Rank 01Why this
Shares time management with Growing Up.
- $12.49 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
Games like Growing Up
- 29 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Growing Up also play
The closest matches to Growing Up: I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Magical Princess, Volcano Princess, Whimel Academy, and Our Life: Beginnings & Always. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 03- Trending
- 95 new reviews this week
Why this
Same whimsical mood as Growing Up.
- $7.14 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
Rank 04 
Whimel Academy
Why this: Shares stat raising and relationship building with Growing Up.
Rank 05 
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Why this: Shares relationship building with Growing Up.
Rank 06 
Emily is Away <3
Why this: Also Emotional and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Growing Up.
Rank 07 
Princess Maker: Children of Revelation
Why this: Shares relationship building and time management with Growing Up.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Growing Up
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Shares relationship building and time management with Growing Up.
- 79% of 1,414 reviews
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Also Life Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Growing Up.
- 93% of 1,422 reviews
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Also Life Sim and Emotional, like Growing Up.
- 72% of 57 reviews
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Vile Monarch
- Price: $6.74−55%checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 87% of 2,227 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- 1990s nostalgia with cozy art style
- Brain map mini game forces tough trade offs
- Choices meaningfully shape your characters future
- Chill
- Cozy
- Nostalgic
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Growing Up
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
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Why this: Same cozy mood as Growing Up.
Life is Strange Remastered
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Growing Up.
Class of '09
Why this: Also America and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Growing Up.
Princess Maker 5
Why this: Shares relationship building with Growing Up.
Griftlands
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Growing Up.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Growing Up at current Steam store prices.
Reigns
Why this: Also Life Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Growing Up.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Growing Up, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Why this: Also Emotional and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Growing Up.
More from Vile Monarch
Other recommendable Steam games by Vile Monarch, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Weedcraft Inc
Why this: Same chill mood as Growing Up.
The Last Alchemist
Why this: Same cozy mood as Growing Up.
About Growing Up
The closest matches to Growing Up: I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Magical Princess, Volcano Princess, Whimel Academy, and Our Life: Beginnings & Always. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Growing Up is your kind of game, the closest matches are I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Magical Princess and Volcano Princess — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, cozy and nostalgic, and single out its brain map mini game and career unlocking. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Growing Up is a life simulation and visual novel developed by Vile Monarch that follows a character from birth through graduation, with the entire experience set in the 1990s. Players navigate brain-map mini-games that force meaningful trade-offs between different developmental paths, while stat-raising and a parental approval system track progress across childhood and adolescence. The game features relationship-building mechanics that allow players to pursue friendships and romances, including LGBTQ representation among romancable characters, with choices that unlock different career trajectories and shape multiple possible endings. Reviewers describe the experience as cozy, nostalgic, and whimsical, praising how meaningfully choices influence the character's future. The game supports dialogue-skipping for returning players and maintains a chill difficulty suitable for relaxed sessions. Currently priced at $14.99 and marked as playable on Steam Deck, it holds an 87% positive rating from over 2,200 Steam reviews.
About Growing Up: This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?
Is Growing Up worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 87% of 2,227 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 21 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 12 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- 1990s nostalgia with cozy art style
- Brain map mini game forces tough trade offs
- Choices meaningfully shape your characters future
- Lgbtq representation including romancable characters
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Gets very repetative dont mind the simulation, but could do with more story.. College -> Adulthood. Its like it has the start, gets to the middle and resets. While the game will let you go through multiple generations there is little in…”
People who play it also play: I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Magical Princess, Volcano Princess
Mobile version
Growing Up is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-06, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-06, source)
On our lists: Pay once, no in-app purchases
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Frequently asked about Growing Up
Can I run it?
Does Growing Up run on Steam Deck?
Growing Up is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Growing Up cost?
Growing Up is listed on Steam at 6.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Growing Up?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Growing Up are I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Magical Princess, Volcano Princess.
Who developed Growing Up?
Growing Up was developed by Vile Monarch and published by Vile Monarch, Spiral Up Games.