Obsidian Entertainment

Grounded

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Explore, build and survive together in this first person, multiplayer, survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Released: 27 September 2022
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Engine: Unreal Engine 4
Perspective: First person · Third person
Age rating: PEGI 12 · ESRB T
Controller: Full controller support
Metacritic: 83/100
Steam recommendations: 75,250
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S · PlayStation 4 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Estimated owners: 2,000,000–5,000,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 78
Critic rating: 125
Ratings counted: 89.7%
Steam reviews: 45
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Grounded

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System requirements 4 GB RAM Download size 8.0 GB Steam Deck Verified Player counts 6,603

Grounded

The story

In Grounded, players are shrunken to the size of an ant and tasked with surviving in the unique micro-world of a suburban backyard. Players must gather, craft and build bases with everyday objects found within the yard, searching for life-saving resources and living alongside giant, peaceful insects while fighting to survive massive hostile inhabitants. Grounded provides a mix of environmental and narrative driven story telling. Set in a versatile, handcrafted sandbox structure it allows players to create their own experience from the ground up. Tasks that may seem approachable when human-sized become a challenge in this dangerous backyard landscape. This familiar yet fantastical world can be navigated solo or in four-person co-operative multiplayer, where players work together to complete missions or explore the intricately detailed world.

Grounded