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Games Like Growing Pains

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Growing pains is a fast and furious platformer which gives the genre a shake up with psychedelic graphics, a thumping soundtrack and an ingenious twist. The "Vessel" continually grows and expands leaving you in a permanent race to escape the area before you find your butt wedged in a tight spot.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 73% — of 30 reviews
Released: 2014-05-28
Developer: Smudged Cat Games Ltd
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 12 min
Mean playtime: 9.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 30%

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