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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?

Release DateOct 13, 2021
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.6% (very positive) Top 30% / 88.3%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.9% Top 15% / 84.7%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.5K  Top 10% / 2.6K  Top 10%
Curators96 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time15.2 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1 hour  Top 25%
Followers10.2K  Top 10%
Owners± 94.1K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 86.6K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 981.6K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Growing Up steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Growing Up's Steam rating and reviews from October 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 83.4% (October 2021) and 89% (August 2022).

The 2.6K reviews Top 10% suggest that Growing Up is an AAA level success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Growing Up and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Growing Up's reviewers. The most popular language is English (68%), followed by Polish (5%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 25 languages represented. The game has been translated in 9 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Growing Up percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Growing Up, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is excellent, with 33 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 7 hours) could mean that Growing Up crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Choices are a huge part of the game
  • Fun little gem
  • Options choices
  • Great value
  • Interesting career paths
  • No way to do it wrong
  • Aesthetically pleasing graphics
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Fun to see all possible endings
  • Meeting professionals and learning new skills
  • Lack of achievements
  • Unlocking places on a map
  • Aesthetics can be a waste of money
  • Not enough dramatic encounters with parents
  • Randomly assigned clothes and hairstyles
  • Not unique enough in some aspects
  • Not enough variety in character appearances
  • Dated setting
  • Not enough incentive for certain choice paths
  • Some aspects could be improved

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 88.6% rating  Top 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Growing Up's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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