Loneliness
Released Mar 2021
An experimental, minimalistic microgame about loneliness. Originally released as a Flash game in 2010 that was featured by Extra Credits.
87% positive · 148 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Loneliness is a minimalistic art game originally released as a Flash game in 2010. This Steam version, released on March 1, 2021, is explicitly described as a "10th anniversary release" that faithfully recreates the original game. The store description makes clear this is a faithful port of a finished, decade-old game with a deliberate and documented single change (removal of the end screen). There is no post-launch update history, no DLC, no roadmap, and no developer communications indicating any planned additions. The game shipped as a complete, self-contained product — a reimagining of a finished game — and has been so since its release date.
Evidence
Store description explicitly labels this a '10th anniversary release' that is 'true to the original game,' with only one documented change from the 2010 original. No future content or updates are mentioned.
Short description frames the game as a minimalistic microgame originally released in 2010, reinforcing its nature as a complete, fixed creative work.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Jordan Magnuson
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
An experimental, minimalistic art game that explores a single emotion and takes only a few minutes to play through. Loneliness is a simple top-down exploration game where the only available input is movement. Explore a flat landscape populated by other squares that engage in various social behaviors represented metaphorically through patterns of their own simple movement.
Loneliness was originally released as a Flash game in 2010. It was featured prominently by Extra Credits (Season 4, Episode 3: Mechanics as Metaphor) and others, and received a variety of accolades, including being nominated for the Extra Credits Innovation Awards. Other people said the game was the worst thing they'd ever played--but at least it wasn't on Steam.
This is a 10th anniversary release that is true to the original game, except that the end screen has been notably removed, as described at the game's home page. The original version of the game is available on Steam as part of The Gametrekking Omnibus.
Credits:
Game by Jordan Magnuson
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Loneliness was originally released as a Flash game in 2010. It was featured prominently by Extra Credits (Season 4, Episode 3: Mechanics as Metaphor) and others, and received a variety of accolades, including being nominated for the Extra Credits Innovation Awards. Other people said the game was the worst thing they'd ever played--but at least it wasn't on Steam.
This is a 10th anniversary release that is true to the original game, except that the end screen has been notably removed, as described at the game's home page. The original version of the game is available on Steam as part of The Gametrekking Omnibus.
Credits:
Game by Jordan Magnuson
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Are these done yet?
![Tale of REN ~ [Searching for HEART droplets] ~](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2286070/96262d33322ad8b217d2c081d8201e0aa5ecad29/header.jpg?t=1782466457)
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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