Choose Grow Home
Choose Grow Home if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,864 Steam reviews back the pick.
Grow Home vs Only an Alien Going Up!
Grow Home and Only an Alien Going Up! both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. Grow Home (2015) is 8 years older than Only an Alien Going Up! (2023). Only an Alien Going Up! is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Grow Home (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Only an Alien Going Up!
Choose Only an Alien Going Up! if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. Only an Alien Going Up! launched in 2023.
Both Grow Home and Only an Alien Going Up! sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Grow Home |  Only an Alien Going Up! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.5% positive (2,864 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio | Vutune |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Grow Home (2015) is 8 years older than Only an Alien Going Up! (2023).
- Only an Alien Going Up! is currently ~38% cheaper on Steam than Grow Home (4.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Grow Home is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Only an Alien Going Up! has no Deck rating yet.
Grow Home vs Only an Alien Going Up! — FAQ
- Should I play Grow Home or Only an Alien Going Up! first?
- If you want chronology, Grow Home (2015) came out before Only an Alien Going Up! (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Grow Home and Only an Alien Going Up! similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Grow Home run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Grow Home is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Only an Alien Going Up! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.