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Philophobia: The Fear of Love

Philophobia is a platformer in which love is literal Hell and all of the enemies are hearts. The game is fast-paced and the player needs to navigate the bowels of Hell and escape the torment of love.

10 February 2019

Philophobia: The Fear of Love is an indie developed by Tim Ruswick, released 10 February 2019 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Philophobia: The Fear of Love is

Philophobia: The Fear of Love is an indie game developed by Tim Ruswick and released in 2019. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Construct 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Philophobia is a platformer in which love is literal Hell and all of the enemies are hearts. The game is fast-paced and the player needs to navigate the bowels of Hell and escape the torment of love.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, horror and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Philophobia: The Fear of Love launched on 10 February 2019, within three weeks of Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III and Anthem.

Released around the same time: Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III, Anthem.

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When did Philophobia: The Fear of Love come out?
Philophobia: The Fear of Love was released on 10 February 2019 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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