The Growth Journey

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The Growth Journey is a single player action adventure game. It was developed by Cleverweek and was released on January 7, 2016. It received negative reviews from players.

A game about tactical growth, where growth is irreversible.

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31%

Audience ScoreBased on 29 reviews

emotional4 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game features an interesting premise with unique mechanics that challenge players to navigate through levels while growing their character.
Some players found the game to be a fun and relaxing experience, particularly enjoying the soundtrack.
The basic controls are precise, allowing players to feel responsible for their mistakes in navigation.

Tank controls and poor level design significantly detract from the overall experience, making navigation frustrating.
The game has a steep difficulty curve and an unclear scoring system, leading to confusion and frustration for players.
Many players reported technical issues, including the game failing to launch and glitches that hinder gameplay.

music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game features a relaxing indie soundtrack, but players find it repetitive and annoying due to its limited variety, with only one tune that resets upon death, leading to frustration over time.
- “Fun indie game with a relaxing soundtrack.”
- “As I've already mentioned, you'll require patience; there's one more thing to strengthen this opinion - the soundtrack.”
- “The soundtrack resets whenever you die, so you just hear the same beat starting over consecutively.”
- “The background music is an annoying repetitive loop.”
- “And by the 'soundtrack,' I mean that literally - there's only one tune and it gets annoying fast.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features a classic don't-touch-the-walls mechanic that is engaging but presents a steep difficulty curve, particularly in the early levels. Players can progress by avoiding the game's calling mechanic, but mastering level navigation and growing their circle for gold medals adds depth. However, some users find the experience frustrating, likening it to the challenge of threading a needle.
- “There are some unique mechanics where you essentially try to navigate a large black ball through a maze without hitting any of the edges.”
- “Calling up makes playing the game harder, but you can get quite far by ignoring that mechanic and just speeding through. However, you will need to learn how to best clear the level in a timely manner while also growing your circle to try and earn gold medals in both speed and scale.”
- “The basic don't-touch-the-walls gameplay works well, although there is a very sharp difficulty curve in the first two levels.”
- “The gameplay itself can be frustrating; it's sort of like trying to thread a needle.”
- “Obviously, calling up makes playing the game harder, whereas you can get quite far ignoring that mechanic and just speeding through. However, you will need to learn how to best clear the level in a timely manner while also growing your circle to try and earn gold medals in both speed and scale.”
emotional
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express a mix of frustration and intrigue regarding the emotional aspect of the game, as the challenge of navigating the labyrinth while avoiding walls evokes a sense of tension. The unique mechanics of growing the ball add to the emotional stakes, making each move feel critical and heightening the overall experience.
- “Very special puzzle I've never encountered on a computer before - you need to move a ball along the labyrinth, avoiding touching the walls. You should be extremely careful, and as you progress, the ball grows bigger and bigger, making it harder to operate.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game exhibits a few minor glitches, but these do not significantly detract from the overall experience, making it still worth playing.
- “The game has frequent crashes that make it nearly unplayable.”
- “I experienced constant lag and frame drops, which ruined the overall experience.”
- “There are numerous bugs that disrupt gameplay and hinder progress.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally considered poor, with a minimalistic style that comes off as amateurish, though there is a notable effect of floating squares in the background that some players appreciated.
- “The graphic design is really poor, and while the developers may have intended a minimalistic, cheap style, it ultimately comes off as amateurish. The only redeeming feature is the nice effect of floating squares in the background.”
- “The graphics are outdated and lack detail, making the game feel less immersive and engaging.”
- “Character models look bland and lifeless, which detracts from the overall experience.”