Grounded
"The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant."
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 for Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S by Obsidian Entertainment, published by Xbox Game Studios. Rated C by CERO, 12 by PEGI. About 48.5 hours to beat, 100 hours for everything. 4-player online co-op.
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.
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