Grounded

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  • Summary: 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 ofThe 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?… Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. GamersRD
    Sep 30, 2022
    93
    Grounded is a different formula in the survival game genre that stands out for its nature. It is not different from its other relatives, but it does have that touch of continuity (a bit monotonous) that will give us several hours of play.
  2. PC Gamer
    Sep 26, 2022
    90
    Grounded is a delightfully creative and occasionally terrifying survival sandbox.
  3. IGN France
    Oct 2, 2022
    90
    Obsidian has done a great job at all levels - universe, exploration, combat, construction, survival - for this beautiful and original survival game, just a little more balancing and it will be perfect.
  4. Checkpoint Gaming
    Sep 26, 2022
    80
    Featuring a fun and slightly silly setting for this genre, Grounded comfortably provides the basics that allow it to create an engrossing and at times horrifying survival experience. Add a good amount of worldbuilding and a narrative that compliments the gameplay nicely and you have a cooperative experience well worth your time, even if a few bugs (and not the good kind!) have stuck around throughout its pre-release period.
  5. The Enemy
    Oct 12, 2022
    80
    Grounded can easily be ranked as one of the best survival games in recent years. Even with its an uninteresting story, facing the breathtaking backyard world is delightful, especially because of its creativity and surprisingly frightening elements.
  6. Eurogamer Italy
    Sep 29, 2022
    80
    Grounded is a great little adventure capable of entertaining for many hours, as long as you don't suffer from arachnophobia. The whole crafting and survival structure works, a little less the limited combat system, but the general experience manages to give truly unique moments.
  7. Het Nieuwsblad
    Oct 27, 2022
    60
    You are catapulted from the top of the food chain to the bottom, and giant ants and spiders simply look horrifying. Although in "Grounded" it does not result in horror, but in an exciting and smoothly playing adventure game in which, thanks to your ingenuity, you must survive long enough to figure out how to get big again.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 38
  3. Negative: 6 out of 38
  1. KojimaWithXbox
    Oct 3, 2022
    10
    An absolute banger of a game, didn't expect the full release to be this much better than the early access, obsidian has done a phenomenal jobAn absolute banger of a game, didn't expect the full release to be this much better than the early access, obsidian has done a phenomenal job again with a completely new different game than they used to. it's so fun and addictive and the survival is super fun unlike other games where it gets redious.… Expand
  2. Ozzane
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    A fantastic co-op survival game. It mixes some of the best parts of Minecraft with a few RPG elements with a Honey I Shrunk the Kids vibe. ItA fantastic co-op survival game. It mixes some of the best parts of Minecraft with a few RPG elements with a Honey I Shrunk the Kids vibe. It is easily accessible by adults and kids alike. This game is truly worth playing.… Expand
  4. madebyluque
    Sep 30, 2022
    10
    This is the best game Xbox released in this gen up to now.

    Art is pretty cool and insects work as they intended. As a biologist, it pleases    This is the best game Xbox released in this gen up to now.

    Art is pretty cool and insects work as they intended. As a biologist, it pleases me to see how they paid attention to minimum details. Love it!    … Expand
  5. Bavari-90
    Sep 28, 2022
    10
    While the premise of the game is simple but the core execution of Grounded is remarkable, Obsidian Entertainment once again delivers one ofWhile the premise of the game is simple but the core execution of Grounded is remarkable, Obsidian Entertainment once again delivers one of the most charming, beautiful, funny and most of all fun survival games ever made...the music, the sound design and the voice acting are fantastic...even after hours and hours of playing this game I'm barely scratching the surface of this thing, the mixture of survival and role play that Obsidian Entertainment is known for is working really well...a must play for every survival fans,I can't recommend this game enough.… Expand
  6. scott_324
    Oct 3, 2022
    9
    I don't normally get hooked into games much anymore but this one is really fun! Lots of sruff to do like exploring, seeing and experiencingI don't normally get hooked into games much anymore but this one is really fun! Lots of sruff to do like exploring, seeing and experiencing new areas and critters, and crafting. A few things could be fixed or improved and hopefully will be but this is a solid release overall.… Expand
  7. Narga
    Nov 6, 2022
    8
    Very enjoyable game if you are curious, like to explore and are not affraid of little (and big) spiders ;o)
  8. Pockeey
    Jan 30, 2023
    0
    Another uninspired survival game for PC & Console and I wouldn’t be surprised if a bunch of Devs quit!

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