Grow Home

Ubisoft / February 4, 2014 / Rated Unrated

Data last updated August 25, 2026

Released

2014

Publisher

Ubisoft Entertainment

Time to beat

~3 hrs

Community

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System Requirements (PC) ↓

Minimum:

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core2Duo E7300 @ 2.5 GHz or AMD Athlon II X2 240 @ 2.8 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTS 450 or AMD Radeon HD5670 (1024MB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
Additional Notes: Best played with a gamepad. originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS

Grow Home is a cartoon platformer from one of the subdivisions of the French publisher Ubisoft. The game tells the story of a robot named B.U.D., whose purpose is to grow a plant that can restore the atmosphere of the planet. Players along with the robot explore the open world driving B.U.D. in a whole or just parts of his body to overcome obstacles in his way.

The game was never meant to leave the Ubisoft, it is an internal development for the company's employees. But the game was so popular that it was decided to release it publicly.

The robot is controlled from a third-person perspective. Players can freely move around in the game world. The game allows to grow Star Shoots from the Star plant and use it as a platform to reach new areas and gain access to new locations and missions. Also, players can scan objects of flora and fauna, add, the received data are saved in the diary, stash found items in the backpack and use them if necessary.

Grow Home is an adventure platform video game developed by Ubisoft Reflections and published by Ubisoft. It was released for Microsoft Windows on February 4, 2015, and for PlayStation 4 on September 1, 2015. The game follows a robot named B.U.D., who is tasked with growing a plant that will oxygenate its home planet. Players explore an open world, moving B.U.D. and individually using each of its arms to climb and interact with objects.