Philophobia: The Fear of Love overview

Tim Ruswick | Feb 10, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 5 September 2026 - 12:37:36 UTC

Action Indie Precision Platformer Difficult Platformer Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)2,130
Revenue (VGI)$17,644
Review score94% positive

Philophobia: The Fear of Love dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)2,130
Revenue (VGI)$17,644
Review score94% positive
Total reviews71
Release dateFeb 10, 2020
DeveloperTim Ruswick
PublisherTim Ruswick

Genres: Action, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Tim Ruswick Publisher: Tim Ruswick

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Game overview

Overview

Philophobia: The Fear of Love comes from Tim Ruswick and is published by Tim Ruswick. It arrived on Steam on Feb 10, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Philophobia: The Fear of Love's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 5 September 2026 - 12:37:36 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 71 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Philophobia: The Fear of Love is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	2.6 Ghz or higher	8 GB RAM	256mb	350 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Philophobia: The Fear of Love has sold up to 2,130 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $17,644. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Philophobia: The Fear of Love overview details

Philophobia: The Fear of Love combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

LOVE IS HELL . About the Game The only thing worse than losing your life for love...is having it hunt you down. Philophobia is a game where love is literal Hell and all of the enemies are hearts. Features Experience the story of Stuart and his horrifying encounter with heartbreak. Work your way through 5 stages of grief being hunted by 25+ demons of misery. Endure 100+ levels of torture designed around real world emotions. Fight the 4 demons of grief and overcome your heartbreak for good! Escape the 6 realms of misery and help all of the lost souls you find along the way. Make your broken heart whole again. Questions? Join the discord:

SteamPulse editorial summary

Philophobia: The Fear of Love is listed as a game with $11.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 5 September 2026 - 12:37:36 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Philophobia: The Fear of Love
Steam App ID	1035950
Type	game
Release date	Feb 10, 2020
Developer	Tim Ruswick
Publisher	Tim Ruswick
Price	$11.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 5 September 2026 - 12:37:36 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	67
Negative reviews	4
Total reviews	71
Positive percent	94%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Feb 10, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	5 September 2026 - 12:37:36 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	5 September 2026 - 12:37:36 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	5 September 2026 - 12:37:36 UTC

Overview tags

Precision Platformer Difficult Platformer Side Scroller 2D Platformer Puzzle-Platformer Unforgiving 2D Psychological Horror Action Stylized Demons Atmospheric Mystery Psychological

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Deny the pain	No description
Facing Denial	No description
Feed the Rage	No description
Facing Anger	No description
Doubt your Feelings	No description
Facing Bargaining	No description
Accept Decay	No description
Facing Depression	No description
Facing Your Fears	No description
Wayward Souls	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1035950
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035950/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1035950
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Philophobia: The Fear of Love

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Philophobia: The Fear of Love?

Philophobia: The Fear of Love's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 5 September 2026 - 12:37:36 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Philophobia: The Fear of Love growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Philophobia: The Fear of Love?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (54.5%), South Africa (4.5%), Sweden (4.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (44.5%), Brazil (5.2%), United Kingdom (4.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (54.8%), Brazil (4.6%), China (4.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.7%), China (7.6%), Brazil (5.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Philophobia: The Fear of Love?

Philophobia: The Fear of Love currently sits at 94% positive across 71 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 67 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Philophobia: The Fear of Love have?

Philophobia: The Fear of Love currently has about 291 tracked Steam followers as of 15 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Philophobia: The Fear of Love?

Philophobia: The Fear of Love is currently listed at $11.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

94% positive, 67 positive, 4 negative

Price and discount

$11.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 10 February 2020

DLC and packages

Philophobia: The Fear of LoveBuy Philophobia: The Fear of Love #344819$11.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8 & 10 Processor: 2.6 Ghz or higher Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 256mb Storage: 350 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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