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
- Prologue Comic!Jun 25, 2024
- Small Update and a Thank You!Jun 19, 2024
Comments
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Such a funny and whimsical game! I enjoyed every second of it
wow this is good! almost as good as if AI created it!
I love how much this feels like it's paying attention to and responding to other weird games and treating them like the canon they are (to me). So much great video gamey slapstick and genuine sweetness and it all works so well, just makes me so happy.
thank u lily!! :)
i wonder if you have specific games that we might've been responding to that came to mind?
😤 It feels like it's bridging a gap between the satirical side of experimental games ie arcane kids + thecatamites and more sincere goofiness of undertaley chulipy fandomy games (idk what to call these) like smile for me or frog detective. Visually it's sort of between those two worlds as well with the collage style mixed with designed characters. Very cool because I often wish weirder games would have more defined characters / plot like that
aah a lot of these i now feel i need to check out! but yes, i think i get what you mean and a lot of those influences & ideas were definitely there, thank you for the thoughtful comment~
saur cute
cool gam
reposting from my review:
I wasn't expecting a silly surrealist indie game like this to be so positive and down to earth; everything about this just radiates a warm feeling that helps me to appreciate the good things in life and be mindful of what I have. I would love to see more from this game and more from your studio, and if this game stays as is and it's all that's made...that's more than enough in my eyes.
also im a nour fan for LIFE
SO GOOOODDDDD!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!
hemlo. It is very surprising how much I relate with this game in so random ways. Like all the crush thing and being a surgeon xd (I'm a just graduated physician). I have coding skills in unity so I would like to work in a project with u guys if that is possible owo
I thought this was great
I really like the way the dialogue works in the first chapter
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.
i one-hudndred percent agree with the vibe
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
you deserve a hug
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