
Release
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Critic score
78/100
Platform families
4
Editorial overview
What it is
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?
The premise
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.
More like this
Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game Studios
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
First person · Third person
Themes
Action · Survival
Languages
17 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Dev Diary
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Story Trailer
Trailer
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Beyond this game
One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Xbox Series X|S
Gen 9

PlayStation 4
Gen 8

PC (Microsoft Windows)

PlayStation 5
Gen 9

Xbox One
Gen 8

Nintendo Switch
Gen 8