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What it is
Grow Up is a 2016 adventure game from Ubisoft Reflections about BUD, a small robot searching an alien planet for pieces of his parental spaceship, MOM. After MOM breaks apart, her parts are scattered around the planet and BUD must gather them to return to the moon. Players can explore the world with help from POD, a friend who likes planets. Movement options include rolling and bouncing in Ball mode, gliding between floating islands with the Power Glider, and using plants discovered with the Floradex 3000 to overcome obstacles. Giant Starplants can also carry BUD skyward. Grow Up is a single-player Windows game with full controller support, Steam Achievements, Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, and Family Sharing. Its description centers on exploration and movement through a planet filled with flora, fauna, and floating islands.
What players like, and what they don't
- Move with Ball mode and the Power Glider.
- Use found plants to overcome obstacles.
- Full controller support is listed.
- Includes Steam Cloud and Remote Play on TV.
- Windows is the only listed platform.
- The listed Steam play is single-player.
Who it suits
Grow Up suits solo players who enjoy exploration and varied movement across an alien planet. Full controller support and Remote Play on TV are among its listed Steam features.
Grow Up gives its exploration a range of movement tools, from rolling to gliding and plant-based traversal. It is listed as a solo Windows adventure with controller support.
