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Growing Up

A life sim where childhood choices shape careers and friendships

Vile Monarch · Published by Vile Monarch, Spiral Up Games · Released Oct 13, 2021

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 3,646
Recent reviews
Very Positive
88% of 17 in 30 days
Players
25
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Apr 25, 2022
Minimum PC
DirectX 10 GPU
2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Growing Up?

Growing Up is a single-player life sim set in a 1990s city, following a child from toddlerhood through school. You plan daily activities, develop skills, prepare for exams, and build friendships and romances. When the character reaches adulthood, you can begin again as their child.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing schedules and developing character skills
  • +you like replaying to explore different relationship paths

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer continuous story scenes over planning school days

What players say

87% of 3,646 reviews are positive · 88% of 17 in the last 30 days

Players praise the character stories and artwork. The most common complaint is that the routines and puzzles grow repetitive across playthroughs; some players also find the endings after school abrupt.

Players over time

▼ -8% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 66 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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How many players finish Growing Up?

79% of Steam players have unlocked «All Grown Up!», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Growing Up screenshot 1

Growing Up system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 10
Processor
1.2 GHz Intel or equivilent AMD family
Graphics
DirectX 10 compatible GPU
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
1.2 GHz Intel or equivilent AMD family
Graphics
DirectX 10 compatible GPU
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Growing Up have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Growing Up run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
62
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Growing Up use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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