Single-player games like Grow Up
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Grow Up, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Grow Home
Single-player alternative to Grow Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grow Up.
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
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Scrap Garden
Single-player alternative to Grow Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grow Up.
Scrap Garden is a charming puzzle platformer about the adventures of Canny, a lonely robot, who awakens in a post-apocalyptic world to find all other robots shut down and seized up. What happened to the City? Why did all robots stop moving? Did anyone survive except him?
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Yoku's Island Express
Single-player alternative to Grow Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grow Up.
Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!
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Frogun
Single-player alternative to Grow Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grow Up.
Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!
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Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut
Single-player alternative to Grow Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Grow Up.
Jump into adventure in Nikoderiko: The Magical World - Director's Cut, a love letter to platformers! Play in single-player or couch co-op, and enjoy 8 colorful worlds, classic platforming challenges, and music by legendary composer David Wise.
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Unbox: Newbie's Adventure
Single-player alternative to Grow Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grow Up.
Unbox: Newbie's Adventure is a 90s style 3D platformer about the ultimate postal service, self-delivering cardboard boxes! Unbox: Newbie's Adventure has giant worlds full of challenges, collectibles and boxy boss battles!
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Biped
Single-player alternative to Grow Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Grow Up.
Biped is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players.
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A Short Hike
Single-player alternative to Grow Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grow Up.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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The Exit 8
Single-player alternative to Grow Up — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Grow Up.
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".