Grow Up

Grow Up

Steam Deck Verified

Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio · Adventure · Aug 16, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

92%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay: You now have more buttons to learn and more tools to use like the map and new flora you can use instead of just scan.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
GU’s quirky twist on the normative ‘coming of age’ story is clever, and adds a narrative purpose to your actions as you play.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Before even touching the gameplay itself though, I should note that this game's choice of presenting it's aesthetics is quite the interesting one as the simple yet striking low-polygonal art style really comes together when you look at it not right-up close (as games focusing on hyperrealism would often encourage you to do) but rather viewing it from a glance or at a distance since, when coupled with Grow Up's amazing atmosphere through it's lighting and seamless blending of natural biomes across the planet, Grow Up truly incapsulates how creative it is as a physics-based platformer as even the lack of detail in it's textures is easily made up due to how easily recognizable a lot of the area's unique flora and landscapes are as a result of them each visually standing out from one another, thus complimenting the overall journey that each player will take on this game here.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The charming art style and playful soundtrack create an inviting atmosphere that keeps you smiling throughout your journey.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay40 reviews
Story and characters34 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes13 reviews
92%
Difficulty10 reviews
90%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
50%
Performance7 reviews
43%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
18
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.