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Don't Make Love
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 con
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“. ∧,,,∧ ( ̳• · • ̳) / づ I LOVE U 🦗🌿 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3708187098&fileuploadsuccess=1”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“It's an incredibly well-thought-out experiment You're a praying mantis and you have to argue with your partner about whether or not to have sex (dying afterwards). All presented with metaphors for toxic love and hard moments in relationships The big twist is that, tho there are…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Interesting and honest approach to relationship balance and importance of open communication. Does a good job in representing that feeling of intimate anxiety which fill an important talk with a close one, which I think is very relatable to anyone - even if the theme may not be.…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedLatest official news
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In Memoriam
Dear all, It’s been three years since the release of Don’t Make Love. Three wonderful years, full of amazing people and all kinds of emotions. This game was developed by a great human being out of the
Small Patch Released
Hi everyone, We just pushed a small patch with the following changes: Natural language recognition was slightly improved Some minor bug fixes Now the game doesn't comment on the absence of the player
Thank You & Roadmap
First of all, thank you very much for all your positive feedback since launch! <3 It's been quite a tough time for us, with our programmer getting seriously ill, but together we managed to pull throug
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Indie · Casual · Simulation · Sexual Content · Visual Novel · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Romance · Short · Text-Based · Singleplayer · Interactive Fiction (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 42 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.maggese-games.com/game/don-t-make-love#game-title |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3 2100 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Storage: 500 MB available space