Grow Home
In Grow Home you play as BUD (Botanical Utility Droid), a robot on a mission to save his home planet by harvesting the seeds of a giant alien plant. On his quest BUD will discover a beautiful world of floating islands that are home to some rather strange plants and animals. Grow the giant plant and use your unique climbing abilities to reach ever higher ground, but be careful…one wrong move and it’s a long way down! Key Features Climbing: Procedural animation allows you to move BUD's hands independently, creating a unique and unrestricted climbing experience. Growing: Guide and ride the giant alien plant as you create your own pathways in the sky. Everything you grow can be climbed on. Use it as a bridge, a safety net, or simply as a tool for artistic expression.
Game Discussion
Steam User 14
Fun gameplay loop if you like to explore at a leisurely pace. Worth sending at least one starseed home.
Miracle growth for all!
Steam User 5
Very satisfying sense of progression, but be prepared for bugs and jank in a game where you only keep climbing upwards. Game is very short, even if you want to 100% the game fully. The concept is really simple, but creative and makes you doubt the reality that something so charming could be created by a studio as monolithic as Ubisoft...
Until you realize that they published the game and the overall development team was very small. Overall: I would recommend this game if the thought of slowly climbing up a tree with low-poly graphics sounds appealing to you. Some may stomach that notion with utter disgust, but I enjoyed my experience with Grow Home despite it's flaws.
7/10
Steam User 4
Amazing, amazing game. One of those games you played as a kid and replay as an adult, and it’s even better the second time.
Steam User 3
Grow Home is a game I started on a complete whim, mostly because I really like the cover of the game (take note developers). And it's a game I was pleasantly surprised by throughout.
It's a lighthearted and freeing story about a little robot called B.U.D. growing a star seed to both get back to his ship and serve the demands of his capitalistic overlords. It feels very much like a bite-sized Breath of the Wild, where exploration is rewarding and naturally occurring.
I really enjoyed how this little guy actually grapples with the world, with a very limited moveset and the ability to grab onto almost anything with his two little hands. More importantly, his movement has actual momentum, so bolting and quick turning almost definitely has you falling right off one of the many sky isles. It makes for a lot of hilarious little moments.
Good fun. Before we get into the late-year AAA release pileup, what was intended as a palette cleanser became a two-day addiction to the joys of free falling through this multifaceted world.
7/10.
(Played on Steam Deck OLED at 800p60fps with 10-15w of total power draw and 3-5hrs of battery life.)
Steam User 2
A very cute and fun game! If you plan on 100%, do be warned that some of these achievements are VERY tedious
Steam User 2
This Game is PEAK adventure. like the prequal. i'm just sad they don't make games like fnaf or grow up anymore. or even garry's mod for that matter! nothing can be adventurous like this!
Steam User 1
Short, simple and fun game about climbling and collecting various items. Perfect if you feel like playing a platform game that can be beaten in a couple of hours. The artstyle is charming and has aged pretty well. Its gameplay and mechanics are easy to undertand and don't suppose a big challenge.