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Games like Growing Things Up - Season 1

If Growing Things Up - Season 1 is your kind of game, the closest matches are New Earth (MiZtyl), Landlord and the Tenants (Nymphs) and My Summer (InsanErotica) — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and emotional. 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.

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About Growing Things Up - Season 1: An adult visual novel about desire, trust and the secrets we try to hide even from ourselves. In South Lake, every choice reveals scars, silent manipulations and paths that bring you closer to or further from who you truly are.

2026IndieSimulation12.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby King, BLANQ
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Steam players who put hours into Growing Things Up - Season 1 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. New Earth (MiZtyl)

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Top pick for Growing Things Up - Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    This visual novel contains a lot of sexual scenes. There are many routes. You can have a happy ending (Harem Ending), a neutral ending (Sharing Ending) or a sad ending (Netorare Ending) depending on how you play. As for BDSM & Pregnancy, these kinks are also avoidable like NTR (Netorare).

    2023IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Landlord and the Tenants (Nymphs)

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Growing Things Up - Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    In Landlord and the Tenants, you can have a happy ending (Romance Ending or Harem Ending), a neutral ending (Sharing Ending) or a sad ending (NTR Ending) depending on how you play.

    2025Indie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. My Summer (InsanErotica)

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Growing Things Up - Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    In My Summer, you can have a happy ending (Nice Guy Ending or Bad Guy Ending), a neutral ending (Open Relationship Ending) or a sad ending (NTR Ending) depending on how you play.

    2024IndieEarly Access14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Photographer (Nymphs)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Growing Things Up - Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    In The Photographer, you can have a happy ending (Romance Ending or Harem Ending), a neutral ending (Sharing Ending) or a sad ending (NTR Ending) depending on how you play.

    2026Indie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Burning Boundaries Part 1

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, dialogue choices, psychological and an atmospheric mood with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Ranked #5 for Growing Things Up - Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Burning Boundaries is an adult visual novel where choices shape your unique story. Pursue love, temptation, and hidden desires as you explore diverse kinks, branching paths, and lasting consequences.

    2026Indie11.24 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Rock the Rim

    WHY THIS

    Shares character interaction, visual novel style, character driven and an atmospheric mood with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Ranked #6 for Growing Things Up - Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Dive into a choice-driven visual novel blending basketball dreams and musical passion. Shape André’s journey, uncover hidden secrets, build relationships, and chase fame in a gripping mystery of destiny and drama.

    2025Indie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. FreshWomen - Season 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares dialogue choices, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Ranked #7 for Growing Things Up - Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    FreshWomen is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel focusing on the best parts of life. Become a freshman attending Minerva Bay College, romance girls and solve a mysterious incident. Your journey will be filled with comedy, drama, and lots of sex.

    2025IndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Ranked #8 for Growing Things Up - Season 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Growing Things Up - Season 1

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.

  1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Reviewers of Growing Things Up - Season 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Red Dead Redemption 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Reviewers of Growing Things Up - Season 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

    2019ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Survivor Strain - Season 1

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship building, visual novel style, adult content and an atmospheric mood with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Reviewers of Growing Things Up - Season 1 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    In this story-focused adult visual novel you will try to survive and adapt to the new world, creating and protecting your faction of survivors in this new world. Fight the infected, experience romance, fight other factions, and protect your group.

    2026IndieSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Growing Things Up - Season 1 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Growing Things Up - Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Growing Things Up - Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Growing Things Up - Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Growing Things Up - Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Growing Things Up - Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Growing Things Up - Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Growing Things Up - Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Growing Things Up - Season 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Growing Things Up - Season 1.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Growing Things Up - Season 1

Is Growing Things Up - Season 1 verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Growing Things Up - Season 1 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Growing Things Up - Season 1 cost?
Growing Things Up - Season 1 is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Growing Things Up - Season 1?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Growing Things Up - Season 1 are New Earth (MiZtyl), Landlord and the Tenants (Nymphs), My Summer (InsanErotica).
Who developed Growing Things Up - Season 1?
Growing Things Up - Season 1 was developed by King, BLANQ and published by KinkBR.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Growing Things Up - Season 1.

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