About Love, Hate and the other ones

Buy90%

Very Positive · 845 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Black Pants Studio · Sokoban · Dec 12, 2014

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$7.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio1 of 4
Subtitles0 of 4

Should I buy About Love, Hate and the other ones?

Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 845 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are complaints
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The difficulty develops at a reasonable pace, with early puzzles establishing the fundamental rules before later stages combine multiple ideas into more demanding arrangements.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I think it would have done had not the gameplay been appealing and enjoyable.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics and Music- The graphics are super dorky simple with polish, as is the music with its thrumming tuba sounds.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack and general atmosphere complement the slower pace, creating an experience suitable for players who prefer solving puzzles without constant pressure.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Difficulty67 reviews
Gameplay56 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
25% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend
Players complain
Story
75% still recommend
Interface
73% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$7.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.59.

12 months agotoday · $7.99

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