Buy it if you like
- Story: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 104 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I bought this game expecting a fun relaxed story based game, and Growing Up far exceeded my expectations.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
104 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Additionally, you only meet 3 out of 19 potential characters throughout the play through and there are multiple skill paths you can go down which give the game a nice replayability.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Growing Up has an interesting concept for a game, combining the typical life simulator elements like skill-building, stress management, etc. with minigames, a pretty art style, and great soundtrack.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is the kind of soundtrack you can get truly lost in.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However there's so many character stories and life routes to complete that its easy to replay over and over. 10/10 would play again.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's great for kids, it's an easy low stress and fun game, cheap, even as an adult the stories are engaging, there are enough strategy elements that keep the game from being too easy, but with decent planning and strategy it's far from frustratingly difficult.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story118 reviews
Gameplay104 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Characters19 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck67% still recommend
Co-op100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface80% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$6.74$14.99−55%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $6.74
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