Grounded

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  • Summary: The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place especially when you have been shrunken to the size of an ant. Explore, build, and survive together in this cooperative survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place especially when you have been shrunken to the size of an ant. Explore, build, and survive together in this cooperative survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
    - Reactive World and Insect Life -
    Explore this immersive and persistent world, where the insect life reacts to your actions.

    - Base Building and Crafting -
    Shelter and tools are critical to your survival. Build epic bases to protect you and your stuff from the insects and the elements. Craft weapons, tools, and armor, allowing you to better fight, explore and survive.

    - Online Co-op -
    You can face the backyard alone or together, online, with up to three friends - it is your choice.

    - Campaign -
    Uncover the secrets lurking in the shadows of Grounded as you freely explore the backyard and progress through its mysterious story.    … Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. TheGamer
    May 14, 2024
    90
    Though it finished with a thud, Grounded still stands with the greats of the genre, like Subnautica or The Forest. It just oozes confidence in its theme, and successfully pulls off the feeling of wonder Honey I Shrunk The Kids gave me when I first saw it almost 30 years ago.
  2. Windows Central
    Sep 26, 2022
    90
    Grounded concluded its early access tenure with one final update to pull everything together and add hours of fresh new content, resulting in one of the best games of 2022. Grounded is bound to inspire other titles in the survival genre for years to come.
  3. TheXboxHub
    Oct 11, 2022
    90
    Like an ant, punching above its weight is the best way to describe Grounded. In many regards, this is the little game that could.
  4. LevelUp
    Sep 27, 2022
    80
    Grounded has great ideas and delivers a truly entertaining experience. It is one of those games that are made for you to start a game and get lost for hours while you get resources, improve your tools and build the best base of all together with your friends. What started as a small and crazy idea evolved into an exceptional survival that shines with great strength.
  5. Worth Playing
    Dec 1, 2022
    80
    Ultimately, how much you enjoy Grounded is going to depend on how you play and if you choose to enable any of the customization options. In the default state, if you're looking to adventure through the story, you'll have a fun time, but Grounded is at its best when played as a survival sim. Focus on exploring the world, and let the story happen in the background. It may be a slower pace, but it's also more rewarding.
  6. INVEN
    Oct 2, 2022
    80
    Grounded changed the ordinary backyard into an intense place where you can't see what's coming next by simply adding a concept of shrunk kids. The sandbox game with survival and variety of crafting elements is always fun whether you are playing alone or with friends.
  7. GamesRadar+
    Sep 26, 2022
    70
    Grounded has always been a solid idea on paper, but Obsidian brings that potential to full fruition for launch, delivering on the thrills and fun of its brilliantly Spielbergian conceit.

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  1. Positive: 73 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 85
  3. Negative: 12 out of 85
  1. Ghost0ps
    Sep 29, 2022
    10
    Grounded is an embodiment of what the triple AAA industry is lacking. Pure Creativity. Obsidian have successfully blended their renown RPGGrounded is an embodiment of what the triple AAA industry is lacking. Pure Creativity. Obsidian have successfully blended their renown RPG formula into a Subnautica-Esque survival game. It continues their legacy of excellent story tellers, as Grounded's charming story keeps me engrossed throughout and always has me thinking "What'll happen next?".

    But, where the game truly shines is it's unique setting. Grounded wouldn't be the same without this endearing sandbox. The backyard stands tall among all the other open worlds out there. The setting is booming with originality and imagination. It's clear the developers created this space with love. The world building and variety of environments makes exploring it a must. No matter what way you go, you'll always stumble upon something to do. Whether that be explore a hole in the soil, a lab filled with robots or simply question how a baseball ended up stuck in the soil. All of it adds to the incredibly designed world of the backyard.

    However, shying away from the whimsical and captivating side of the backyard, Grounded quickly becomes a fight for survival. As you trek across, bug infested terrain fearing what's around that blade of grass. Frightening, yet playful. Obsidian, cleverly, juxtaposes these two sides of the backyard. Making the space never feel old. The combat in grounded is also surprisingly more fleshed out than other survival games. Grounded includes a parry system that rewards players from blocking perfectly. It also becomes more tactical than expected, as you find yourself fighting off hordes of insects.

    A game that truly stands out from the rest, and undoubtedly flourishes in that pursuit.    … Expand
  2. Bacibic610
    Sep 4, 2023
    10
    Bien bien optimizado, gran trabajo de Obsidian! La historia y su trasfondo son son geniales, jugablemente es adictivo y bastante difícil loBien bien optimizado, gran trabajo de Obsidian! La historia y su trasfondo son son geniales, jugablemente es adictivo y bastante difícil lo que lo hace perfecto para su genero, gráficamente muy bien logrado, buenisimas mecánicas!… Expand
  4. FabricioNery
    Sep 29, 2022
    10
    Jogo fantástico, com um mundo rico de fauna e flora de forma formidável. Com diversos biomas e inúmeras possibilidades de construção.
  5. JoseMurrieta16
    Oct 5, 2022
    10
    One of the Best Games of the year, the world is beautiful, the enemies are great
  6. RiverMoss
    Jan 27, 2023
    9
    Original and fun! Vibrant and beautiful, while at times terrifying and stressful! Great for family co-op. Survival mechanics can be tuned toOriginal and fun! Vibrant and beautiful, while at times terrifying and stressful! Great for family co-op. Survival mechanics can be tuned to your liking, creating a custom experience ranging from completely casual to grueling.… Expand
  7. Kyletrextin
    Oct 15, 2022
    9
    Grounded is incredibly fun with friends and very exhilarating when playing solo and fighting the game’s enemies is nerve racking. It’s nearGrounded is incredibly fun with friends and very exhilarating when playing solo and fighting the game’s enemies is nerve racking. It’s near perfect but lacks some polish and has minor bugs (no pun intended) that drop it to a nine. I would highly recommend giving this game a go, especially if you can bring some friends along with you. It’s a unique experience that breathes fresh air into anyone’s gaming library. Definitely a must try!… Expand
  8. GameforGamers
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    this was so boring, it's probably the worst survival type of game i ever played, i do not recommend it at all.

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