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Growbot
Developer Wabisabi Play
An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens. From the Steam store page
127 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon, Bluesky) · newest Sep 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
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112 positive · 12 negative
95% range 84–94%
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3 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
191 of 209 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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60 of 127 · most liked firstAn original and bizarre space tale with reasonably challenging puzzles and a feel-good factor. Visit SaveOrQuit.com for detailed game reviews, posted daily! Growbot is a third person, 2D point and click space adventure with a variety of puzzles, based around a musical theme. You are Nara, a trainee growbot, hoping to fill the position of captain aboard one of the six space stations protecting your asteroid homeland, Kew. Whilst on board, an attack on the station leaves the captain injured,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, this game is ridiculously adorable point and click adventure game and I had a lot of fun playing it. You can tell that a lot of love went into this. So why can't I recommend it? It's a 3 hour game regularly for $20 and I got it on sale. It was really cute and fun, but it is very expensive for the amount of actual gameplay, especially since there's no real replayability here. As long as you understand that you're only getting about three hours worth of gameplay for the price point and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Growbot took a special place in my heart ever since I first experienced the demo back at Gamescom 2019. Two long years of waiting followed, and now that it’s finally out and that I had a chance to fully play it, I can say that the end product is even better than I hoped it would be. Growbot is a short (3-4h) point-and-click adventure with a lighthearted story and laid back puzzles. The universe of Growbot exudes positivity through its every fiber and each second of gameplay is a real treat. It…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm sad not to recommend Growbot. The art is beautiful, the sounds are fitting, but the game is not what it claims to be. This is not a point-and-click adventure game. This is a story, with a single way forward at any given moment, and no way back to the places you've been. If I'd been expecting that when I went into it, maybe I would have enjoyed it more. The story is somewhat charming, if odd, but spoon-feeds too much plot for my taste. I would rather experience the world than be told about…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game seems to be inspired by the Machinarium in terms of how they structured individual scenes, but the overall aesthetic is different, not sure what you call that visual style where you have surreal dioramas, it kinda reminds me of old Russian cartoons. It's definitely an eye-candy experience, if nothing else, it's a fun game to play if you just like cute characters and pretty scenery, I especially like the underwater level. The narrative is actually pretty enjoyable, it's lighthearted so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More interesting reviews on [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33843777//] Fenol Baron Approves Curator Page Almost 5 years of waiting on the wishlist have come to an end, and this beautiful game has finally seen the light of day. And how good she is! The beginning of the plot is quite traditional - something unkind and aggressive attacks our space station, so the little robot Nora has to become a savior for his entire green community. And it is really green here, because the whole…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Point & click adventure + beautiful art + interesting concepts = Explore the mystical space station and interact with cute characters that make you feel warm/fuzzy. Collect/use items to solve puzzles. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35180752-3-point-play/] Follow our curator for similar games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A gorgeous adventure game with fun puzzles and a solid story. Cannot recommend it enough.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found this game disappointing. The puzzles were random and tedious, the story was boring and the instructions were badly written. It generally kinda looked like a poor imitation of an Amanita Design game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dove into the world of Growbot today and I absolutely love it. Puzzles so far on the easy side. An absolute recommendation for everyone who likes point&click!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Growbot is a lovely game that makes up for its short runtime by being a very high-quality production. It's kind of like when someone gives you one of those fancy candies as a holiday gift, you might only get a few bites out of it, but it's very delicious. It's definitely a unique concept - it's a linear point-and-click puzzle adventure set on a space station that is also a blooming garden, crewed by botanical robot gardeners. The space station is being threatened, and you play as a newbie…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a fun little game! Most of the puzzles are based on music/sound elements. Those types of puzzles are the hardest for me for some reason :] But if you have a good ear, it will be a breeze!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art is pretty, the music is sometimes good, and the story is cute, but that is where the positives end. For the price, the game is far, far too short (4 hours) and you are likely eating shrooms if it fully makes sense to you. The puzzles aren't hard and the ending just... ends. The last scene doesn't even make sense. Spend your money elsewhere.