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LOVE 2: kuso cover art

LOVE 2: kuso

Fred Wood · 2017-11-07

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 07, 2017 (Mac), Nov 20, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 07, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 07, 2017 (Linux), Nov 07, 2017 (Android), Mar 30, 2020 (Ouya)

kuso is the sequel to LOVE, and is a challenging yet fair platformer with a simple aesthetic. You have the ability to run, jump, and leave your own checkpoint. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, giant saws, and much more in this dreadful mechanical world.

LOVE 2: kuso is a 2017 Action, Indie game priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (96% of 218 reviews).

0
playing now
96%
positive of 218 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (28 reviews).
  • · Top 28% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.5k–13k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 218 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-01-14) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520172026Week of 2017-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.992017-11-072026-07-092017-11-07 — best price $4.492018-01-04 — best price $4.992018-04-04 — best price $3.742018-07-05 — best price $4.992018-10-30 — best price $4.242018-11-27 — best price $4.992019-01-14 — best price $0.992019-02-12 — best price $4.992019-06-26 — best price $3.242019-11-01 — best price $4.992019-12-19 — best price $2.492020-01-27 — best price $4.992020-06-25 — best price $2.492020-08-24 — best price $4.992020-10-29 — best price $3.992020-12-01 — best price $4.992021-02-11 — best price $3.742021-06-26 — best price $4.992021-10-07 — best price $1.002022-03-07 — best price $4.992022-11-22 — best price $2.992023-01-05 — best price $4.992023-04-18 — best price $0.992023-07-13 — best price $4.992023-12-21 — best price $2.492024-02-19 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $1.242025-01-02 — best price $4.992025-06-28 — best price $1.242025-10-06 — best price $4.992026-03-20 — best price $1.242026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
20.2%
earned "I'll take the high road"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVRemote Play Together3 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2017-11-07, latest 2020-03-10 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)47818%26

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieActionDifficultPlatformerPixel GraphicsGreat Soundtrack

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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