Choose Grow Home
Choose Grow Home if you want an Adventure and 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 Lockdown
Grow Home and Lockdown both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. Grow Home (2015) is 11 years older than Lockdown (2026). Lockdown is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Grow Home (1.99 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 Lockdown
Choose Lockdown if you want an Action game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Lockdown launched in 2026.
Both Grow Home and Lockdown sit in Indie 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 |  Lockdown | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 7.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.5% positive (2,864 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio | Jango Mango |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Grow Home (2015) is 11 years older than Lockdown (2026).
- Lockdown is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Grow Home (1.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Grow Home is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Lockdown has no Deck rating yet.
Grow Home vs Lockdown — FAQ
- Should I play Grow Home or Lockdown first?
- If you want chronology, Grow Home (2015) came out before Lockdown (2026). 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 Lockdown similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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. Lockdown doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.