Growth Spurt: A Meandering Intermission into the Afterhours of a Miscalculation
A downloadable odyssey for Windows and macOS
A faux pas at the Middle School dance reverts Nour back to their primordial state and sends them on a one-night maximalist transformative journey. Flop, slide, leap, and rocket around the city filled with zany future friends and mysterious architectures. Play eclectic mini-games where you will discover whether surgery can be joyful, if aliens have feelings, and how to deal with a bad boss.
Controls:
- Power Button to turn on your computer.
- Open your Eyes to see the game.
- Double Click to open the .exe .
- Open your Heart
Credits:
- biagicalicchia
- HanwenXuMame
- hatimb00
- Isabelle Smith
- Nichole Shinn
- Several assets borrowed or bought from the Unity Asset Store, other video games, and other media. You can find a list of those assets here.
If you've encountered any bugs you want to make us aware of, let us know here.
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Development log
- Small Update and a Thank You!1 day ago
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I LOVE THIS GAME THANK YOU FOR BLESSING MY SOUL!!!
Absolute all-timer execution for a boss fight. Lovely creation and a huge inspiration!
Inspiring creativity and execution
this game was so wonderful
that was beautiful ngl, very relatable. this was my mother's favorite. its like if warioware and paper mario had a baby and exclusively fed the baby gummy worms and soda. amazing.
This was honestly just a delightful game. It kind of felt like it just did whatever it wanted, but it really worked. From the final boss (which was truly fantastic) to the big open world with all the characters in it, to all of the other segments, to even the artstyle, it has a truly fantastic energy to it. Made my night playing it.
Does anyone have any tips on how to use the scanner? I'm stuck in the first part of the museum and don't know what I'm supposed to do!
Thanks :
In the first room up the stairs after you get the scanner, use 'E' to interact with the paintings. A particularly flashy one should also have some visible effect on the scanner. You can also look at everything with 'E', which also works well and has some worthwhile dialogue.
thank you! I'll give it another shot. I must have been standing in the wrong place when trying to interact with the paintings
Loved the big open hub world and all the funky characters! the philosophical captcha's during the final boss gave me a good chuckle
delightfully maximalist! my brain is so scratched
Your download button totally freaked me out for a second!
SHIT WAS DOPE
I like the art style, and there was one particulary odd bridge that particularyily peaked my interest. The irregular but soothing angles tickled a part of me that ididnt even know existed. Thank you very much to the team behind this game( I love you guys ;) )
THIS WAS SO AWESOME
This Looks Cool
I Can't Get it Tho
Very grood gam
im now certified surgeon! thank you for the adventure
OMG sooooooo cool!! Blown away by the art and the funky, funny, earnest tone <3
This is amazing. In every way possible. Great job ! The mix of real elements, stock photos and your own "Ultra ADHD-like" artstyle is fantastic !
Games like this bring me a lot of hope the sort of "punk" ethos in game development isn't dying out. Very much a readymade in every way I appreciate, and then some! Every part of this game is a highlight, though the boss fight was especially quite funny. Also glad to see that Beginner's Guide reference in the museum chapter lol.
this was a fun game but it also made me remember how no one cared for me during middle school so now i'm sad
this was delightful, very funny and creative. all the ways to move around, and the changes in interaction, felt so distinct and intentional. I liked how chill emotional reaffirmations were linked to the videogamey powers and transformations. the collage aesthetics pair nicely with like, taking stressful or relatable stuff ppl go through, and setting them next to each other in ways that make them strange, silly, and cute. great game, now I gotta lay down and be nice to myself...
I love slippin and sliding and complimenting strangers :') thank you for making this 💖
Played through the whole game and it was so good! Really enjoyed the story, and definitely want to continue exploring the hub world to see what else I can find (I mean, if someone put a lamp post, there might even be a labyrinth somewhere behind some walls...)
It's been amazing to see how far you've come from your initial creative challenge, congrats y'all!
(PS: It runs perfect on Steam Deck)
Thank you so much Alonso!!!
extremely charming, earnest and funny. loved the colorful character designs & animations, the minigames & their inspired music choices, the crush narrative. the visual design & voice feel super reminiscent of thecatamites, esp their "___ of the killer" games, but also stuff like sparkles & gems (resnijars), the pear game (niklasg), etc. the kind of game that makes you excited to make games. great job yall!
Thank you so much!! Dandelion was mentioned in one of our early brainstorming chats in terms of games we feel inspired by! <3
🥹 what an honor