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Grounded

Grounded is an online, first-person, multiplayer survival game where players have been shrunk to the size of an ant and are forced to survive in a backyard. Not knowing how or why the player was shrunk, the story will unfold as players adventure in their backyard to uncover the secrets - while avoiding the new massive threats from all manner of insects, including ants and deadly spiders that will attempt to eat the player at every turn.

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Grounded
Survival
Systems
Top Critic Avg: 82/100 Critics Rec: 84%
Released
September 27, 2022
ESRB
Teen // Blood, Mild Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Xbox Game Studios
Engine
Unreal Engine 4

ESRB
Teen // Blood, Mild Language, Violence

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Grounded Sunken Bone item
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Grounded's Game Director Adam Brennecke discusses the development process behind the game and creating a big narrative with tiny protagonists.

Overhead shot of Grounded's Minotaur Maze, with the Key imposed ontop
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