Name: Grow Home

Publishers: Ubisoft Entertainment

Developers: Ubisoft, Ubisoft Reflections

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC

Released: 2014-02-04

Grow Home

OS: SteamOS / Ubuntu 14.04
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)
Storage: 1 GB available space
Additional Notes: Best played with a gamepad

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.