Platforms: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS

About Love, Hate & the other ones is a puzzle game, in which you influence your surroundings by the force of Hate and the power of Love. Find a way through caves and ice, castles and factories, all by the might of your puzzling!

Set Your Brain Cells Ablaze

Master mind-bending puzzles and crack tricky riddles with a mix of Love, Hate and your analytical skills!

My, Isn't This Pleasant

Those little personalities, as if taken right from a picture book, will warm your heart and bring joy to your vision!

Everything One Touch Away

Take control over a whole world and influence Love, Hate and the other ones with just a tap of your finger.

Six Other Ones

Figure out how each Other One reacts to Love's and Hate's attitudes towards life. Make use of your findings to return back home.

80 Levels across 4 Worlds
Lovely soundtrack
Unique Gameplay featuring the force of Hate and the endurance of Love
High resolution, beautiful, hand-crafted characters and backgrounds, redrawn from scratch (2023 Remaster)

The Story

They shouldn’t have pushed the button! Life on the hill was just perfect for Love and Hate before that shiny red device appeared. Suddenly, they are trapped in a dark and spooky cave, far away from home. Now it is up to you to control the opposing forces of Love and Hate. They will soon meet a lot of Other Ones, wondering how they might react when Loved, or when Hated. If you ever return to that hill, life will be sweet again…

Awards

Press & Reviews

A surprisingly sophisticated, charming game.
— Jury of the German Computer Games Award

90%
Editors Choice: A concept that was convincing from the first minute to the last level...
— iReviewT

90%
I really dig this game!
— AppStore User Rating

85%
In conclusion, About Love, Hate and the Other Ones is one of the best puzzle games in the market for portable devices of Apple.
— GameOver.gr

80%
Lovingly crafted pencil crayon-like visuals. Surprisingly expressive characterizations for a game about blobs.
— Gamezebo

80%
...a very original game, refreshing and entertaining.
— Vandal Online

80%
With its unusual visuals and atmospheric sound, the game leaves a lasting impression.
— Pocket Gamer UK

80%
...classic puzzle game done differently and done well.
— 148Apps

Credits

Tobias Bilgeri — Game Design, Animation Baoying Bilgeri — Character Animation Johannes Spohr — Engine Programming Steffen Martin — Sound Sebastian Stamm — Additional Assets

System Requirements

Windows

OS: Windows XP or newer, 32 or 64 bit
Processor: CPU with SSE2 support required (Core 2 Duo, Athlon X2 or newer).
Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card

Mac

OS: OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or newer

Linux

OS: Linux 32 or 64bit kernel with GLIBC 2.14 or newer
Processor: CPU with SSE2 support required (Core 2 Duo, Athlon X2 or newer).
Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 compatible graphics card
Sound Card: OpenAL compatible
Notes: Requires SDL 2.0 or newer (comes with Steam) and OpenAL