choose Ah, Love! if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Ah, Love! launched in 2018.
Both 🔴 Circles and Ah, Love! sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 🔴 Circles |  Ah, Love! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 90.7% positive (118 reviews) | 73.3% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Jeroen Wimmers | Lovixsama |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- 🔴 Circles (2017) is 1 year older than Ah, Love! (2018).
- 🔴 Circles scores higher on Steam reviews (90.7% positive) than Ah, Love! (73.3% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Ah, Love! is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; 🔴 Circles has no Deck rating yet.
🔴 Circles vs Ah, Love! — FAQ
- Should I play 🔴 Circles or Ah, Love! first?
- If you want chronology, 🔴 Circles (2017) came out before Ah, Love! (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are 🔴 Circles and Ah, Love! similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.