{"id":116194,"date":"2020-07-31T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=140643"},"modified":"2020-07-31T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T19:00:00","slug":"grounded-takes-giant-steps-join-community-of-over%e2%80%af1-million-players-on-xbox-game-preview%e2%80%afand-steam-early-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/31\/grounded-takes-giant-steps-join-community-of-over%e2%80%af1-million-players-on-xbox-game-preview%e2%80%afand-steam-early-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Grounded Takes Giant Steps: Join Community of Over\u202f1 Million Players on Xbox Game Preview\u202fand Steam Early Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/Grounded_KeyArt_Horiz_RGB_Final_Reference_JPG.jpg?resize=1200%2C675\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-social --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-main entry-main--post entry-main--post-no-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-xbox-summary\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>More than one million players have explored the world of <em>Grounded <\/em>in the first two days since release<\/li>\n<li>Monthly delivery of game updates will begin August 27<\/li>\n<li>Explore the mysterious backyard today in Xbox Game Preview with Xbox Game Pass and on Steam Early Access<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>We want to thank the community for showing support for the recent release of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/grounded\"><strong>Grounded<\/strong><\/a><\/em> on Xbox Game Preview and Steam Early Access. In its first two days of availability, we\u2019ve had over one million players explore the mysterious backyard, battle giant spiders, and gather tons of useful materials \u2014 which has absolutely blown away our small team of 13 here at Obsidian!<\/p>\n<p>With so many of you interested in our game, we can\u2019t wait to bring you more to do in <em>Grounded<\/em> every month. As we look forward to building <em>Grounded<\/em> together, we want to let you know that this journey is just the start of the adventure and we will be making continued updates and fixes to ensure the best player experience possible. Also, starting August 27, we will begin our monthly delivery of game updates.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t joined the growing community, come play in the yard this weekend! In&nbsp;<em>Grounded<\/em>, players wake up in a suburban backyard after being mysteriously shrunken to the size of an ant. Guided by a robot named BURG.L, players must explore, build, and survive while confronting the dangers and perils that come with suddenly being the size of an insect.<\/p>\n<p>Play single-player or co-op with friends as Max, Pete, Willow, or Hoops, and be sure to watch out for those pesky spiders. Oh, if you have Arachnophobia, we have you covered with our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2020\/07\/27\/grounded-arachnophobia-mode-details\/\">Arachnophobia Mode<\/a> making them way less\u2026spider-like.<\/p>\n<p><em>Grounded<\/em>&nbsp;is now available on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/grounded\">Xbox Game Preview with Xbox Game Pass<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/962130\/Grounded\/\">Steam Early Access<\/a>&nbsp;for $29.99 USD. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"msp1596222148826\" class>\n<div class=\"ms-product-badge mspb-large\" data-product-id=\"9pjthrnvh62h\">\n<div class=\"mspb-primary-image\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/9pjthrnvh62h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/store-images.s-microsoft.com\/image\/apps.30438.14280109286674604.07457100-a11d-4e1d-8c2b-59dd36bb9443.50475687-e425-4eb7-9d4b-ed92ce8e1079?w=400&amp;h=600\" alt=\"Grounded - Game Preview\" class=\"skip-lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/store-images.s-microsoft.com\/image\/apps.30438.14280109286674604.07457100-a11d-4e1d-8c2b-59dd36bb9443.50475687-e425-4eb7-9d4b-ed92ce8e1079?w=400&amp;h=600\" alt=\"Grounded - Game Preview\" class=\"skip-lazy\"> <\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-details\">\n<h2>Grounded \u2013 Game Preview<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mspb-secondary-details\">\n<div class=\"mspb-left-container\">\n<p>Xbox Game Studios<\/p>\n<div class=\"mspb-rating\">\n<div> <span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span><span>\u2606<\/span> <span class=\"mspb-total-ratings\">421<\/span> <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-full-stars\"> <span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span><span>\u2605<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badges\">\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badge xbox-one-x-enhanced\"> Xbox One X Enhanced <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badge pc-game-pass\"> PC Game Pass <\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-bottom-badge xbox-game-pass\"> Xbox Game Pass <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mspb-right-container\">\n<div class=\"mspb-description\"> This game is a work in progress. It may or may not change over time or release as a final product. Purchase only if you are comfortable with the current state of the unfinished game. Xbox Game Pass members can now pre-install Grounded, so they\u2019re ready to play as soon as Xbox Game Preview begins. Not an Xbox Game Pass member? You can still purchase Grounded through Xbox Game Preview when it enters on July 28, 2020. The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place \u2013 especially when you have been shrunken to the size of an ant. Explore, build, and survive together in this cooperative survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard? Join our community and help shape the future of Grounded in Xbox Game Preview. \u2013 Reactive World and Insect Life \u2013 Explore this immersive and persistent world, where the insect life reacts to your actions. \u2013 Base Building and Crafting \u2013 Shelter and tools are critical to your survival. Build epic bases to protect you and your stuff from the insects and the elements. Craft weapons, tools, and armor, allowing you to better fight, explore and survive. \u2013 Online Co-op \u2013 You can face the backyard alone or together, online, with up to three friends \u2013 it is your choice. \u2013 Campaign \u2013 Uncover the secrets lurking in the shadows of Grounded as you freely explore the backyard and progress through its mysterious story. Full details on the latest status of the game, how you can give feedback and report issues can be found at https:\/\/grounded.obsidian.net\/\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- .main-content --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary More than one million players have explored the world of Grounded in the first two days since release Monthly delivery of game updates will begin August 27 Explore the mysterious backyard today in Xbox Game Preview with Xbox Game Pass and on Steam Early Access We want to thank the community for showing support [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-xbox-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}