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About Growth
Growth is a cozy, hex‑grid soft‑strategy puzzle game that challenges players to explore and populate procedurally generated maps. Each session presents a new layout of tiles, encouraging problem‑solving as you navigate obstacles and expand fertile soil.
Eight distinct animals provide unique abilities that unlock new pathways and help transform barren terrain into forests, meadows, and more. The game’s casual pace makes it suitable for quick breaks or longer, relaxed sessions.
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Campaign Mode
The single‑player Campaign mode generates maps randomly, offering a fresh puzzle each playthrough. Players must connect clusters of wildlife across the hex grid to claim new areas.
Progress is measured by how far you expand the landscape, with each successful expansion revealing additional tiles and new challenges to solve.
- Observe the shape of each generated map before placing animals to plan efficient routes.
- Compare early expansions with later ones to notice how tile variety affects difficulty.
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Animals and Abilities
Growth features eight different animals, each granting a unique ability that helps overcome specific obstacles such as mountains or rivers. These abilities expand your toolbox for exploring the map.
As you claim new clusters, additional wildlife may become available, sometimes including special animals that offer distinct strategic options.
- Try pairing animals whose abilities complement each other to clear complex terrain.
- Note which animals appear after certain expansions to plan future moves.
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Tile Types and Map Generation
The game includes nine different tile types, allowing for beautifully crafted maps that vary in appearance and navigational challenge. Tiles represent features such as fertile soil, mountains, and rivers.
Procedural generation ensures each map feels fresh, with tile placement influencing the strategies needed to connect wildlife clusters.
- Identify tile patterns early to anticipate where obstacles will appear.
- Compare maps from different sessions to see how tile variety changes the puzzle flow.
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Points of Interest Rewards
Claiming Points of Interest on the map grants rewards, which can include additional animals or, in some cases, special ones. These rewards encourage further exploration.
Rewards are tied to the act of expanding the landscape, making each new claim a potential source of new strategic options.
- Prioritize Points of Interest that are harder to reach to pursue their rewards.
- Track which rewards you receive to understand which animals are most beneficial.
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Platform Features
Growth supports full controller input, including DualShock and DualSense compatibility, and integrates Steam features such as Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing.
These platform features operate alongside the single‑player experience, with Steam Cloud and Family Sharing listed among the game's supported features.
- Steam Cloud is one of the game's supported Steam features.
- Experiment with different controllers to find the most comfortable input method.
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