10 reality dating shows like Love Island USA to watch between season 6 episode drops

Are You the One (2014–2023)

Are You The One? swaps messy matches based on intuition for an algorithm that determines who could be your true love (statistically speaking, anyway). The long-running MTV reality series features 20+ singles from around the world, arriving at a destination spot to find their forever person.

Through a rigorous compatibility test, singles are secretly paired up and tasked with determining who the AI chose for everyone's "perfect match." The catch: Their group shares the $1 million prize money, which shrinks with each incorrect guess. Beyond the stress of those stakes, these singles' dates will either make you believe in love or get secondhand cringe.

Where to watch Are You The One: Paramount+

FBoy Island (2021 - present)

To be with an FBoy or not to be with an FBoy? That's the question many single women face. In this CW reality series, three single gals arrive at a tropical island and must date 24 men, half “nice guys” and the rest “Fboys” putting up a facade. Whoever they choose by the end can share their $100,000 prize money or, if he’s the worst, can decide to take the money and run.

In this game where anything goes, Fboy Island always has a twist around every corner. From the unhinged roasts host Nikki Glaser dishes to the men to the shocking finales that play off-book, this series is a sleazy paradise you would want to visit. 

Where to watch Fboy Island: The CW

Bachelor in Paradise (2014-present)

If you want to see fan-favorite castoffs from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette get another shot at finding true love, look no further than this entertaining spin-off series. Many men and women from the Bachelor nation arrive in a secluded Mexico beachside paradise and go on a series of zany, network censor-pushing dates.

There’s no dull day at the beach as each episode is full of crazy romance, drama, love triangles, and endless drinking at the tiki bar. You know what they say: What happens in paradise stays in paradise.

Where to watch Bachelor in Paradise: Hulu

Too Hot to Handle (2020-present)

Much like Kuzco in The Emperor’s New Groove, Netflix's Too Hot to Handle operates on a “no touchy” rule. Inspired by a Seinfeld episode of all things, this British reality series features 10 horny singles maintaining celibacy for four weeks in hopes of winning a cash prize. Hosted and monitored by a virtual assistant, LANA, these contestants are cornered into forming deep emotional connections. But can they keep their urges in their pants?

Season 5 saw these hotties being dry on a yacht. But in the upcoming sixth season, airing July 26, a challenge arrives as LANA is joined by an evil doppelgänger, Bad LANA, to encourage the players to give in to their temptations. Let the mind games begin.

Where to watch Too Hot to Handle: Netflix

Temptation Island (2001-2003; 2019-present)

Continuing the temptation theme, Temptation Island features couples in relationship turmoil putting their love to the ultimate test. Four pairs are shipped off to Maui, Hawaii, where they must live together separately with a group of singles of the opposite sex.

Each week sees couples at a crossroads either getting closer or further away from each other. (Usually, it’s the latter.) After jumping from Fox to USA, Temptation Island will soon have a new home at Netflix, so you know what to add to your queue after Too Hot to Handle. 

Where to watch Temptation Island: Peacock

Married at First Sight (2014-present)

Jumping the shark with the term love at first sight, Lifetime's long-running reality series allows two romantic singles "to have and to hold" at last. Each season travels to various American cities as relationship experts pair singles with a significant other and put their compatibility to the test as they wed, go on a honeymoon, and then live together for eight weeks before deciding whether or not to stay hitched.

With 17 seasons and counting, plus eight spin-offs, Married at First Sight will certainly last longer than some of these matches.

Where to watch Married at First Sight: Lifetime

Naked Attraction (2016-present)

They say beauty is skin deep, but Naked Attraction is all about basking in a birthday suit. The NSFW British reality series sees one eligible single visit a gallery of six strangers in Au Natural, gradually revealing themselves, toe to head, as they get to know each other for six rounds. Whoever the lucky person chooses gets to go out on a real date (fully clothed, of course).

Whether they're the opposite gender or the same, these people bare it all for a shot at love.

Where to watch Naked Attraction: Max

Love Is Blind (2020-present)

The key to love starts with a good conversation. The popular Netflix dating experiment Love Is Blind pits a dozen singles in a soundproof "pod" for 10 days, where they'll get to know their potential matches without seeing what they look like.

If sparks fly and that pair continues to see, well, hear each other, they must be prepared to wed. If a proposal is accepted, then the couple can finally see each other face-to-face. But will it end in happily ever after or heartbreak?

Where to watch Love Is Blind: Netflix

Single's Inferno (2021 - present)

Burn baby, burn! In Netflix's Korean reality dating show, 12 singles, half men and women, try to get to know each other while living on a Fyre Island-like base called Inferno. There, they must learn to forage for food without technology.

Through many competitive challenges and delicious drama, whoever comes out on top — and as a couple — will spend a night in a luxurious hotel called Paradise for a romantic evening. Expect it to get hot in here... 

Where to watch Single's Inferno: Netflix

Heartbreak Island (2018 - 2022)

Heartbreak Island is a dating competition that puts singles from New Zealand on a tropical island and tests their commitment, trust, and communication skills. These Kiwis have to use their noggins to flirt, fight, and possibly find love. Whoever can survive this dramatic island will win a $100,000 grand prize.

Where to watch Heartbreak Island: Max