Choose Grow Up
Choose Grow Up if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,262 Steam reviews back the pick.
Grow Up vs Fishy 3D
Grow Up and Fishy 3D both land in Indie, Adventure 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 on Steam. Grow Up (2016) is 4 years older than Fishy 3D (2020). Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Grow Up: 1,262 reviews, Fishy 3D: 45). 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 Fishy 3D
Choose Fishy 3D if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Fishy 3D launched in 2020.
Both Grow Up and Fishy 3D sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.7% vs 93.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Grow Up |  Fishy 3D | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 1.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.7% positive (1,262 reviews) | 93.3% positive (45 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio | Sokpop Collective |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Grow Up (2016) is 4 years older than Fishy 3D (2020).
- Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Grow Up: 1,262 reviews, Fishy 3D: 45).
- Fishy 3D is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Grow Up (1.49 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Grow Up is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Fishy 3D has no Deck rating yet.
Grow Up vs Fishy 3D — FAQ
- Should I play Grow Up or Fishy 3D first?
- If you want chronology, Grow Up (2016) came out before Fishy 3D (2020). 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 Up and Fishy 3D similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure 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 Up run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Grow Up is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Fishy 3D doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.