Grow a Girlfriend Demo
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Whoops!
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.
Credits
🎨 Story/Art/Developer/Programmer/Lead: trubluIs
🕵️ Assistant Writing/Narrative Design/QA: onurubu
🎶 Music/QA: yaebafang
Download
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Development log
- Grow a Girlfriend Translations!15 days ago
- Grow a Girlfriend is on Steam, Trailer and New Demo35 days ago
- 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
- Grow a Girlfriend (GaG) Launch!Dec 01, 2023
Comments
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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.
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.
I really wonder, how exactly would Alice grow indoors? Amanitas are pretty much impossible to grow inside as they need hardwood trees to exist. I know it's a bit silly to ask this about mushroom girls...
Haha, don't worry - it's not silly!
Canonically, these are genetically engineered mushroom girls, and they have been modified in a way that makes them easy to grow in a typical mushroom starter kit.
makes sense makes sense!
Really liked the OST in this game, any chance it'll get released somewhere?
Not yet, but eventually yes! The musician is Yaebafang and they said they're planning to put it on a streaming service under their name.
Hey there, I just found this game from the recent Manly vid and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of writing.
It is interesting to take a somewhat silly premise and run with it, and I was surprised where I was able to suspend disbelief in the right areas to have the moments still feel meaningful. There is a few games that go for the 'looks cutesy but is actually dark' and overdo it but I think the opening text being a little grim set the tone right. The only sections that had me a little bit taken out was how blasé he was about killing her in some routes, like he has major trouble talking to strangers but is able to chop her head off easily?! Although I understand it kind of has to function this way for the premise. Also, I will say I was digging the music, there was no crazy tracks but I find music to be important and the tracks set a nice vibe for me. I will be awaiting the final release!
As I understand you have probably already finished the writing section for the full release but I would liked to maybe see a route that included the mc having some more growth, maybe in one of the routes where he had made some mistakes and could be able to learn and grow from them. There was a little bit of this stuff, particularly in end 8, where mc had a few moments of self-reflection towards the ending scene that I quite liked.
Of course, I understand that this was a very short game but you were able to hit the marks in terms of conveying some complex emotions in a very short time frame - this somewhat set my expectations high :)
All the best with your future development projects if you do decide to pursue making them.
P.S.
Always cool to see a fellow Manly fan, used to watch most all of his vids back in school ahaha.
Hi there
It was a pleasure to read and hear your thoughts on the overall experience, and I'm especially glad to hear you think I balanced the cute and dark aspects well.
I appreciate your enthusiasm for the full release! think you'll find that the mc goes through a lot more growth. Generally speaking, mistakes will be made (if you lead him down that path), there will be consequences, and you will have the opportunity to change or to continue as is.
Thanks for the good wishes and the detailed review, fellow Manly fan!
Hi, sorry if this is a bit random. I really admire your game — the style and mood are very close to something I’ve been slowly working on myself.
I’ve written a story and put together a basic version of a visual novel, but I’m very shy and unsure about it. Still, I thought maybe, if you're open to it, I could share the plot with you someday — no pressure at all.
Either way, thank you for making something so inspiring. It gave me a little push to keep going. 👉🏻👈🏻
What an honour to be called inspiring! Thank you for such a sweet message. I'm so happy have been a push for you to keep going.
Whatever you have right now, whether it's only notes or if you have the base renpy engine ready, why don't you send it to me and when I'm free I'll have a look and give you some advice? If you have the game in a playable state, assuming you're using Ren'py, you can send me the distribution in your email (If this is your first VN, you might not know what that is, but it's super quick and there are tons of YouTube tutorials to get you there).
If you have any questions about that, let me know. Otherwise, whenever you're ready to share your stuff, you can email me at true.blue.eyes@icloud.com.
Hopefully the other girls will make me cry as Button made me
Sadism unintended, but I hope so too :)
Hello there! Greetings from Brazil I’m Luiz Eduardo, an English teacher with a deep passion for games and languages.
I recently discovered your game, and it immediately stood out — it looks fantastic and full of potential. As a gamer and an English teacher from Brazil, I was truly excited by it!
If you're thinking about adding Brazilian Portuguese to your game, I’d love to help! Check out some of my work and ongoing projects here: https://www.notion.so/Teacher-Eduardo-s-Game-Localization-2005ffab6f748092b633e7a4b30faa9b
you're so lucky to be able to play i can't cuz im on laptop
i played the game on my laptop. worked totally fine... even though this thing is old as hell-
im actually so in love with this game. i think i already played it 5 times because its sooo cute and fun. tbh i look so often for anny updates or sneak peaks for the new update.
im so excited :3
Hi again, Emily! I'm so pleasantly surprised by your continued support and dedicated love for the game! I think you are the biggest fan of the game. You'll have more sneak-peeks to see soon, because the Steam page is almost ready to go live (hopefully in a week or so), containing plenty of new screenshots and a trailer! I really hope you like the new girls.
Your messages over these months bring me great joy, and I'd love to add you to the credits of the expanded game on Steam, if you'd like that too. If so, let me know how I should refer to you there :)
Thank you so much for these messages. Hope you are doing well!
aww your so cute that you actually remember me. im suprised by myself that this game is so deep i my thoughts.
the thought about the fact, that the game maybe gets released this year makes me sooo happy and excited. im so glad that i downloaded this game. im really in love with this game.
sure you can add me to the credits. tbh that sounds a bit too much for just a 13 year old girl (yup im 13) but sure you can put my name somewhere, i dont mind :) and ofc it would be okay if you dont do it or just forgett it .
im so happy that my messages bring you joy. that really makes me happy
no need to thank me. and i hope your doing well too :)
never give up on this game !!!!! it will be great and i bet a lot will love it <3333333
Sorry it took so long for me to respond! I was busy putting the game on Steam, and it's finally done.
