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Is Growing Pains worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want size-based movement challenges
- Competitive players who compare runs and scores
- Players seeking short stages with multiple difficulty settings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a platformer with a stable character size rather than a constantly changing movement constraint
- Players who prefer relaxed pacing over repeated races through traps
- Players looking for a broad adventure beyond 9 levels
Our take on Growing Pains
The expanding vessel creates the central tension, but it also narrows the design around escape timing and spatial pressure. That focus leaves less room for exploration, varied objectives, or slower experimentation than in platformers built around a stable character and open movement.
What is Growing Pains?
Growing Pains is a fast-paced platformer built around a growing playable vessel.
As it expands, each stage becomes a race to clear obstacles and reach the exit before its increasing size leaves it trapped. Levels contain traps that require careful movement and timed navigation. The game includes 9 levels, each with 3 difficulty settings that change how the stages play. A soundtrack and psychedelic or sleek visual presentation accompany the platforming. Leaderboards include replays, allowing high-score comparisons with friends and other players. The structure centers on repeated runs through compact challenges, with progression based on reaching goals and improving performance across the available difficulty levels.
How Growing Pains plays
- 01Expanding vessel
- The controlled character continually increases in size, changing the space available for movement during each run.
- 02Trap-filled levels
- Stages place the growing vessel in areas filled with hazards that must be navigated before escape.
- 03Three difficulty settings
- Each of the 9 levels has 3 difficulty options that alter how the stage plays.
- 04Replay leaderboards
- Recorded runs support score comparisons with friends and players worldwide.
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Growing Pains: platforms & release
Is Growing Pains worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want size-based movement challenges. Skip it if: players seeking a platformer with a stable character size rather than a constantly changing movement constraint.
Where can I download Growing Pains?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Growing Pains's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Growing Pains on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
