Growth

Growth is a cozy, hexagonal-grid based soft-strategy puzzle game where you explore and populate a procedurally generated world by sending animals to new areas and overcoming obstacles.

Core Concept

You start with a barren landscape and a small group of animals, each with unique abilities. The goal is to expand your territory by moving animals to connect clusters of wildlife, claim new points of interest, and transform barren land into fertile forests, meadows, and other biomes. The game blends relaxed exploration with strategic planning, as you must choose where to send your animals to maximize progress while managing limited resources.

Gameplay Loop

Map Exploration: Navigate a randomly generated hex grid map, encountering mountains, rivers, and other obstacles.

Animal Abilities: Use the unique skills of each animal (e.g., digging, climbing, flying) to overcome terrain challenges.

Points of Interest: Discover special locations that reward you with new animals or unique creatures (like eagles or bats) that can unlock hidden tiles or clear obstacles.

Progression: As you expand, you unlock new animal types, increasing your problem-solving toolkit.

End Goal: In some runs, you must locate and “quell” a hidden volcano before running out of animals