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Growbot's a nice little game. The simple, logic-based puzzles and wholesome themes would be perfect to introduce younger gamers to the point and click genre. And it's published by Application Systems Heidelberg so even before I started praising it, you know it's good quality. Growbot is a point and click with fairly simple puzzles but great art and a nice story. It's a lovely little journey through a strange and childlike world filled with colour, music and wonder. For more niche…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/10 i dont know if i will finish it point and click game that isnt really puzzle... its just click on everything until something does what you want. because everything has a made up word or thing. go put this in the X. ok i don't know what that is? click everything until you find it. oooh the mirror turns into what i needed....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Growbot is a small British indie game. Barely 5k people worldwide have even heard of this game, it is so indie it doesn't even have a Wikipedia page to check out for more info... It is a short (3h max) and easy (baby difficulty) point & click game with a wholesome story, beautiful hand-drawn children's storybook art and a selection of various puzzles. Based on all that, it ain't such a bad product, except one tiny nit-picky peeve: It keeps claiming to be a Biopunk game. It is literally…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a lovely and warm-hearted game. Really enjoyed playing! Vibrant colours, varied and charming characters, good story, puzzles nicely varied in type but consistent in difficulty. For someone with my *total* lack of platforming or arcade-game skills there were a few slightly tricky spots in a couple of minigames. But, hey, I got through them with minimal stress, so this should work for anyone. No stress, scares, combat. There are sound-based puzzles but can be solved as just a memory…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This adorable little Point & Click adventure deserves WAY more attention. I mean, just look at the art. Look. At. The. Art. Listen to the enchanting soundscape. I wish you could still play the demo and take a look at the lore in the guidebook. So much love and creativity have been poured into this game. If I were to compare it to anything, it wouldn't be Amanita Design that's been mentioned a lot, but Studio Ghibli films like My Neighbor Totoro. It's a weird but very cozy experience with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---TL;DR: --- The game and the world have a lot of potential...cute graphics, good sound design. But for me, the puzzles were more frustrating than fun and the story fell a bit flat. I'll give it a point for not having any egregious bugs, and another point for lots of pretty flowers, so 2/5. --- More thoughts if you want 'em --- While I didn't end up fully finishing the game, I got at least 75% of the way, and I think it's pretty clear that they put a lot of thought into the story as well as…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiffuly made puzzle adventure ! It is more puzzle than adventure and you bring your cute char forward to reach his goal to become a real growbot. Good music and nice story - only minus: at times I had to ask myself twice, what the game wanted from me in a certain puzzle. Overall recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spectacular art, music is calm and fuse well with atmosphere , puzzles are fun - not boring, repetitive or tough. Story and dialogues are fit perfectly. You don't have to play 2-3 times to get all achievements, 1 time and you can get them all easily. Small and beautiful journey, relaxing game play of 2 hours. 10/10 for price, compact and art https://youtu.be/MxI0p_ZZtpg
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Heartfelt point and click worth the wait great work Dev team!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It takes about 3 hours to 100%, so it is a short game. I feel like that needs mentioning but honestly its a very fun and beautiful game. The music element was really well done and I loved the art style. Honestly I hope the ending was a sign there may be more from this universe because I would love that!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was -11°F last night. There is snow in the window-well I can see from my desk. Let's grow stuff in a video game. This tentacle monster vtuber is live now on twitch playing "Growbot". See you in chat, goobers. www.twitch.tv/goblinhugger
unlabelledView post →GOAL Solve puzzles and explore through various areas of a biopunk space station interacting with various characters while blue crystals break through and harm the space station. EXPERIENCE Played a fair amount of point and click adventure games, although more or less of the video games are hidden object puzzle adventure video games, which have the acronym of 'HOPA', which is a sub-genre of the point and click adventure. SETUP Played it in borderless fullscreen, with a computer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty little puzzle game with cute characters and a decent story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute little puzzle game, with a lot of focus on sound matching. The game was pretty easy to get through. Even if you're bad at these sound puzzles, you can still get through with a bit of trial and error. Art style is overly cute and so is the story. Everything is weird and almost childish like. Nice for one playthrough. Too short for full price in my opinion.