Growing My Grandpa!
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.
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July 12, 2022
4 years and 22 days ago
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Overwhelmingly Positive502 reviews98.6%
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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
