# Games like Tough Love Arena

> The closest matches to Tough Love Arena: Pocket Bravery, Skullgirls 2nd Encore, Two Strikes, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, and Fantasy Strike. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Pocket Bravery](https://imho.run/games/1555150/pocket-bravery) — Shares rollback netcode with Tough Love Arena. 98 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555150/)
2. [Skullgirls 2nd Encore](https://imho.run/games/245170/skullgirls-2nd-encore) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 11,863 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245170/)
3. [Two Strikes](https://imho.run/games/1586750/two-strikes) — A frequent pick in Tough Love Arena players' libraries, and another Action. 169 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1586750/)
4. [Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2](https://imho.run/games/2017080/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-2) — Shares rollback netcode with Tough Love Arena. 847 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2017080/)
5. [Fantasy Strike](https://imho.run/games/390560/fantasy-strike) — Shares rollback netcode with Tough Love Arena. 1,517 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/390560/)
6. [Street Fighter™ 6](https://imho.run/games/1364780/street-fighter-6) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 19,625 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364780/)
7. [THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV](https://imho.run/games/1498570/the-king-of-fighters-xv) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 2,711 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1498570/)
8. [FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves](https://imho.run/games/2492040/fatal-fury-city-of-the-wolves) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 1,428 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2492040/)
9. [Koihime Enbu](https://imho.run/games/452420/koihime-enbu) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 108 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/452420/)
10. [FOOTSIES Rollback Edition](https://imho.run/games/1344740/footsies-rollback-edition) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 418 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1344740/)
11. [Samurai GUNN 2](https://imho.run/games/1397790/samurai-gunn-2) — Shares rollback netcode with Tough Love Arena. 530 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/)
12. [Nidhogg](https://imho.run/games/94400/nidhogg) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 4,059 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/94400/)
13. [Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age](https://imho.run/games/1959140/diesel-legacy-the-brazen-age) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 113 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1959140/)
14. [Shing!](https://imho.run/games/1103730/shing) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 105 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1103730/)
15. [Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel](https://imho.run/games/482450/nitroplus-blasterz-heroines-infinite-duel) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 446 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/482450/)
16. [Divekick](https://imho.run/games/244730/divekick) — Shares rollback netcode with Tough Love Arena. 980 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244730/)
17. [Bopl Battle](https://imho.run/games/1686940/bopl-battle) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 16,047 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1686940/)
18. [A Few Quick Matches](https://imho.run/games/3805420/a-few-quick-matches) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 2,096 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3805420/)
19. [SpeedRunners](https://imho.run/games/207140/speedrunners) — Same funny mood as Tough Love Arena. 9,614 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207140/)
20. [Fraymakers](https://imho.run/games/1420350/fraymakers) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 956 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1420350/)
21. [Dodgeball Academia](https://imho.run/games/1422420/dodgeball-academia) — Same funny mood as Tough Love Arena. 218 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422420/)
22. [Killer Instinct](https://imho.run/games/577940/killer-instinct) — Shares rollback netcode with Tough Love Arena. 2,831 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/577940/)
23. [The Battle of Polytopia](https://imho.run/games/874390/the-battle-of-polytopia) — Same contemplative mood as Tough Love Arena. 3,178 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874390/)
24. [MultiVersus](https://imho.run/games/1818750/multiversus) — Also 2D Fighter, like Tough Love Arena. 5,280 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818750/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1807330&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1807330&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1807330&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1807330
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1807330
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Tough Love Arena

Got beef?! Banned in schools for being too fun, Tough Love Arena is an indie fighting game with 6 unique, fun, and beginner-friendly characters-- and supports browser crossplay and has rollback netcode!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1807330
- **Developer:** M. Paul Weeks, Amy Xu
- **Publisher:** M. Paul Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 26, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1807330/tough-love-arena)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1807330&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807330/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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