Choose Grow Up
Choose Grow Up if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,262 Steam reviews back the pick.
Grow Up vs Lost Nova
Grow Up and Lost Nova 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 6 years older than Lost Nova (2022). Lost Nova scores higher on Steam reviews (94% positive) than Grow Up (92.7% positive). 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 Lost Nova
Choose Lost Nova if you want an Action and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Lost Nova launched in 2022.
Both Grow Up and Lost Nova sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.7% vs 94% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Grow Up |  Lost Nova | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.7% positive (1,262 reviews) | 94% positive (167 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio | Jon Nielsen |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Grow Up (2016) is 6 years older than Lost Nova (2022).
- Lost Nova scores higher on Steam reviews (94% positive) than Grow Up (92.7% positive).
- Grow Up is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Lost Nova (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Grow Up is Deck Verified, Lost Nova is Deck Playable.
Grow Up vs Lost Nova — FAQ
- Which is better, Grow Up or Lost Nova?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Grow Up sits at 92.7% positive (1,262 reviews), Lost Nova at 94% (167). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Grow Up or Lost Nova first?
- If you want chronology, Grow Up (2016) came out before Lost Nova (2022). 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 Lost Nova 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.