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Art is very good. That's it. That's all the good things. The game is really short. The story is your generic children's book type of short story. I absolutely hate all the quantum technobabble they included into it. The game introduces several mechanics, which are usable once, and then just linger in your UI until the end. There were some minor bugs with certain items getting duplicated, or certain overlays being stuck on screen. And then there are minigames. You've got your sliding puzzles,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A delightful, innocent, easy puzzle game, whose target audience is... pre-teens, I guess? Pros: * Unique gameplay elements (collecting sounds to solve puzzles). * Very pretty, unique levels. * Actually explains why these bizarre characters are there. Cons: * Short. * The puzzles are largely simplified versions of well-known puzzles. TL;DR: If you're looking for a simple, charming experience, grab it on sale; else, avoid.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Growbot is a 2D point-and-click adventure set on a biopunk space station where growbot Nara is training to become a captain. When the station is attacked by rapidly growing crystals it is up to Nara to work out what is going on and save the day! It is a fairly short game and can be completed in around five hours, which is actually quite a nice length for the type of activities and style of narrative. Overall, it was a pleasure to play, featuring an unusual and endearing narrative, a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lots of positive things to say about this game. - The art is amazing. Makes you want to watch every small details. - The puzzles : Felt different than other point and click, very logic even if they seems sometimes complexe in the beginning. Never had to scan the screen with my mouse to find objects I would have missed. Didn't have to loose my time making back and forth between places. - The story is really cute and reveals itself without long and boring dialogues. It's a condensed perfect…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ Beautiful and simple point-and-click to raise your spirits after a hard day/week/etc. * The plot is simple and straightforward, the puzzles are simple. + Big cudos to the devs for adding "simple" mode to the music puzzles - for people like me who are extremely bad at music! + Russian localization is surprisingly good, just a few typos here and there. ? I hope there will be part 2, where we will learn the fate of the new GrowBot that was sent into the Rift, and maybe more about the game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An absolute treasure! If you've played Boxville, Tiny Bang Story, Lost in Play, Botanicula, TOHU, Catie in Meowmeowland ... (you get the idea) ... if you played these games and loved them, then Growbot is right up your alley!! Incredibly atmospheric, beautiful graphics, engaging puzzles, and adorable beyond measure. One of those games where I was sad it was over. Definitely one of my favs in this genre. In fact, I'm going to play it again with my 8yr old right now!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun point-and-click adventure game with some surreal sensibilities in world design. The puzzles are likely far too easy for genre veterans, but it's still an enjoyable experience. if the visuals and premise appeal to you, I'd say give it a go (on sale)--you'll have a nice, chill single-session experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A wonderful game full of cute animations, thoughtful puzzles and interesting voices. I really enjoyed playing this and I will recommend this to all my friends.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a beautiful game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Growbot is a truly wonderful little adventure/puzzle game with stunning visuals and an enchanting soundscape. Exploring the colorful space station and its quirky characters feels like walking into a children's book. My favorite section was the garden level and its musical flowers. I also loved seeing the different versions of Starbelly - a cute fuzzy creature with a low, distinctive voice . This game is suitable for all ages, and would be enjoyable even to people who are not experienced gamers.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a beautiful little point & click game with a unique art style, original setting, and some really clever scenario designs throughout. You won't regret playing it. ❤🌱
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In this whimsical point and click adventure, you play as a super cute bio-mechanical being who needs to save their space-garden home. To save the station, newcomer Nara must repair the systems by solving a variety of puzzles. The puzzles were interesting with varied levels of difficulty. Most of the them were musically themed with a sprinkling of creative mazes. I found Growbot to be absolutely delightful. While a bit melancholy at times, the story was sweet and charming. It felt like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visually beautiful, relaxing, and utterly charming, Growbot seeps into your bones and makes you feel welcome. The cast of weird characters, combined with some light puzzling make this an ideal game for lovers of the genre and newbies alike. The soundtrack perfectly accompanies the gameplay and I can't say enough good things about it. Definitely worth checking out! https://youtu.be/BqUuSxaYVKE
