90
Though it finished with a thud, Grounded still stands with the greats of the genre, like Subnautica or The Forest. It just oozes confidence in its theme, and successfully pulls off the feeling of wonder Honey I Shrunk The Kids gave me when I first saw it almost 30 years ago.
80
Ultimately, how much you enjoy Grounded is going to depend on how you play and if you choose to enable any of the customization options. In the default state, if you're looking to adventure through the story, you'll have a fun time, but Grounded is at its best when played as a survival sim. Focus on exploring the world, and let the story happen in the background. It may be a slower pace, but it's also more rewarding.
90
Much like the protagonists, Grounded sees Obsidian heading into new brand new territory that’s still familiar in some ways, and their expedition ends up paying off big-time. Excelling as a survival game with a nice and meaty challenge, an adventure game with a lot of secrets and goods to hunt for and a highly-enjoyable story, and a visual spectacle as you wander around and take in the eye-popping sights of now-majestic backyard clutter (and the more frightening sights of the impressive and imposing insects), this is one trip that’s tiny yet epic at the same time and is not to be missed out on.
9
I enjoyed this game a lot, easily one of my favorite survival games. I played it solo on hard, it was a really fun challenge because the game doesn't hold your hands and exploring is very rewarding
10
Amazing amazing it’s a fun and challenging game where you can play solo or with a friend you explore the yard with just so many things you can do build a mega base do it! Face your worst nightmare spiders and show them YOUR the boss! Touch mega grass without touching grass! All combined with an amazing story how did you get small? Explore and see if you can find out who shrunk you and why? you can do all of this in grounded!
10
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Grounded
Released On:
Sep 27, 2022
Metascore
Generally Favorable
83
User score
Generally Favorable
7.8
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May 14, 2024
90
Though it finished with a thud, Grounded still stands with the greats of the genre, like Subnautica or The Forest. It just oozes confidence in its theme, and successfully pulls off the feeling of wonder Honey I Shrunk The Kids gave me when I first saw it almost 30 years ago.
Sep 27, 2022
90
Grounded has become, over the years, a real gem that has little to envy to what we expect from Avowed.
User score
Generally Favorable
74% Positive
333 Ratings
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59 Ratings
Dec 1, 2025
10
Amazing amazing it’s a fun and challenging game where you can play solo or with a friend you explore the yard with just so many things you can do build a mega base do it! Face your worst nightmare spiders and show them YOUR the boss! Touch mega grass without touching grass! All combined with an amazing story how did you get small? Explore and see if you can find out who shrunk you and why? you can do all of this in grounded!
Sep 26, 2022
85
Grounded is the perfect survival, building and role-playing game, with a good story and a miniature world full of life.
Dec 1, 2022
80
Ultimately, how much you enjoy Grounded is going to depend on how you play and if you choose to enable any of the customization options. In the default state, if you're looking to adventure through the story, you'll have a fun time, but Grounded is at its best when played as a survival sim. Focus on exploring the world, and let the story happen in the background. It may be a slower pace, but it's also more rewarding.
Oct 2, 2022
80
Grounded provides some great survival mechanics and challenging combat in a rather novel environment with an intriguing plotline. The game can be very tough but also very rewarding. However, it can take a while to really get the game going with the analysis mechanic and the lack of explanation revolving around many other ludemes.
Sep 26, 2022
80
Grounded isn't the biggest game of its kind, and most of its moment-to-moment gameplay moments have been seen before in other games. Still, the fantastical setup makes for an immediately intriguing setup, and to further stylize it as a uniquely child-like adventure, polish it beyond most of its peers, and set it in a world full of familiar sights to see in startling new ways makes Grounded no small feat.
Sep 26, 2022
70
Grounded has always been a solid idea on paper, but Obsidian brings that potential to full fruition for launch, delivering on the thrills and fun of its brilliantly Spielbergian conceit.
Sep 3, 2025
10
Muito bom jogo, iniciei já na versão 1.0 e me diverti por quase 200 horas de jogo, melhor jogo de sobrevivência para mim, história e gameplay muito boa.
Oct 28, 2024
7
Pontos fortes: • • Tema maravilhoso / Bosses marcantes / Gráfico / Coop 4 / Mapa / Inimigos / Direção de arte Pontos fracos: •Se torna cansativo / Dificuldade / Nao tem teleporte / Robo insuportável / Demorado / Menus
Jul 3, 2024
4
"Grounded" is overrated. Boring, grindy, and tedious resource gathering and crafting. Combat is overly difficult and requires cheese tactics if you play solo on normal difficulty. And NO, there is nothing "unique" or original about it; you never saw "Honey I Shrunk the Kids!" or any other similar story? Nothing new here. On the whole, this is a boring, forgettable survival game, and is not worth playing.
Feb 20, 2024
4
mid assss crafting survival game with no originality :(((((. doesn't do anything better than any of it's predecessors.
SummaryThe world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Explore, build and survive together in this first person, multiplayer, survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Rated Tfor Teen
Platforms:
- Xbox One
- PC
- Xbox Series X
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date:Sep 27, 2022
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