Growing My Grandpa!
Released Jul 2022
Growing My Grandpa! is a Cronenberg-inspired point-and-click adventure game with virtual pet elements that puts a heavy emphasis on exploration and lore.
98% positive · 498 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
Growing My Grandpa! launched on July 12, 2022 as a self-contained point-and-click adventure game with an average playtime of about 90 minutes and two possible endings. The store description presents it as a complete narrative experience with no mention of planned expansions, additional content, or post-launch updates. The developer shipped a soundtrack DLC on launch day and followed up with two small patches in July and August 2022 to fix bugs and address minor compatibility issues — standard post-launch housekeeping for a newly released title. The most recent developer communication, from May 6, 2026, was an announcement about official merchandise becoming available, not anything related to new game content. There is no DLC listed as unreleased, no roadmap, and no developer statement indicating that additional game content is planned. The game launched as a finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Only DLC is the soundtrack, released on launch day. No unreleased DLC is listed.
Store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained story with a defined playtime (~90 minutes) and two endings. No mention of planned updates or additional content.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Yames' Games
Achievements
4
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
GROW YOUR GRANDPA!
In Growing My Grandpa! you take the role of Adrienne, an intensely introverted little girl in an unhappy home. She is as creative as she is shy. In a trash-strewn basement that appeared to be the site of a strange scientific study, Adrienne discovers a weird secret that defies all but the most imaginative biological explanations. With a desperate wish, she begins raising a powerful entity who she knows as her Grandpa. Given a little food, it begins to grow. Spoken with a bit, it begins to have conversations. However, this entity abides by a strange and deadly logic, and Adrienne must discover the secrets of the basement if she is to have a chance at a happy life. Growing My Grandpa! has an average playtime of about 90 minutes.FEATURES
- A story of the pain of desire, the weight of loneliness, and the need for intimacy
- Dark, dense lore that combines science fiction, sympathetic magic, and speculative neuroscience
- Virtual Pet Elements: The entity known as your Grandpa needs to be fed and educated! Keep Grandpa content and it will have much to offer you...
- Unsettling FMV-inspired graphics
- An intensely atmospheric soundtrack
- Two very different endings based on your understanding of the lore and your interactions with Grandpa
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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