diff --git a/modules/lang/lua/autoload/lua.el b/modules/lang/lua/autoload/lua.el
index 53f23b758..4f1236771 100644
--- a/modules/lang/lua/autoload/lua.el
+++ b/modules/lang/lua/autoload/lua.el
@@ -25,14 +25,23 @@
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +lua-love-project-root ()
-  "Returns the directory where a main.lua exists.
+  "Returns the directory where a main.lua or main.moon exists.
 
 Returns nil if 'love' executable can't be found."
   (when (executable-find "love")
-    (or (and (projectile-locate-dominating-file default-directory "main.lua")
-             (when-let (root (projectile-locate-dominating-file default-directory "src/main.lua"))
-               (expand-file-name "src" root)))
-        (and (featurep! +moonscript)
-             (projectile-locate-dominating-file default-directory "main.moon")
-             (when-let (root (projectile-locate-dominating-file default-directory "src/main.moon"))
-               (expand-file-name "src" root))))))
+    (if (doom-project-p)
+        (file-name-directory
+         (or (project-file-exists-p! (or "main.lua" "src/main.lua"))
+             (and (featurep! +moonscript)
+                  (project-file-exists-p! (or "main.moon" "src/main.moon")))
+             ""))
+      ;; Since Love2D games are likely to be prototypes, they may not be in a
+      ;; well-formed project as far as projecitle is concerned, so we search for
+      ;; main.lua/main.moon up the file tree as a backup.
+      (or (projectile-locate-dominating-file default-directory "main.lua")
+          (when-let (root (projectile-locate-dominating-file default-directory "src/main.lua"))
+            (expand-file-name "src" root))
+          (and (featurep! +moonscript)
+               (or (projectile-locate-dominating-file default-directory "main.moon")
+                   (when-let (root (projectile-locate-dominating-file default-directory "src/main.moon"))
+                     (expand-file-name "src" root))))))))