GrowBud

GrowBud is a desktop cannabis cultivation companion that runs alongside your other activities. You grow and collect more than 20 cannabis strains, develop their genetics and manage grow houses while working, studying or gaming. Plants grow faster when you are focused in other applications, and they do not suffer if you leave them unattended.

Grow and master strains

Each strain has a stylised visual personality and unique growing requirements. Plants pass through vegetative, pre-flowering, flowering, harvest and recovery stages. You level up individual strains through five mastery levels, unlock genetic research and work toward producing 6-star buds that earn Golden Status.

Gene expressions let you customise strain characteristics, enhance traits and unlock different playstyles. You can also buy temporary care buffs from the Vending Machine to improve plant health, growth speed or other attributes, and find hidden items that provide special bonuses.

Orders and challenges

Fulfilling orders for the local dispensary, premium buyers and rush requests earns gold, unlocks strains and grants rewards. Two challenge paths progress at the same time: The Grow Club, led by Sage, focuses on quality and craft, while The Bud Club, with Blaze, focuses on efficiency and yield. Completing challenges in both clubs unlocks more content.

Encounters and minigames

During transitions between growth stages, you may encounter games of chance: coin toss, dice roll, cup shuffle and rock-paper-scissors. Each growth stage also has a chance of triggering a random care event that can help or hinder your harvest, with stranger events appearing as you progress.

Club minigames include the Wheel of Fortune, which offers mysterious prizes, Blackjack and the Crane Game, where you can unlock customisation options.

Grow houses and collection

You start with two sheds and can expand to manage multiple grow houses at once. Customise each space with themes and decorations, and arrange jars on your shelf to display your mastered strains. Seasonal holiday content adds decorations throughout the year.

A desktop companion

You can run GrowBud as a configurable sidebar anchored to either side of a screen, adjust it to up to half the display width, or use a full-screen view. It supports multiple monitors, always-on-top mode and flexible positioning, with grow houses arranged in a scrolling stack that continues to progress while you focus on other tasks.

Check in briefly to advance stages or adjust plant parameters, then return to your other activities. You can engage with challenges, orders, minigames and customisation, or simply tend your plants; you choose how much to take on.