Grow a Girlfriend Demo
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You've grown a cute mushroom girl!
She's excited to learn all about the world, and you'll need to overcome your intense social anxiety to help her live her very brief life to the fullest, or blame yourself trying.
Make the right choices to look after her mental health and have a happy, wholesome experience! Or... not.
Your choice.
Features of the demo
• 9 endings.
• 1-2 hours of gameplay.
• Go on dates and fall in love!
• Cook her into delicious dishes - or see what happens if she lives too long.
• Kiss, snuggle, hold her hand, and literally sleep with her - or just be friends.
• Guide or neglect her through her existential crises.
• Listen to your dark thoughts or become better for her sake.
• Spray her every day so she stays nice and moist!
Full game coming soon.
Wishlist now on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3766830/Grow_a_Girlfriend/
Two more mushrooms will be in stock soon:
Alice, our toxic mushroom designed to prioritise your satisfaction, no matter what.
Sai, a psychedelic mushroom who we added PURELY FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
Content Warning
Certain endings in this demo contain content that might be upsetting for some people, such as descriptions and depictions of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide.
Languages
You can play the full demo in French, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish. (Accessible from the main menu!)
Follow the Developers
🎨 Story/Art/Developer/Programmer/Lead: trubluIs
🕵️ Assistant Writing/Narrative Design/QA: onurubu
🎶 Music/QA: yaebafang
Updated | 18 hours ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux |
Release date | Nov 29, 2023 |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (96 total ratings) |
Author | trubluIs |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Made with | Ren'Py |
Tags | Cute, Dark, Dating Sim, Horror, Indie, Multiple Endings, Ren'Py |
Code license | MIT License |
Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial_ShareAlike v4.0 International |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | English, Spanish; Latin America, French, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
Accessibility | Subtitles |
Links | Steam, Twitter/X, Support, Patreon |
Download
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Development log
- Website, FanClub + 5K Wishlist Celebration!36 days ago
- Grow a Girlfriend Translations now available!46 days ago
- Grow a Girlfriend Translations!91 days ago
- Grow a Girlfriend is on Steam, Trailer and New DemoJun 24, 2025
- Grow a Girlfriend 2025 Status UpdateJan 31, 2025
- Grow a Girlfriend is EXPANDING + Patreon LaunchJan 16, 2024
- Patch 1.01 + Mac Release!Dec 02, 2023
- Grow a Girlfriend Walkthrough: How to get every endingDec 01, 2023
Comments
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Made my way to ending 6, this short game hit me in all the right, but also sad parts...especially the end. Phenomenal.
In Ending 8, Button reminds me a bit of Sayori from DDLC.
Amazing game, I want to play the full game, you made me feel bad for her :( I didn't want to kill her but it was worse to see her wither away, I hope it comes out soon and good luck :D
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Holaa trubluIs, me encanta tu juego y también me hiciste sentir tan mal hasta el punto de llorar 🥲, quería preguntarte si tenés alguna cuenta de patreon o canal de discord para seguirte y ver el avance del juego, dedes ya muchas gracias y espero con ansias la continuidad del juego 🫶🏽
Hi there! I am so happy you enjoyed my game and thank you for the comment! I do have a patreon which is https://www.patreon.com/trubluIs. I do not have a discord at the moment but thank you for showing interest.
I LOVE THIS GAME SMMMM :D
Hey man, just made an account to comment this, im begging you i will pay however much i need please give them a happy ending, please man please, or just a version for me, i will help you code, draw, whatever you need, just please let button be happy and alive
Bro just accept it, it would defeat the purpose of their existence if we keep them alive longer than they should be alive.
Hi Trublus, nice to meet you, I loved your game, it made me cry, it made me love Button, I really liked all the landscapes, everything, also the musician at the end of 6 killed me, it wouldn't be an exaggeration that she left me crying all night, but anyway, I love your game and I hope one day I would like to have those plushies of Button and the main character so they can be together for more than 3 days.
Thank you so much for playing my game! I'm glad you loved Button, the backgrounds and music! It's good to hear that the ending hits hard and got you to contribute to the tears bucket - and also that you'd be interested in the plushies if they ever come out!
I would love to have a Buttom stuffed animal because it's so cute! 🥰 On another note, I know it's too early to say, but how much do you estimate the full game will cost?
I think around 10$? This is a loose estimation, and must still be discussed with the team when we're about to launch. Also - I would love plushies of the characters too! Someone needs to make it happen though, because i do not have the time to make it 🥲
Well, okay, I understand that you're busy with work, college, or whatever, but if you ever decide to sell stuffed animals, please let me know. And thanks for reading my message.👍
I just wanted to add that we will also be doing regional pricing for those in other regions where the prices of getting a game aren’t as directly translateable.
