Don't Make Love similar games & best alternatives

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Don't Make Love

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Assume the role of a praying mantis in a relationship dilemma. Torn between their mutual love and the instinct to have sex – which could lead to the male mantis’s death – the couple is on the verge of making a decision. Type anything you want in response to your partner during this life-changing conversation.

What works

  • Unique and original concept
  • Emotional and intimate narrative
  • Free text input for dialogue
  • Beautiful art and soothing music
  • Multiple endings and replay value

Things to keep in mind

  • Short playtime per session
  • Ai sometimes misinterprets input
  • Limited variation in setting
  • Some players find it repetitive
  • Price considered high by some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Neva

  • Arise: A Simple Story

  • Haven

  • ASTRONEER

  • House Party

  • Goodbye Volcano High

Less social

Games that feels like Don't Make Love but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Farewell North

  • The First Tree

  • Zeliria Sanctuary

  • Love Thyself - A Horatio Story

  • Date Everything!

  • Pinstripe

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Don't Make Love but with less survival pressure

  • Great God Grove

  • Rock Life: The Rock Simulator

  • Wattam

  • Sumire

  • Cinnabunny

  • Wandersong

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Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Don't Make Love: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Intimacy, Survival.

Last update: 03/08/2026