Following two years and over 10 million players in Xbox Game Preview/Early Access, the full release of Obsidian Entertainment’s Grounded is out now. Update 1.0 features 13 biomes, 44 creatures, and a host of new features such as new armor sets, weapons, additional achievements, and an all-new Upper Yard area. For the uninitiated, Grounded is a survival-adventure game where players are shrunk down in a suburban backyard. Players explore, build, and survive while encountering dangers and perils that come with suddenly being insect-sized. The backyard can be faced alone or together in online co-op with up to three friends.
Talking about Grounded’s journey, Mikey Dowling, Director of Communications, Obsidian Entertainment said “Grounded has been built alongside our community the entire way. Each update has improved the game mechanics, added new features, and expanded the yard based on feedback and suggestions that the community has shared with us. With every update, the community has been invited along the development journey of Grounded, and we are now celebrating together with our 1.0 release. And with any good celebration, the team behind Grounded has a few surprises in store for everyone.”
Grounded’s full story features 10 total minutes of pre-rendered cutscenes and hundreds of additional lines of dialogue. There are eight new creatures, three new bosses, five new armor sets, nine new weapons, new building materials, several new features, and nine new achievements including secret achievements tied to the story.
Anyone who played the game since the July 2020 Game Preview/Early Access release and are continuing with their saved games, all items, bases, recipes, and other unlocks will carry over into this new release. Milk Molar unlocks will be refunded to be reallocated due to new additions. Story quests and progression of the science labs will be reset and need to be progressed through again. Obsidian suggests starting a new game to experience the full and complete story.
Obsidian also announced that Grounded (Original Soundtrack – Year 2) is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services as of today. Both soundtracks are available as a bundle on the Grounded Steam page for $9.99. They can also be purchased with the game at a discounted price of $44.99
Grounded is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11, and Steam for $39.99. The game is also available with Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta).