Grounded

 PC
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 123 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 123
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 123
  3. Negative: 32 out of 123

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  1. Sanbarra
    Mar 8, 2023
    7
    Solid survival game - played solo

    Good: - Elaborate combat system, which is untypical for Survival but works well. - Great graphics that perfectly use the strengths of the UE4 with solid performance. - Varied biomes with lots of secrets and lots of resources that benefit the equipment system more than base building. - One of the best settings menus ever. You can customize a lot,    Solid survival game - played solo

    Good:
    - Elaborate combat system, which is untypical for Survival but works well.
    - Great graphics that perfectly use the strengths of the UE4 with solid performance.
    - Varied biomes with lots of secrets and lots of resources that benefit the equipment system more than base building.
    - One of the best settings menus ever. You can customize a lot, even the shape of the spiders if you have a phobia about them.
    - The moth is so incredibly cute.

    Average:
    - Story is predictable but ok for the genre. There's also some laughter and drama too. And Dramedy is the best mix in storytelling.
    - There are things like dungeons that are a bit reminiscent of Zelda. The first was very good, the 3-4 after that unfortunately not so much.
    - Resource system initially seems very strong and varied. Later, however, it seems artificial and not implemented in a meaningful way. A Subnautica can do that better!
    - Enemy variation is fine, but since the different strains of the same enemy type (e.g. ants) are very similar, the variation then weakens.

    Bad:
    - A little too much focus on combat
    - In the end, a lot is stretched and there are no real new opponents. You just get overwhelmed by more and more enemies.
    - Missed chance for mounts    … Expand
  2. leaveit
    Jun 1, 2023
    5
    Late, underdesigned, poorly balanced. Every aspect of the game shouts, "me, too!" from the art style that would be at home in Raft, the building system from the Forest and the story from a Disney movie, to the soundtrack which is nearly indistinguishable from Skyrim's at times. It makes very few interesting innovations for the genre, mostly in somewhat lightly-applied RPG mechanics thatLate, underdesigned, poorly balanced. Every aspect of the game shouts, "me, too!" from the art style that would be at home in Raft, the building system from the Forest and the story from a Disney movie, to the soundtrack which is nearly indistinguishable from Skyrim's at times. It makes very few interesting innovations for the genre, mostly in somewhat lightly-applied RPG mechanics that smack of Outer Worlds (set bonuses, perks, and so forth). Other than that it's pretty much the same, "make this item to go here to make this item to go here to make this item to go here" treadmill we've all played in the survival crafting genre for over a decade now. Notably, the game does not have a story by Chris Avellone about repairing a road or finding out that you were a tyrant in your past life so it doesn't have that going for it either. Obsidian, please go.… Expand
  3. Richard_dias
    Aug 14, 2023
    5
    What the heck... I swear you, if I didn't knew beforehand I would never believe that game was made by Obsidian, and I would have droped it at the begining if I was not playing with my sister (she liked it I don't know why). Beat the game with the good ending and such, and I will never play it again. I really hope Obsidian can go back to those good RPGS they made till some years ago.
  4. Taken_Hades
    May 19, 2023
    7
    -8/10 story
    -8/10 gameplay
    -9/10 environments
    -7/10 characters
    -6/10 music

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#67 Most Discussed PC Game of 2022

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    80
    If you're familiar with animated films like A Bug's Life, Antz or Ant Bully, you'll be no stranger to the game's setting. Plus, if you like the aforementioned films and would like to experience first-hand what it's like to survive in a world where a dandelion stalk is the size of a hundred-year-old lime tree, Grounded may be the game for you. [Issue#323]
  2. Vgames
    Dec 13, 2022
    90
    Please don't be fooled by the appearance and trailers for this game: It may have the appearance of a children's book, but its contents are more akin to Tolkien's The Silmarillion.
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  3. 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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