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Grounded

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Survival

Player score
9.0/10
95,557 reviews
Released
2020
Developer
Obsidian Entertainment
Platforms
2 systems
Critics
83
Steam Deck
verified
Download
8 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Grounded?

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released28 July 2020
DeveloperObsidian Entertainment
PublisherXbox Game Studios
PlatformsXbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck
GenresSurvival
Languages16 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q96418509, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Grounded received?

Players90%positive of 95,557 · Very Positive
Metacritic83critic aggregate, PC
Achievements45on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Full controller support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playYes
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckverified
Download size8 GB
Add-on content1 DLC listed
Age gateNone

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$39.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Grounded on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Servers and connection23 of 300 (8%)

    Unfortunately like many other reviewers the random disconnects is annoying and makes the game very challenging to play.

    Steam review, 10 June 2026 · 47 hours played · 23 readers marked it helpful

    My friend and I got this game to have a fun new co-op survival craft game, but unfortunately clients disconnect every 5-20 minutes.

    Steam review, 4 January 2026 · 3 hours played · 23 readers marked it helpful
  2. Crashes and freezes15 of 300 (5%)

    The game was super fun at first, however after a couple hours I was crashing at every little thing.

    Steam review, 24 January 2026 · 15 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful

    game is fun, but almost impossible to play til the end due to crashes and save files corruptions

    Steam review, 15 December 2025 · 31 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful

A further 14 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Grounded

24 games overlap with Grounded on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are The Forest, Palworld and Valheim.

All 24 games like Grounded

Common questions about Grounded

What platforms is Grounded on?

Grounded is available on Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck. It first released in 2020.

How much does Grounded cost?

$39.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Grounded?

90% of 95,557 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Grounded?

83 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Grounded work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Grounded as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

How big is the Grounded download?

8 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.