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Growing Up cover art

Growing Up

Vile Monarch · 2021-10-13

SteamGOG

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Oct 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 27, 2022 (iOS)

This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?

Growing Up is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG game released in 2021, priced at $6.74, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 3724 reviews).

25
playing now
88%
positive of 3.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.74
steam price (US)

25 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood as you learn new skills, participate in various activities, develop your mind, manage your daily schedule, explore the city, forge friendships, and survive through school. Upon reaching adulthood, your future career, as well as your romantic partner will be revealed to you as you continue the legacy of your family by having a child of your own! And then... experience the life of your child, as the cycle begins anew, and brand new adventures await you!(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Growing Up trailer thumbnail

Growing Up | Official Trailer | Disney+

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 25 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 255 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~32/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 74k–168k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,724 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.74 at Steam (2026-08-14) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 42 of 95 observed days · $8.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
48948920212026Week of 2021-10-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

48102026-09-15 14:00 — 17 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 16 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 11 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 48 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 10 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 22 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 20 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 18 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 24 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 24 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 16 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 34 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 30 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 26 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 25 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 28 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 17 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 36 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 31 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 19 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 25 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
40029Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 400 · peak 1,581Dec 2021 — avg 167 · peak 417Feb 2022 — avg 68 · peak 156Apr 2022 — avg 145 · peak 279Jun 2022 — avg 92 · peak 257Aug 2022 — avg 58 · peak 117Oct 2022 — avg 51 · peak 113Dec 2022 — avg 60 · peak 127Feb 2023 — avg 43 · peak 84Apr 2023 — avg 47 · peak 101Jun 2023 — avg 86 · peak 176Aug 2023 — avg 53 · peak 107Oct 2023 — avg 39 · peak 90Dec 2023 — avg 47 · peak 116Feb 2024 — avg 50 · peak 132Apr 2024 — avg 38 · peak 73Jun 2024 — avg 108 · peak 730Aug 2024 — avg 72 · peak 180Oct 2024 — avg 43 · peak 126Dec 2024 — avg 47 · peak 90Feb 2025 — avg 39 · peak 96Apr 2025 — avg 35 · peak 93Jun 2025 — avg 39 · peak 85Aug 2025 — avg 29 · peak 60Oct 2025 — avg 33 · peak 86Dec 2025 — avg 39 · peak 97Feb 2026 — avg 40 · peak 88Apr 2026 — avg 30 · peak 76Jun 2026 — avg 36 · peak 91Aug 2026 — avg 40 · peak 90
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$7.192021-10-142026-10-142021-10-14 — best price $13.492022-01-27 — best price $13.492022-09-14 — best price $12.742022-12-12 — best price $12.742023-01-31 — best price $14.992023-04-15 — best price $14.992023-06-21 — best price $11.992023-08-07 — best price $11.992023-10-02 — best price $11.992023-12-02 — best price $14.992024-03-04 — best price $11.992024-04-03 — best price $11.992024-05-30 — best price $14.992024-07-26 — best price $8.992024-10-08 — best price $14.992024-12-06 — best price $8.242025-03-11 — best price $8.242025-05-24 — best price $14.992025-07-21 — best price $7.792025-09-15 — best price $7.792025-11-05 — best price $14.992025-12-15 — best price $14.992026-02-12 — best price $14.992026-03-27 — best price $7.492026-05-11 — best price $7.192026-07-14 — best price $14.992026-08-31 — best price $7.492026-09-08 — best price $7.492026-09-16 — best price $14.992026-09-24 — best price $14.992026-10-02 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
96.9%
earned "Hello World!"
46.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,0479%62

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCuteCasualAmericaLife SimAdventureEmotionalManagementSimulationStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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