No podes hacerme esto 🥲
I knew what I was getting myself into and still went through it. That hurt so much, the little drawing and the way ya have to put an end to it. Dam... no mercy on my little heart. Think I cried harder then when I played DDLC. I genuinely got attached and then reminded of the type of game I was playing. At least this was more of a bittersweet ending. I can't bring myself to go through it again for all the other ending lmaoo. 10/10, amazing story. Button will forever live on in my memories along with Sayori 😭
Will for sure get the full game though to support. Got me reflecting on life and shi
DDLC is an inspiration to me, so to be compared to it means a lot. Thank you for your contribution to the tears bucket. May Button and Sayori rest in peace together along with the other girls coming soon :)
I'm in tears right now, why is this so well made? Don't usually post reviews but after playing this game I immediately created an itch account. Thank you for this amazing game 😭😭
It's and honour to hear that you made an account just for this. Thank you, and I'm glad you liked it so much!
I'd like for a mobile versiom of this, if it's possible.
oh my goodness this is so good?! i love the concept, the mc's social anxiety is really relatable, and ending 9 gave me chills. i can't wait for the full version to come out. will it be compatible with macOS by any chance?
Yes! We will have mac versions available. Thank you for such a sweet comment and I really hope you enjoy the full game too!
AHHHRGH, IVE BEEN SWEARING IN MY ROOM FOR THE PAST HALF HOUR. WHY, IM JUST SAD, AND ANGRY. AHHHHHHHHH. I CANT DO ANYTHING.
Hell, the depression/existential endings brought me all of the nostalgia of me pondering my eventual & inevitable death at a very young age. OH AND THE MAIN CHARACTER IS TOO RELATABLE.
God, this game is great, it's not even my type of game, I hate sad endings. I might buy the full game when it releases too because I enjoy TORTURING MYSELF.
That's about it, I came from Manly, play the demo. The writing is very well done, if you couldn't tell from my reaction it's very impactful. Just uh, yeah I'm just depressed now.
Yeah... no problem :,,,,,,,)
I just got all nine endings but I didn't unlock the whole gallery,
Edit: got the whole gallery !!! :D
Just one question why ? WHY !! Do you have to KILL HER!! God I was happy the entire day but the game made me cry a river 😭 😭 . Now I have the existential crisis. Gosh this game is something that made even a usually cheerful person like me cry. Excellent work Dev(s) 👏🏻
Thank you for playing and for your tears! Button and the rest of the mushroom girls have a very short life unfortunately, but what matters is what you do with the time you have, so I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Question, will the game have any sort of run of the mill good happy ending? Or is what we get with buttom the "best" we can get?
Not saying the ending is bad, I think is pretty well done for the themes the game explores, but I like to have my daily dosis of copium xd
Sorry to deny you your copium, but I don't find run-of-the-mill that interesting, so no. Assuming that means that everyone is happy without any consequences. Even the happiest endings will still entail a bit of emotional or physical suffering.
What's the mature rating on the game? Like, is there nudity and/is there going to be when the game releases?
Hi there! Currently we are rated 16. There will never be nudity. In a certain ending, sex can be implied, but it is never shown or specifically stated.
Besides that, the reason for our rating is that sometimes there is distressing imagery when the girls expire - In some routes there is disfiguration and death shown (No blood, since they are mushrooms). The below screenshot might be helpful for you to determine if this game is for you. The first 3 are only in the demo, while the full list is in the full game coming out later this year.
Of course. I meant no offense, in regard. I was just curious, as the way the art was depicted.
I honestly prefer it this way, anyhow.
Played for the first time, got the 'good' ending (6) and am currently crying. ... is the full version of the game on steam going to be free? if not i totally get it, but im lwk broke, so... 😅 i wouldn't be able to play it if not lol
i think they once said it will be 10 Dollars(?) but im not sure
thank you for the information!! :)) if im not broke at the point when it's released i might buy it
Played the game again today because I was bored lol.
I then noticed how similar Button and I are. Shes often acting like a child. I do that too..well Im 13 and didnt expected much else tbh. Button also tries to help Finn (was his name Finn? lol) when hes down. Im a very sensitive and empatic person. I often put the feelings others over mines. Button also always askes if Finn is hungry and that hes allowed to eat her ( if you dont explain death to her). She allowes to use her so others feel better. She doesnt really cares about her emotions or feeling so likeI do. Ofc i often act selfish but most of the time i look up to others...
well. The game is still fun even though i already played it about 10 times :)
just wanted to write this here because you may be intrested lolz
stayy safe out there <3
~Emily
ain't gonna play the new demo but i am excited to play the full game when it releases!!!
Yay, thanks! I hope you enjoy it when it comes out soon!
why cant she magicly live longer
Because life doesn't let us :(
This game really stuck with me. Beneath the surreal setup, I saw something deeply human — a metaphor about love, attachment, and the pain of trying to hold on too tightly to something that was never meant to last forever.
To me, the mushroom girl represents joy, wonder, and emotional openness. But as the game goes on, she begins to suffer — not from cruelty, but from being emotionally trapped in someone else’s need to feel happy. Even when the protagonist means well, his refusal to let her go becomes a quiet form of possessiveness. He clings to her because she once made him feel whole, and he can’t bear to lose that feeling.