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a beautiful game. The description "made with love" really applies. My heart really sank during some of the scenes. I can only warmly recommend it to everyone. The puzzles are not too difficult, but they are nicely integrated into the story and so you can progress quite well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is very beautiful, and nearly impossible to play. The mechanics are hard to identify, non intuitive and difficult to follow, even with all the guides open on my phone.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An impressive-looking point and click puzzler, with a nice story to go with it, taking place in a biopunk space station. You control a young Growbot, which must save the station from a threat through interacting with various characters/environments and solving puzzles. PROS +++ Absolutely stunning graphics + Nice story that draws you in, even if the characters aren't really developed +++ Amazing character design, with each one having its own unique "voice" +++ Lots of items and characters to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Casual yet magical experience. + very cute characters + whimsical, charming art + simple yet creative puzzles including some sound based ones + fantastical, magical world (someone clearly had fun writing it) + neat in-game guide book + pleasant music - art style might need getting used to - ending was a little... abrupt?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cute art style, unusual story and some of the puzzles were a lot harder than i expected!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros - Charming art-style, characters and dialog - Surprising amount of lore and world building. - Interesting and unique puzzle design. Cons - Very short - Ends kind of abruptly IMHO. Overall a nice chill point and click adventure with engaging puzzles. Recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is soooo freakin cute okay. I bought it solely because the lead character's name is Nara and it was on sale. This is one of those games that is one and done. The replayability is not there, there are no multiple endings, etc. I really did enjoy most of the puzzles. There is one at the end that was a bit tough. The artwork in this game is incredible it is just absolutely beautiful and full of whimsy and cute. I wouldn't pay 20 bucks for this game but I would definitely recommend you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a bit shorter of a game than I would have liked. I don't believe it was designed for me and my age in mind (very child like), which makes it weird that it was paired with The Longing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good art, interesting world but surprisingly little content. You could do so much more with plant based puzzles and the world itself. I feel like the puzzles mostly required ability rather than skill. What little skill required was negated by correct options immediately locking on, making the puzzle even easier. I didn't see option to help people with limitations pass color based and sound based puzzles. The tone matching puzzles were honestly infuriating.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very cute and whimsical game. Reminds me of botanicum or machnimarium. Very sweet creatures and even the baddies aren't so bad. The music is nice, I don't have a great ear for notes so I'm happy they included the hints because I wouldn't have been able to do some of the more complex shields without it. I have a very bad short term memory and I would forget what the note sounded like before the next one even played. this is a shorter game so if you get it on sale you might be happier than…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really enjoing this game. It is so full of cute ideas and the world is fantastic. Puzzles are not too hard. They require you to think outside the box every now and then but that's OK.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall I would recommend Growbot. The artwork is beautiful and the puzzles are quirky and fun. I found the instructions very unintuitive and often had to figure things out entirely by chance as well as a check or two in the community for guidance because I genuinely didn't understand what was being explained but that may just have been me... I do really like it, good job :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gorgeous artwork, beautiful music, fun puzzles.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An utterly charming point-and-click adventure. Fun puzzles, cute story, lovely graphics and sound. It's not very long (I managed to finish it in one Saturday afternoon), but I prefer short and sweet games that don't overstay their welcome or add meaningless padding than the opposite these days anyway, so that wasn't a problem for me. Your mileage may vary of course.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you play any point-and-click adventure this year, make it Growbot. This is exactly how you push the genre forward: gorgeous aesthetics, inspired puzzles, lovable characters, it all comes together in such a lovely package.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I received a key for this game from the developers and am so happy that I got to play it. Growbot is such a beautiful game, from the soundtrack to the graphics! I honestly just wanted to stare at the beauty of the garden and listen to the song playing. The story is so heartfelt and easy to follow, that I wanted more when it ended. I highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys point and clicks. You will fall in love with Nara and all the other characters. Not saying I'm biased or anything…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An enchanting, unique game that is visually stunning and has a beautiful mix of relaxed yet challenging puzzles! I loved being transported into a different world and discovering Nara's tale. The puzzles are unique, music is captivating and art is stunning. LOVE IT!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very pretty visuals/art style. No bugs, straight forward controls. Short so get it on a good sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute little point-and-click game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one I played because it reminded me of stuff from Amanita Design. The graphics are very pretty but I found the gameplay to tend towards the frustration end of the point and click spectrum. Backgrounds are very busy which makes finding things to interact with difficult at times, and sometimes it's not obvious how to actually interact with things even when you do find them. Also, it's quite short and ends slightly abruptly. Overall it's cute and if you have the patience to deal with some…
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