Underplayed Gems

Growth (2023)

Growth cover
Developer
VoodooDuck
Publisher
Assemble Entertainment
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.5 of 5, 325 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A gentle, meditative hex-grid puzzle where you explore and populate a procedurally generated world with animals, rewarding calm problem-solving rather than tension or speed.

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What players say

Players are split on Growth: some find it a relaxing, addictive puzzle game with a light strategic layer, while many others call it repetitive, heavily RNG-dependent, and frustratingly difficult early on, with a handful of unsolvable levels.

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