SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Growing Pains

Growing Pains overview

Smudged Cat Games Ltd | May 28, 2014 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 03:10:44 UTC

IndiePlatformerSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)2,209
  • Revenue (VGI)$7,259
  • Review score76% positive

Growing Pains dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)2,209
  • Revenue (VGI)$7,259
  • Review score76% positive
  • Total reviews29
  • Release dateMay 28, 2014
  • DeveloperSmudged Cat Games Ltd
  • PublisherSmudged Cat Games Ltd

Genres: Indie

Company pages: Developer: Smudged Cat Games LtdPublisher: Smudged Cat Games Ltd

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directorySteam Store page

Game overview

Overview

Growing Pains comes from Smudged Cat Games Ltd and is published by Smudged Cat Games Ltd. It arrived on Steam on May 28, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Growing Pains's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 03:10:44 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 76% positive across 29 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Growing Pains is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumXPDual Core 2.0 GHz128 MB RAM128MB video RAM and at least Shader Model 2.055 MB available space
macOSMinimum10.9 Mavericks or newerDual Core 2.0 GHz1 GB RAMOpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)55 MB available space
LinuxMinimumglibc 2.17+, 32/64-bitDual Core 2.0 GHz1 GB RAMOpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)55 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Growing Pains has sold up to 2,209 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $7,259. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Growing Pains overview details

Growing Pains combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Growing pains is a fast and furious platformer which gives the genre a shake up with sleek graphics, a thumping soundtrack and an ingenious twist that you’ve never seen before. The "Vessel" which you control continually grows and expands leaving you in a permanent race to clear the area and escape before you get too big and find your butt wedged in a tight spot. Combine this with tight controls and levels crammed with devious traps and you've got a heart-pounding race guaranteed to leave you with sweaty palms and a sense of overwhelming satisfaction when you reach the goal. Growing Pains features 9 massive levels each with 3 difficulty levels that radically change how each level plays out. This is the kind of game that makes you want to show everyone your skills so all the leaderboards include replays, allowing you to compare high scores against your friends and the rest of the world. This is a game you can really grow into!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Growing Pains is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 03:10:44 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 76% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameGrowing Pains
Steam App ID291610
Typegame
Release dateMay 28, 2014
DeveloperSmudged Cat Games Ltd
PublisherSmudged Cat Games Ltd
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresIndie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 03:10:44 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews22
Negative reviews7
Total reviews29
Positive percent76%
Review typeMostly Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime7 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMay 28, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)16 June 2014 - 21:12:09 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 03:10:44 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 03:10:44 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 03:10:44 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Level 1 GoldNo description
Level 2 GoldNo description
Level 3 GoldNo description
Level 4 GoldNo description
Level 5 GoldNo description
Level 6 GoldNo description
Level 7 GoldNo description
Level 8 GoldNo description
Level 9 GoldNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/291610
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/291610/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/291610
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Growing Pains

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Growing Pains?

Growing Pains's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 03:10:44 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 0 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Growing Pains growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Growing Pains?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (66.7%), Canada (33.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (44.5%), Canada (17.8%), China (7.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (52%), Canada (20.4%), China (6.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.2%), Canada (15.6%), China (9.3%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Growing Pains?

Growing Pains currently sits at 76% positive across 29 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 22 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Growing Pains have?

Growing Pains currently has about 96 tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Growing Pains?

Growing Pains is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

76% positive, 22 positive, 7 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing

Achievements

9

Platform releases
  • Steam 28 May 2014

DLC and packages

Growing PainsBuy Growing Pains #40957$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: XP Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz Memory: 128 MB RAM Graphics: 128MB video RAM and at least Shader Model 2.0 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 55 MB available space

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