Grounded: Everything We Know

Grounded shrinks you to the size of an ant and drops you into a dangerous backyard. Obsidian Entertainment’s co-op survival adventure has been fully released on Xbox since 27 September 2022, and it’s on Game Pass, including Essential. Here’s everything we know.

What is Grounded?

It’s a survival adventure where you explore, build and fight to stay alive among giant insects, from the depths of the pond to the termite den and the sweltering sandbox. A story runs through it, revealing how you got so small and how to get home.

You can play alone or online with up to three friends, and Shared Worlds lets your crew keep playing even when the original host isn’t online. Mutations and Milk Molars let you tune your character, and you craft and upgrade armour and weapons as you go.

Who makes it?

Grounded is developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios.

When did it come out on Xbox?

The full release arrived on 27 September 2022 on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. It’s an Xbox Play Anywhere game, so one purchase covers both Xbox console and PC.

Is Grounded on Game Pass?

Yes. It’s included with Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential, Game Pass (Starter Edition) and PC Game Pass.

What updates has it had?

Grounded has had a string of free content updates, including Hot and Hazy, Shroom and Doom, Koi Pond and Make It and Break It. The Fully Yoked Edition, released on 16 April 2024, rolled all previous updates together and added new ant queens, a New Game+ mode and a range of new gear.

For the essentials at a glance, see our Grounded game hub. Grounded also comes up in our feature I Boxed Up My Xbox Collection. Xbox Won Me Back..