Grow a Girlfriend

WOW that was great!  I am sure I will forget some of the things I want to write, but wow that was a great game!

The art is beautiful and also very cute! 

I really liked the  inner-thoughts-narrator! It was hilarious! 

After trying to get to all the different endings, I could not help but to get more and more attached to the MC and Button.  It got me very emotional.  A mushroom life is way too short! WHYYYYYY!?!?!?

The story was really a fun ride, but quite emotional, or even dark at time! Silly-FUN and Drama all packed in one incredible bundle! Some parts of the story went fairly deep in reflexion about our world/existence.

I was wondering if the MC will ever be able to order other sentient Mushrooms???? Regardless, I am very curious about what you will do next! Keep up the good work!!!!

Shit fucked me UP. But in a good way. Seriously, I had not anticipated this to be as deep as it was. To touch on so many themes as it did. For it to be a commentary on, among many others, knowing when to let go, the grim realities of struggles in relationships among people impacted by mental health issues, a beautiful mirror to how you treat yourself, etc etc. All in all, as ashamed as I am to admit that now, I HUGELY underestimated this, and those low expectation were quite literally blown out of the park

how can i play this ive downloaded it 4 times but i cant play it!?

Um so hi i'm pretty sure my comment got deleted it do you know how to bring it back? no worries if you can thank you if you can't no worries

is the mc cannon name finn

Hey Trubluls, I was just wondering how the game was going since your last update. I hope it's going great, and don't feel bad if you need more time, working on games can take some time, especially with such a unique plot.

hey can you help me with this please I just tried to download it but it won’t so I clicked won’t download I enabled it and this time it won’t download I tried anything so can you please fix it I want to play the game so badly it’s looks amazing and fun

I have a question, does the boy/mc have a real canon name? ( Asking because he's cute and have a crush on him>< )

Just got ending six. ;-; I'm crying so much ;-; ;-; ;-; ;-; ;-; ;-; ;-;

Why can´t you call yourself Button? It would be great when all Characters are  called Button 

(also great Game, love it)

I BEEN CRYING FOR AN HOUR CAUSE OF BUTTON BUT I love this game is so good am definitely looking forward to the full game to come and fully supporting you guys!!! Goo job ('w')/

I loved this game so much, especially the last two endings, it was all so emotional and I was able to relate to both Button and the mc on such a deep Level. I'm so excited for the upcoming update and I am more than willing to pay for the new features! Keep your work up!!<3

As A Person who believes every creature can have a Happy Ending.... And as a Big Flowers lover i gotta say......can i sell my Soul for her to Stay and Extra day

This is probably your reaction to what i said

bruhhhh how do you even play it I downloaded it but how do I play it please respond. :

ty i love it

Here a tip: disable the back feature, i did end 9 easier from using the back tool, and like if you want another death ending, have opitions where it dosent auto give an ending and when your in buttons personality, on day 3, maybe an ending could be button discovered y/ns body and like she also ends herself and it like ending 10: Till death do us part. the name could make sense especially if you socialized with button.

I started playing after seeing LaurenZside's video! Loved It soo much! I love your art, and wish that there was a way to keep Button alive. Overall, cutest game I've played!!

I'd love an Android version!

it won't run what do I do

I don't even know what to say... The game is exciting! But it's a pity that it's so small(

I'm really looking forward to new versions!

I love this game sm but fr id die to see what the other mushrooms look like when you get the truffled mind ending🙏🙏🙏

Please please please please please please please make a secret ending where she gets to live and be happy however that may be :(((

OMGOODNESS This game was sooooo good especially for this being your first game you've made. Thank you for making this. It really brings out your emotions and you get attached. Spoiler btw. I really wish she didn't have to die but overall loved the story. I know you probably won't do this, but can you make an ending where she can live longer, not forever obviously, but maybe he finds a way to add a few more days or even a week to her lifespan so they can have more time together. It could be a secret ending or something. But its ok if you don't add it. Anyways thank you again for this game, and please make more. I'm now following you to keep up to date with your posts. Love your art too btw. 

Came from LaurenZSide's playing of this, reminds me of Mushroom Musume!

There's something really interesting with the theme of literally growing a person! Or maybe that's just a raising sim.

Probably gonna bookmark this and try it later. The warnings are making me wary though~! Cool idea!

Hi! It's notorious the effort and love put on this work! Story, art and music were all lovely. Now...

SPOILER ALERT

(like seriously, this might be heavy spoiler, please don't continue if you haven't completed the game yet)

When I was missing the last two endings, I thought there could be an ending where Button lived a bit longer at the price of not going to the beach and maybe having a more boring life (I thought ending 6 suggested some sort of hint with how salty the last meal was). But anyways, the last two endings are very good. In fact, in my opinion, they were even necessary, as they expand on the story's message, which leads me to the next point.

I really liked how the game in general not only dealt with death, existential dread and depression in a realistic and relatable way, but also showed how the characters handled with them differently depending on the choices: whether they tried their best to live as happy as they could despite their inner struggles, or they couldn't overcome the dread and felt miserable. It's very interesting how Button seems to kind of have understood death and its consequences even before really mentioning it to her, though depending on her perspective about it (influenced by the player) she decided to live happily even if it wasn't going to be for very long... or not.

I gotta admit when the protagonist talks about death it was way too relatable with my own experience. Even the "it would be cool to be immortal" part. I thought I was weird for thinking that, but it seems that may be a more common idea than I thought.

