Growing Up
- Developer
- Vile Monarch
- Publisher
- Vile Monarch
- Released
- 14 October 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £12.79
Platforms: PC
Genres: simulator , strategy , indie , arcade , visual novel
This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?
Best gaming PC for Growing Up in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Growing Up today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Vile Monarch on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 (SP1) / Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz Intel or equivilent AMD family | 1.2 GHz Intel or equivilent AMD family |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | DirectX 10 compatible GPU | DirectX 10 compatible GPU |
| Storage | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| DirectX | 10 | 10 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Growing Up?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 1.2 GHz Intel and your GPU is at or above DirectX 10 compatible GPU, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.