Growing Up similar games & best alternatives

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Growing Up

Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2021

Should you play it?

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?

What works

  • Engaging character stories
  • Relaxing and accessible gameplay
  • High replayability with varied outcomes
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Meaningful personal growth mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive content and limited character variety
  • Heavy rng affecting progression
  • Short playtime ending at age 18
  • Limited player agency in story choices
  • Parental approval system can feel punishing or inconsistent

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

Less fellowship-oriented

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More fantastical

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More social

Games that feels like Growing Up but with more teamwork and cooperation

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Growing Up. These titles are not in What to play next.

Growing Up: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 22/08/2026