$39.99Grounded The backyard is out to get you
Shrunk to ant size in a suburban backyard, you and up to three co-op friends explore, build, and fight giant insects together. Shared Worlds keep your progress saved so anyone can keep playing, even when the host is offline.
Is Grounded worth it?
Grounded is worth it if…
- you like co-op games where everyone has a job to do
- you want survival with building, crafting, and a story to follow
- you find giant insects funny and a little scary at the same time
- you like planning builds with mutations, gear upgrades, and perks
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A backyard turned survival playground
You wake up tiny in tall grass, with a pond, a termite den, and a sweltering sandbox all counting as distant regions. You map the yard on foot, analyze finds, and follow the story of how you shrank and how to get home.
With co-op friends, jobs split naturally. One of you hauls grass stems for the base, another lures an ant, another runs for the lab door. The setting stays colorful, and the bugs stay large enough to make every commute a negotiation.
Build a base, then defend it
You gather, craft, and raise walls from yard scraps, then upgrade armor and weapons for harder zones. Mutations and Milk Molars let you tune perks and stats around how you actually fight, whether that means blocking, shooting, or running away early.
Nowhere stays safe for long. Turning on MIX.R devices draws creatures to new spots, and messing with the yard too much brings them knocking at your own door. Expect repairs, reinforcements, and one friend yelling that the spiders have the base again.
What should co-op friends know?
How many co-op friends can join you?
You can face the backyard alone or online with up to three friends, for four players total. It is first-person survival throughout, so expect close-up spiders and shared panic.
Can you keep playing when the host is offline?
Yes. The Shared Worlds feature lets the group continue in the same shared world even if the original host is not on, with progression saving. That makes it easy to upgrade the base or finish chores between full-group sessions.
Is there a story, or is it only survival?
There is a full story running under the survival. You uncover how you wound up small, who did it, and how to get home, with labs and objectives marking the way when you want guidance.
Where do you actually go in the yard?
Across distinct zones, including the depths of the pond, the caverns of the termite den, and the heat of the sandbox. Each area has its own roaming creatures, so routes and gear choices change as you push farther from home.