I tend not to cry often for stories, but I contributed a bit (ton) to the tears bucket this time, hehe. Speaking for myself (and for many others, I guess) that's certainly a sign that everyone who developed the game made a very good job with character development, and the smooth and deep treatment of serious topics.

Again, thank you very much for such a wonderful experience :'D

NOTE: By the way, I don't know if my deleted comment appears there, but it happened that my clumsy hands pressed some weird combination and it was sent before finishing lol. As a side note, the guys behind Meet n' Eat gotta be breaking human rights as a sport, man...

This is so well done!!! Great job to everyone who worked on this! I really adore how well dynamic audio is utilized here! <3

My criticism is that when music loops back, the music stopped for a split second. I recommend to change the mp3 files to ogg as it makes looping seamless.

What a lovely experience! (Here's your obligatory spoiler warning).

Ok, where to start...                                                                                                   I would like to give you a congratulations on nailing the story and presentation of the game. Most of the time, these types of games feel cheesy or Game Jam-like. However this time around, it felt more "real?". I'm not sure if it's the characterization or if the light-hearted absurdity but the game made me empathize with the characters in a way that I did not expect. It's not groundbreaking, just sweet.

It's always so enjoyable to see people push simple premises to their limits. It goes to show that sometimes all you need is a good creative direction. I can easily see ways it could be expanded upon. I'm sure many people would love to see even more of your signature creativity.

Button was quite relatable to me for better and worse. I believe her people pleaser personality meshed well with her own occasional bouts of self autonomy, the likes of which isn't commonly different than my own. She knows her boundaries and yet still tries to keep close to "Finn" whenever possible, making the most out of her life even if others aren't willing to do it for her. Bad End 8 however, also displays how such attributes could be pushed to the extreme. The way she selectively ignores the world around her in order to feed her own negative thoughts unfortunately feels oddly familiar. I'm not nearly going to dissect "Finn" that hard. Personally I feel like he speaks for himself.

Anyways, congratulations on telling a strangely demented yet endearing story. I still wonder however how to actually get the tenth ending though...

Spoilers alert!

Hi, I  just wanted to say that this game is so awesome and cute! I loved all the interactions between the mc and button,  I especially liked it when in the bad route, even if for a brief moment, the thoughts and choices were switched to button, very clever! I hope you can expand this game/idea in some ways, either by adding more endings, making a sequel or making a completely new game based on this! Either way,  I had a great time playing this, felt all sorts of emotions, it was fantastic!

Do you plan on updating the game or making a sequel?

Good job man! You know its a great game when it makes you feel like never before in a video game. Also I kinda want more even tho there's a lot of content.

The ending 8 and 9 route is so interesting cuz of the way her attitude changes from happy to dismissive to miserable. Attitude shifts are so interesting, and you did it right. Excellent game!

i know this sounds crazy but you should totally make merch!! im like hyperfixating on this and i need some stuff :3 maybe a plushie or something small like posters or stickers!!! awesome game<3

RANT AND SPOILERS!!

play the game if you hadnt yet. its much more better to actually experience it rather then reading!

honestly it felt a bit cheating with the fact that I had to watch a video to get two last endings lmao but like damn. when i played this game, I only got light-hearted endings before this and only expected that. I was entirely expecting just that. Wholesome content, silly, a bit dark (like End 7, shocked me but wasnt that surprising) but mostly very very comedic. but End 8 and End 9 is like HOLY SHIT. WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT. IM SO SORRY???

(its so immersive too!!)

 Like, its just so terrible and so depressing. Like the fact that Button wants to die and is begging MC to genuinely kill her is just uncomfortable. especially with how desparate MC is for her to live. and the other parts were she gets more dismissive, were shes more anxious, how she tries to not be a burden to MC and the fact that shes so uncertain about herself after the discussion about life and death is just so realistic. i feel so sorry for both Button and MC cause I entirely relate to how MC is. Anti-social, self-depricating, and overthinking. and I understand Buttons pain for it all to end sooner. The fact MC doesnt want her to go, how button wishes tomorrow doesnt end, how Button snaps and how she tells MC she hates him because of how selfish he is for wanting her to live. Its all a terrifying situation were both decisions are not ideal at all. Its so dark, so overwhelming, and it all ends with MC having to deal being by himself or buying a new one and entirely depending on them to make him feel happy again.

It is such a creative and cute game, and the way its protrayed such dark topics are pretty accurate. It also doesnt take much time! (talking about storylines with tons of dialogue) Others take hours, while this takes an hour at best (to get all endings). and its not even hard to know which ones to get. (I was pretty surprised when I already got 7 endings, all in order. It usually takes a while for me to get those, and I often just give up because it takes too long and I dont have alot of time for those.)

ANYWAY, SO GOOD! DEFINITELY A FOLLOW FROM ME!! I WOULD DEFINITELY PLAY ALOT MORE GAMES FROM YOU!

Side note: the messages who berate MC certainly become less and less when Button is around and it only appears when you make Button distressed. (from what i remember playing the game)

oops. i rambled a bit too much, but that just shows how i love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the first game I downloaded on itch.io platform. I played  and eventually collected all the endings . Before playing this game, I had no idea about the possible plot. At first, I thought it was a game healing our mentality❤️‍🩹. However I didn't know it could  be a depressing story . Overall, it was a type of game I had never  tried and particularly astonished  and impressed me . A special experience 

https://www.tiktok.com/@draugrnaut/video/7313003731929386271

I loved this game, she was cute as a button and the guy reminds me alot of myself irl.  

Some moments choked me up.