How to play Grow Up!
Game guide
Grow Up! is a clicker game. A brand new baby just arrived, and every tap gives them love. Love helps them grow, one birthday at a time, from a sleepy newborn all the way to a grown-up with a first real job.
The goal
Raise your baby from age 0 to age 21. Every birthday adds a photo and a milestone to the Baby Book, like first steps, the first day of school, a driver’s license and graduation. Once they are all grown up you can start the next generation.
How to play
- Name your baby and pick their skin, hair color and hair style. You can change these any time with Name & look.
- Tap the baby to give love (❤). The bar under the picture shows how close the next birthday is.
- Spend love on Helpers. They give love every second, even when you are not tapping. New helpers unlock as your kid gets older: Teddy Bear, Lullaby Mobile, Grandma, Family Puppy, Playground, Best Friend, Teacher, Coach, Garage Band, First Car, College and Dream Job.
- Buy Upgrades to make taps worth more or to make a helper twice as strong. A dot on the Upgrades tab means you can afford one.
- Pop the birthday balloons that float by. Each one gives a love shower, a growth spurt (7x love) or tickle time (10x taps).
The life stages
| Newborn | Birth |
|---|---|
| Baby | Age 1 |
| Toddler | Ages 2 to 3 |
| Preschooler | Ages 4 to 5 |
| Kid | Ages 6 to 8 |
| Big Kid | Ages 9 to 12 |
| Teen | Ages 13 to 15 |
| Older Teen | Ages 16 to 17 |
| Student | Ages 18 to 20 |
| Grown-up | Age 21 |
The next generation
When your kid turns 21, they can have a baby of their own. You start over with a newborn and no helpers, but every generation gives a bigger love bonus forever, so each baby grows up faster. Your whole family shows up in the Baby Book’s family tree.
Controls
| Click or tap | Give love |
|---|---|
| Space or Enter | Give love (after clicking the picture once) |
| x1, x10, Max | Choose how many helpers to buy at a time |
Tips
- Buy a few cheap helpers early. Love per second adds up fast.
- The Bedtime Story, Lucky Socks and Pep Talk upgrades make every tap also give part of your love per second, so tapping stays useful later on.
- Save balloons for when you have lots of helpers. A growth spurt is worth much more then.
- Helpers keep working while you are away, for up to 3 hours.
- The leaderboard counts years grown across all your generations.
Grow Up! is free to play in your browser on a computer, tablet or phone, with no download or sign-up. Your family is saved on your device.