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Games like Grow Up

  • 21 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Grow Up also play

The closest matches to Grow Up: Grow Home, Scrap Garden, Yoku's Island Express, Frogun, and Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares physics based climbing with Grow Up.

    • $7.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2015
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Robots and 3D Platformer, like Grow Up.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2016
  1. Rank 04

    Frogun

    Why this: Shares collectible hunting with Grow Up.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022
  2. Rank 07

    Biped

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020
  3. Rank 08

    A Short Hike

    Why this: Same cozy mood as Grow Up.

    • $7.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2019

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Grow Up

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Grow Home

    Shares physics based climbing with Grow Up.

    • 94% of 2,864 reviews
  2. 2
    Scrap Garden

    Also Robots and 3D Platformer, like Grow Up.

    • 58% of 78 reviews
  3. 3
    Yoku's Island Express

    Same chill mood as Grow Up.

    • 96% of 1,795 reviews
  4. 4
    Frogun

    Shares collectible hunting with Grow Up.

    • 80% of 415 reviews
  5. 5
    Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 82% of 125 reviews
  6. 6
    Unbox: Newbie's Adventure

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 239 reviews
  7. 7
    Biped

    Genres: Action, Sports, Strategy

    • 90% of 1,681 reviews
  8. 8
    A Short Hike

    Same cozy mood as Grow Up.

    • 99% of 12,104 reviews
  9. 9
    Webbed

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 7,091 reviews
  10. 10
    Re:Fresh

    Shares traversal upgrades and collectible hunting with Grow Up.

    • 89% of 296 reviews
  11. 11
    Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

    Same relaxing mood as Grow Up.

    • 92% of 1,636 reviews
  12. 12
    Star Overdrive

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 96 reviews
  13. 13
    Defunct

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Racing

    • 87% of 297 reviews
  14. 14
    Caravan SandWitch

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 89% of 1,523 reviews
  15. 15
    Demon Tides

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 97% of 589 reviews
  16. 16
    Cat Quest III

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 1,116 reviews
  17. 17
    Yooka-Laylee

    Same whimsical mood as Grow Up.

    • 75% of 1,992 reviews
  18. 18
    Effie

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 63 reviews
  19. 19
    A Corgi's Cozy Hike

    Genres: Adventure, Casual

    • 100% of 58 reviews
  20. 20
    King Boo

    Genres: Adventure, Casual

    • 98% of 198 reviews
  21. 21
    Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 91% of 110 reviews
  22. 22
    Hob

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 1,912 reviews
  23. 23
    SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 94% of 460 reviews
  24. 24
    Slime Rancher

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 64,472 reviews
Grow Up — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2016
  • Developer: Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio
  • Price: $9.99checked Nov 3
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 93% of 1,262 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
  • Metacritic 71
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Chill and stress free gameplay
  • Open ended sandbox traversal
  • Physics based climbing feels unique
  • Chill
  • Cozy
  • Relaxing

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About Grow Up

The closest matches to Grow Up: Grow Home, Scrap Garden, Yoku's Island Express, Frogun, and Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Grow Up is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grow Home, Scrap Garden and Yoku's Island Express — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, cozy and relaxing, and single out its collectible hunting and flora scanning. 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.

Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio, released this 2016 sequel to Grow Home, published by Atari, where a small robot named B.U.D. explores an alien planet to collect scattered parts of his crashed ship. The design emphasizes physics-based climbing, traversal, and exploration using a jetpack, glider, and plants that can be planted and replanted, with collectible hunting and flora scanning. Reviewers describe it as chill, cozy, and whimsical, and several highlight the no-combat, stress-free gameplay, the open-ended sandbox traversal, and the vibrant world. It holds a 93% positive rating across 1,262 Steam reviews, carries a Metacritic score of 71, is rated Verified on Steam Deck, and costs 9.99 USD. The medium-length, burst-friendly structure suits players who want a relaxing exploration game.

About Grow Up: Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.

Is Grow Up worth buying?

  • 93% of 1,262 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 9).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I feel as though this is just generally worse than Grow Home, or at least not quite as good. It feels like a real slog getting through this one. If you are looking to pick up either this or Grow Home, grab the latter.”
4 h played
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People who play it also play: Grow Home, Scrap Garden, Yoku's Island Express

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Frequently asked about Grow Up

Can I run it?

Is Grow Up verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Grow Up 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 Grow Up cost?

Grow Up is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Grow Up?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grow Up are Grow Home, Scrap Garden, Yoku's Island Express.

Who developed Grow Up?

Grow Up was developed by Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio and published by Infogrames, Atari.