When it comes to sending comments like you have, age doesn't really matter. You were still an important part of this development so I wanted to extend my thanks. You're now in the credits of the new demo :)
The game will be coming out this year, sometime in the last term of the year. Its age rating will be 16+ for the full game, which is a little unfortunate.
Regardless of when/if you ever play the full game, I'll always appreciate your encouragement.
hello
the steam page looks FANTASTIC. the trailer is sooooo good and makes me all excited.
im on the credits of the new demo? wow that makes me feel really special. i need to check that out later.
im so excited for the game. even though it will be 16+ i think my dad wont have annything against it. i mean he knows how in love i am with button. he even watched me playing the game and i gave him updates (even though he wasnt really interested lol). if i cant play the game i sure will watch the gameplay on yt (if there will be gameplay).
ill give you an update someday if im alowed to play the full game or not. i know i definitely will write a comment here again. i cant just forget the game yk?
if im not allowed and i found a gameplay i will write my opinion in a comment.
Never give up!!!
omgggggggg
my name is on the credits ahhhhhh. that makes me so happy thank you trubluls. it makes me feel really special.
thank you
btw i just played the game again and my galerie is now full. migt have been a glitch or something like that idk
guys are there new mushroom girls yet
Nearly! The new mushroom girls' routes are done - all that's left is for me to set up the Steam page (currently I'm waiting for Steamworks to approve that) and release the trailer and you'll be able to wishlist it :)
Thank you for your patience so far.
OMG IM SO EXCITED TYSM TRUBLULS 🤭🤭😍😍
really good game :)
Thank you for playing. I’m glad you liked it :)
Dude, this game was PEAK! MWUA! Got all the endings. :3 I just really wish there was one where she didn't have to dieeeee. Like some secret, really hard to get ending that somehow keeps her alive, but alas... 😭
"Peak" is high praise! Thank you for your lovely comment, and well done for 100%ing it too :)
interessant sehr sehr interessant
Aw, thank you for playing it all the way in Austria! I speak some German so I am excited to try watch your video.
*dotty
hi do you have an idea on what the the red sport mushroom girl looks like and the the one that lasts 1 day(that's kinda messed up to say)but pls tell me an idea
Hi
I can only show you one of character sketches that I've already made public. It's just a sketch, so the final version of her character is a secret for now. If you want to see the full designs, please look forward to the final game!
(Also the lifespans of the mushrooms have been altered in the final game so also look forward to that!)
OMG that is such a good game. i hope it will have an update soon mabey he buys buton again but she doesnt remembers him or a new mushroom? i hope the update will be there next year
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for playing and the suggestions. And nice username ;)
WOW that was great! I am sure I will forget some of the things I want to write, but wow that was a great game!
The art is beautiful and also very cute!
I really liked the inner-thoughts-narrator! It was hilarious!
After trying to get to all the different endings, I could not help but to get more and more attached to the MC and Button. It got me very emotional. A mushroom life is way too short! WHYYYYYY!?!?!?
The story was really a fun ride, but quite emotional, or even dark at time! Silly-FUN and Drama all packed in one incredible bundle! Some parts of the story went fairly deep in reflexion about our world/existence.
I was wondering if the MC will ever be able to order other sentient Mushrooms???? Regardless, I am very curious about what you will do next! Keep up the good work!!!!
What a lovely review! I'm glad you liked the narrator, the art, and the themes I wrote.
Yes, there will be two more mushrooms the MC can order - I am working on them right now, and will make an announcement when they are done. Hopefully just before the end of 2024!
Thank you for your interest, support, and for giving my game a chance. Your comment motivated me :)
Shit fucked me UP. But in a good way. Seriously, I had not anticipated this to be as deep as it was. To touch on so many themes as it did. For it to be a commentary on, among many others, knowing when to let go, the grim realities of struggles in relationships among people impacted by mental health issues, a beautiful mirror to how you treat yourself, etc etc. All in all, as ashamed as I am to admit that now, I HUGELY underestimated this, and those low expectation were quite literally blown out of the park
I'm elated that it exceeded your expectations and that you enjoyed the themes of the game! Thank you for playing :)
I NEED AN ANDRIOD VERSION😭
how can i play this ive downloaded it 4 times but i cant play it!?
Hi there! Here is a quick step-by-step guide to playing the game:
1) Download it on your computer. Note: Make sure if you have a Windows computer, you download the Windows file. If you have a Mac computer, download the mac file instead. You say you've downloaded it already, so you can skip this step if you downloaded the right one.
2) Go to the downloaded file. It should end with ".zip".
3) Right click on it and "extract" the files. This will create a new folder.
4) Open that new folder and look for the ".exe" file. That's the game! Just double-click it to play.
Good luck and hope this helps! If not, you can detail the problem and I can guide you from there.
anyways(PLEASE MAKE BUTTON LIVE LONGER) i will literally cry for her so many tears in the tear bucket like a whole gallon
Um so hi i'm pretty sure my comment got deleted it do you know how to bring it back? no worries if you can thank you if you can't no worries
Sadly it is not possible for me to do anything to recover comments that have been deleted. Thanks for playing the game and leaving a comment though!