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Growing Up

Growing Up

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?

Released Oct 13, 2021 Developer Vile Monarch Publisher Vile Monarch, Spiral Up Games Platforms Windows · Mac Life SimStory RichChoices MatterSimulationEmotional
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

87.8%positive3,279 reviews
Recommended · 46 found this helpful

“Grow up in the United States during peak 1990s. [u]Information[/u] • 12 romanceable characters? (There a guides that claim they know each characters’ romantic preferences, but I keep finding conflicting info, and experiencing different stuff in playthroughs. I honestly have no…”

— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“[h1] ♫ ɴᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ: childhood i dream - prombl [/h1] Growing Up is a pretty solid coming-of-age simulator with a visual novel twist, where every little thing really affects who your character will be by age 18. The artwork is super pleasant and cozy, both the characters and the…”

— a player, Steam review · 214 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Solidly fun. I won't pretend its perfect, as those looking for flaws will find them, but I've been having a lot of fun with this. The biggest issue that I've had is how it ends with graduating high school, and while I know why that is, it still leaves me wanting more. Which, if…”

— a player, Steam review · 103 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:23 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

46playing at last check
5524-hour peak
1,581all-time peak
0 250 500 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 400 avg · Oct 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

62achievements
45.6%median completion
5.9%rarest: What Did You Expect?
96.9% of players 94.8% of players 94.0% of players 91.4% of players 89.7% of players 88.8% of players 88.4% of players 86.8% of players 86.4% of players 85.7% of players 84.8% of players 83.8% of players 81.8% of players 80.4% of players 79.7% of players 79.4% of players 79.0% of players 78.7% of players 78.5% of players 78.1% of players 75.1% of players 72.6% of players 68.5% of players 61.1% of players 60.5% of players 58.0% of players 53.3% of players 49.3% of players 48.0% of players 47.0% of players 46.6% of players 45.6% of players 42.7% of players 41.5% of players 41.4% of players 40.7% of players 39.8% of players 39.1% of players 38.7% of players 38.0% of players 35.8% of players 34.0% of players 33.9% of players 31.7% of players 29.8% of players 27.8% of players 26.6% of players 25.4% of players 24.5% of players 24.0% of players 23.4% of players 21.0% of players 19.9% of players 17.1% of players 16.3% of players 13.6% of players 13.3% of players 12.6% of players 12.4% of players 12.2% of players 96.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.9%Hello World! — Complete Baby Stage
94.8%Leaving Home — Complete Preschool Stage
94.0%First Steps — Learn 10 Skills
Rarest badges of honor
5.9%What Did You Expect? — Hidden achievement
10.0%900 Series — Complete The Lad's Story!
12.2%Forever Alone — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$7.1 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 12, 2024
The Last Alchemist, a new title from Vile Monarch, is now available!

Hey y'all! We know you love Growing Up, so how about trying another title developed by Vile Monarch as well? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536570/ Welcome to the wholesome science-fantasy world

Dec 20, 2021
[Game Hotfix] 1.2.3903 - Localization issue fixed

Hello all, We have fixed some localization issues. Fixed the issue with the game displaying unlocalized texts upon launch The Bowling Alley location can now be unlocked through Alex's and Wendy's stor

Dec 03, 2021
[Game Hotfix] 1.2.3903 - Localization issue fixed

Hello all, We have fixed some localization issues. Fixed an issue with the game displaying unlocalized texts upon launch A handful of typos corrected

Dec 01, 2021
Nominate Growing Up for The Steam Awards!

Hello, everyone! We’ve received over 800 reviews on Steam after releasing the new DLC! Thank you so much! As 2021 comes to a close, that means it's time for the annual Steam Awards! We're delighted th

Nov 24, 2021
[Game Hotfix] 1.2.3900 - Localization issue fixed

Hello all, We have fixed some localization issues. All languages - text overlapping in scheduling list Polish - Gender issue Minor updates to Polish and Chinese localization

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsLife Sim · Story Rich · Choices Matter · Simulation · Emotional · RPG · Adventure · Multiple Endings · Choose Your Own Adventure · Singleplayer · Casual · Management (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil
Achievements62
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 10 Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel or equivilent AMD family Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible GPU DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2 GB available space