About This Demo

GrowBud - your bud-growing buddy that keeps you company while you work. Grow and master authentic cannabis strains, progress through grow clubs to unlock equipment advancements and customise your cultivation experience with multiple layers of short to long-term depth and progression.

What's Included in This Demo

6 Experimental Strain Variants

Cultivate 6 one-of-a-kind experimental variants based on real-world cannabis strains. These perennial plants cycle continuously from vegetative growth through flowering, harvest, and back to vegetative growth. Harvest quality buds to earn gold and complete each strain's mastery to the end of level 2 of 5, unlocking more research, rewards and gene expressions.

Club Introduction (Level 1 Only)

Get started with both The Grow Club (knowledge & craft) and The Bud Club (efficiency & yield). Complete level 1 challenges and unlock club rewards - this demo covers the first level of each club's progression.

Core Gene Expressions

Experiment with 8 strategic genetic modifiers to alter strain characteristics and enhance growth. Configure your grow environment and let your plants develop while you focus on other tasks - check back periodically to advance growth stages.

Strain Collection

Hibernate and revive strains between available grow houses, with hibernated plants displayed as a collection of jars in your strain library. Build your collection as you experiment with different variants and progression paths.

Grow House Customisation

Get a small taste of the grow house customisation system with colour variations, light and plant container options.

Full Desktop Companion Experience

Complete desktop companion functionality included: sits alongside your work, multi-monitor support, always-on-top toggle, and left/right anchoring. Grow while you work with seamless integration into your daily routine.

Demo vs. Full Game

This demo includes:

• 6 strains (vs. 50+ in full game)

• Level 1 of both clubs (vs. full progression system) with 10 challenges to complete

• 8 attainable gene expressions (vs. complete expression library)

• Strain levelling to the end of level 2 (of 5)

• Strain hibernation and library collection features

• Complete grow cycles with infinite replay potential

• Basic grow house cosmetic customisation

Full game includes: Grow house customisation, equipment upgrades, consumables, all gene expressions, achievements, additional challenges, full strain mastery, and many more strains.

Save Progress: We're working to ensure your demo progress can transfer to the full game - stay tuned for updates!

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Mature Content

Simulates cannabis cultivation for educational purposes. Designed for adult audiences.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

GrowBud is a cannabis cultivation simulation designed for adult audiences. Players grow virtual cannabis plants while learning about authentic strain gaenetics, growing techniques, and plant biology. The game presents cannabis cultivation from an educational and horticultural perspective.

The game includes:
- Simulation of cannabis plant cultivation from seed to harvest
- Educational information about real cannabis strain characteristics
- References to therapeutic applications of CBD strains within gameplay challenges
- Economic simulation involving the sale of harvested virtual crops

No explicit drug use is depicted or encouraged. The game focuses on the agricultural and scientific aspects of plant cultivation rather than consumption. All content is presented within an educational simulation framework appropriate for adult audiences interested in horticulture and plant biology.