That’s why the “cooking and eating” ending hit so hard. I interpreted it as a symbolic act of acceptance — letting go of the fantasy, grieving, and finally allowing her memory to become something internal, not something to chase. In the end, he finds peace not by keeping her, but by releasing her.
Was I far off with that interpretation?
Either way, thank you for making something so strange, sad, and beautiful.
Hi! I really like the game and the endings really made me cry, I thought we could save Button in one of the endings but I guess not 😭, I cant wait for the others girls release! 💕
Thank you so much for reaching out and playing the game! Hearing that it made you cry is a huge compliment and I apologise for getting your hopes up that you could save Button.
The other mushroom girls are can't wait to meet you too! I hope you consider wishlisting the game on Steam so you're notified when it releases soon!
my ass in this situation irl would have so many questions because I actually know quit a bit about mushroom biology. see the big thing is that the 🍄 part of the mushroom is actually pretty much just a flower or a fruit while the true form of the mushroom is the mycelium which never actually leaves the ground. I would question if the girl was actually really a sapient life form or just faking it as a way to infect me in an attempt to help the mycelium reproduce using my body as a Vector. interesting to note about mycelium is it's actually a ageless life form meaning that as long as the environment it lives in remains stable it can pretty much live forever. the current oldest living mycelium actually predates the birth of Jesus christ by several hundred if not thousands of years. I personally would try to transplant her mycelium from the grow kit to a garden to see if another her would eventually flower from it.
Wow, I am mentally AND physically in pain from reading that, but using your logic, Button technically CAN live forever, you just need to collect a sh*t ton of her mycelium 🍄🟫
Cute sound effects and lovely visuals!
Got all the endings! Quite enjoyed them. Some of those endings, especially #8, sent shivers down my spine – loved it!
(P.S. Wish it had autoforward, odd that the slider's there in settings but there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it on.)
You are the only person to mention that about the auto-forward! Thank you for alerting me to this problem, and I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
Oh my gosh, thank you for playing it! Well done on getting all the endings!!
This game made me cry so hard! I cant get all the endings! You made a great game so far!
Thank you so much! If you can't get the endings because it's too much emotionally, I totally understand. It can be a tough game to play.
But if it's because you're struggling to find the solutions - here's a walkthrough: https://trubluis.itch.io/grow-a-girlfriend/devlog/643807/grow-a-girlfriend-walkt...
She's not real .... And yet I'm reminiscing as if she was
I wanted to punch my window and cry with my heart and sorrow this game makes me value my life even more...
Thank You
Haha, it's a pleasure! Thank you for playing and I hope you continue to value life for a long time
Got the best ending, refuse to play again. Cried. I'm not playing any more even if you update it, I can't handle any more of this. Applause on the concept and execution, especially how the evil voice stops chiming in as you improve, but I don't think I would want to have sex with a mushroom and then eat it, even in a fictional world.
Saw that Manly posted a video about it on YouTube. When I saw the thumbnail and the title(and knew the genre, since Manly uploaded it), I immidiately knew that I had to play it, it was just my type. It got the best ending(6) on first try and almost cried(very rarely got to this point in games). Got all endings, even though I was a bit hesitant to 100% the game after the happy end. 10/10 game, placed on wishlist on Steam and will buy on the release day ❤️
What a wonderful comment! Thank you so much for playing and wishlisting! I'm so glad to hear you loved it and that it moved you. I hope you enjoy the full release when it comes out.
I got all Endings! this was an interesting visual novel hopefully I'll be able to play the full version soon!
Hey, that's awesome! Well done for getting them all!
hmm, saw a youtuber played this, so how i usually do, i wanted to not spoil myself and play the game myself, so i stopped the video. As i had to find out, the full version is steam only, which is a scummy company who´s buisness model of "buy but don´t own a game" i absolutely despise and therefore i boycott. the game looks interesting. Any chance to see it somewhere, where i can ACTUALLY buy it, like GOG?
Hi there! The full game isn't done yet, but it's coming soon! You can only play the demo for now (either here on on Steam) and/or wishlist the full game on Steam :)
Hope that helps!
Sorry to tell you this, every online game you buy is just a license that can be taken, even on gog. If the game shuts down you lose it nonetheless. Steam is one of the good game distribution companies since it fights back against unfair content like ads in the NBA game a couple years back.
do you think it would be released this summer? This fall? Or this winter? Also i'm curious on the price
Hi there!
The full game is coming Q4 2025. So just a few months more!
The price isn't final yet, but if you'd like even a rough estimation, it could be around $10.
thank you, i'm very glad on the estimated price too
Is that it for button?
Yup! Button's route is completely finished. You'll only get more content from the other two mushroom
🤍ALL ENDINGS🖤
Will there be an Android version?
It's part of our stretch goals, but not our main goal right now.