Choose Grow Home
Choose Grow Home if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,864 Steam reviews back the pick.
Grow Home vs Grow Up
Grow Home and Grow Up both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual 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, Casual on Steam. Grow Home (2015) is 1 year older than Grow Up (2016). Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Grow Home: 2,864 reviews, Grow Up: 1,262). 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 Grow Up
Choose Grow Up if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,262 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Grow Home and Grow Up sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.5% vs 92.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Grow Home |  Grow Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2016 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.5% positive (2,864 reviews) | 92.7% positive (1,262 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio | Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Grow Home (2015) is 1 year older than Grow Up (2016).
- Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Grow Home: 2,864 reviews, Grow Up: 1,262).
- Grow Home is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Grow Up (7.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Grow Home vs Grow Up — FAQ
- Which is better, Grow Home or Grow Up?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Grow Home sits at 93.5% positive (2,864 reviews), Grow Up at 92.7% (1,262). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Grow Home or Grow Up first?
- If you want chronology, Grow Home (2015) came out before Grow Up (2016). 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 Grow Up similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual 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.
- Do Grow Home and Grow Up both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.