<s>
Grow	B-Application
Home	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Reflections	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
named	O
B.U.D.	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
growing	O
a	O
plant	O
that	O
will	O
oxygenate	O
its	O
home	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
contains	O
procedural	B-General_Concept
animation	I-General_Concept
and	O
physics-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
movements	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grow	B-Application
Home	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
open	O
world	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Grow	B-Application
Up	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grow	B-Application
Home	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
named	O
B.U.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Grow	B-Application
Home	I-Application
began	O
development	O
as	O
an	O
experimental	O
project	O
created	O
by	O
an	O
eight-person	O
team	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Reflections	O
,	O
initially	O
being	O
launched	O
internally	O
for	O
the	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
testing	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
management	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
decided	O
to	O
officially	O
launch	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
Hitchhiker	O
’s	O
Guide	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
and	O
WALL-E	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grow	B-Application
Home	I-Application
has	O
a	O
minimalist	O
,	O
low	O
poly	O
graphical	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
procedural	B-General_Concept
animation	I-General_Concept
and	O
physics-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
objects	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
recommend	O
using	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
the	O
deepest	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
Ubisoft	O
titles	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Ubisoft	O
blog	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Grow	B-Application
Home	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
service	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
if	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
sold	O
enough	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
however	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donlan	O
wrote	O
that	O
Grow	B-Application
Home	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
rock-climbing	O
game	O
he	O
has	O
ever	O
played	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
initially	O
bewildering	O
"	O
controls	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
through	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
with	O
real	O
skill	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Spy	O
,	O
by	O
March	O
2016	O
around	O
300,000	O
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
alone	O
.	O
</s>
