The Growth Journey

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A game about tactical growth, where growth is irreversible.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

29%

Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

emotional4 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game features an interesting premise with unique mechanics that challenge players' precision and dexterity.
Some players found the soundtrack relaxing and enjoyable, contributing to a fun indie vibe.
The basic controls are straightforward, allowing players to navigate through levels with a focus on skill.

Tank controls and poor level design significantly detract from the overall experience, making navigation frustrating.
The game has a steep difficulty curve and an obscure scoring system that can lead to player confusion and frustration.
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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60%
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. This lack of diversity can detract from the overall experience, requiring patience from players.
- “Fun indie game with a relaxing soundtrack.”
- “As I've already mentioned that 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
50%
75%
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 ignoring certain mechanics, but mastering them is essential for achieving gold medals in speed and scale. While the unique maze navigation offers a fresh challenge, it can also lead to frustration, likened to the difficulty 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 get gold medals in both speed and scale.”
emotional
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is characterized by a sense of frustration and challenge, as players navigate a labyrinth while avoiding walls that seem to trigger penalties even without contact. The increasing difficulty of managing a growing ball adds to the tension, creating a unique and intense emotional experience.
- “This is a 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 control.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
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
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
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 stands out.
- “The graphic design is really poor, and while the developers may have intended a minimalistic style, it ultimately comes off as amateurish, except for the one nice effect of floating squares in the background.”