Grounded
by Obsidian Entertainment · 27 Sep, 2022
380 downloads
About the Game
Grounded is Obsidian's first-person co-op survival game where you've been shrunk to ant-size and dropped into a suburban backyard. The premise sounds like a kid's movie pitch but the survival mechanics are full-fat — base building, weapon crafting, hunger/thirst/sleep, and an ecosystem of insects that respond to your presence (spiders are genuinely terrifying when they're the size of a Volkswagen). The full storyline takes you from "what happened" through corporate-conspiracy revelations as you find scattered audio logs and tech caches.
Obsidian shipped the 1.0 release in September 2022 and has continued patching through 2024; this download is build 18247588, which includes the Make It and Break It update with creative-mode building tools and the most recent content patches. Up to 4 players in co-op.
Released as OFME (Online-Fix Mod Edition) — co-op works between cracked clients via the mod's relay, no Xbox / Microsoft account required from any player. 11 GB installed. Cross-save with the Microsoft Store version is not supported (different save format).
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Playgrounds Mode Updates
Creature Spawner Customization
- The Creature Spawner now supports customizing stats on spawned creatures
Bug Fixes:
- Resolved a crash that could occur when a client placed an infused weapon in Playgrounds Mode
- Fixed a bug where time would stop permanently in Playgrounds mode
- Fixed a crash when respawning with a pet
- Corrected a bug that unintentionally increased the health of all Ants, Weevils, and Aphids due to the Pet Health adjustments introduced in version 1.4.7
- Fixed an issue where the Shocking Dismissal effect was triggering more frequently than intended.
- Resolved a bug causing stamina to drain more rapidly than expected
- Fixed a progression issue preventing higher-level REMIX.D players from selecting previously completed levels
Patch 1.4.7 Notes
General Changes
- Added an “AFK” state to Grounded
- Now when the player is inactive for 60 seconds, Hunger and Thirst is now reduced by 95% until the player returns
- Zipline Speed Boost: When using the ZIP.R, zipline speed is now 50% faster.
- Gamepad Movement: Walking slower than sprint speed no longer drains stamina.
- Natural Explorer Mutation and Aphid Slippers Speed Boosts:
- Now gives players their speed boost back immediately after combat
- Lure Trap Update: Now attracts all land creatures except:
- Stinkbugs
- Green Shield Bugs
- All water creatures
- Stinkbugs
Pet Updates
- Increased all Pet Health 150%
- Aphid Pet Buffs:
- Reduces stamina drain while sprinting by 30% (was 20%).
- Increases player movement speed by 15%.
- Reduces stamina drain while sprinting by 30% (was 20%).
- Weevil Pet Buffs:
- Reduces Thirst drain by 50% (was 20%).
- Reduces Hunger drain by 50%.
- Reduces Thirst drain by 50% (was 20%).
Boss Adjustments
- Mantis Boss: The Scream attack can now be Perfect Blocked.
REMIX.D Yard – General Changes
- Armor Upgrade Expansion:
- All Armor can now be upgraded to Level 15
- Upgrade Costs have been reduced by 40% since the last Public Test Build
- Upgrade Stats:
- Level 10: 90% Defense & Durability
- Level 11: 115% Defense & Durability
- Level 12: 140% Defense & Durability
- Level 13: 165% Defense & Durability
- Level 14: 190% Defense & Durability
- Level 15: 215% Defense & Durability
- Level 10: 90% Defense & Durability
- All Armor can now be upgraded to Level 15
- Infusion Attack Damage: Significantly reduced against buildings, helping in Javamatic and Base Defense battles.
- Killing the Mini Mantis no longer counts as killing the Mantis for the REMIX.R room door. Only rewards 3,000 Raw Science per kill.
- New Custom Game Option: You can now adjust the REMIX.D Level in Survival Mode.
- Find this in:
Start Menu → Game Options → Miscellaneous → REMIX.D Level - REMIX.D Level now displays past Level 10 in the same menu.
- Find this in:
REMIX.D Yard – Scaling Updates
- Raw Science Rewards Scale with REMIX.D Level:
- Infused Creatures: Base reward of 3,000 RS, increased by 10% per REMIX.D level.
- Boss Rewards: Now 12,000 RS, increasing by 30% per REMIX.D level.
- Boss Drops: At REMIX.D+4 and higher, bosses have a 30% chance to drop an extra Infused Ooze.
- BURG.L Quest & Raw Science Pickups: Increase by 100% per REMIX.D level.
- Infused Creatures: Base reward of 3,000 RS, increased by 10% per REMIX.D level.
- Infected Brood Mother has separate scaling compared to other bosses
- Infected Brood Mother: Now Rewards a 40,000 Raw Science Reward; Increases by 30% per REMIX.D level
Creature Damage Scaling Adjustment
- New scaling system replaces the old linear increase.
- Old System: +20% damage per REMIX.D Level.
- New System: Starts at +20% but increases by larger amounts at higher levels.
Example: - Before:
- Level 1: +20%
- Level 2: +40%
- Level 3: +60%
- Level 1: +20%
- Now:
- Level 1: +20%
- Level 2: +45%
- Level 3: +75%
- Level 1: +20%
Mutation Changes
- Barbarian Mutation: Perfect Block window increased by 60%.
- Apex Predator Mutation: Now works with all Infused Boss Weapons
Playgrounds Mode – Additions & Changes
- Story Quests can now be enabled in Playgrounds Mode.
- The backyard Bosses can now be summoned at their boss arenas.
- Web Sacs placed in Design Mode now spawn Spiderlings & Black Widowlings.
- All placed creatures and bosses can have their stats customized:
- Name
- Scale
- Movement Speed
- Health
- Infusions
- Name
- All weapons and armors can the following stats customized:
- Name
- Durability (or make items Unbreakable)
- Enhancement Level (Upgrade Level)
- Damage Multiplier
- Bonus Effects (Sleek/Bulky for armor, Mighty/Fresh/Salty/Spicy/Sour for weapons)
- Name
- REMIX.D Level Selection in Playgrounds:
- Choose a REMIX.D Level (1-10) from:
Start Menu → Game Options → Miscellaneous → REMIX.D Level
- Choose a REMIX.D Level (1-10) from:
- New Music Tracks Added to the Music Player:
- Willow, Max, Hoops, Pete
- Home
- The Dark
- Stronger Than You Think We Are
- Upper Grasslands Night
- Noble Spirit
- Science in the Home (REMIX.D Music)
- Rise and Shine
- Willow, Max, Hoops, Pete
Major Bug Fixes
- Additional fixes to help prevent pets from falling through the world and being permanently lost.
- Fixed crash that could occur when relocating ladders.
- Fixed crash that could occur when using the Shinobi Sneeze
- Fixed a bug on Steam where achievements did not proc correctly in Shared Worlds
- Cupid Arrows:
- No longer makes the player invincible.
- If a creature under Cupid Arrow’s effect is hit by the player, the effect disappears, and the creature becomes hostile again.
- No longer makes the player invincible.
Bug Fixes
- Salty Weapons: Now properly turn underwater creatures into jerky.
- Antbassador & Pets: Having the Antbassador trinket with a pet no longer makes ants see you in anthills.
- Pet Gnats won’t stop following you if you bump into them.
- BURG.L Quests:
- Some quests that wouldn’t complete properly are now fixed.
- Epic BURG.L Quest #10 “Mixologist” now correctly asks for normal smoothies.
- Some quests that wouldn’t complete properly are now fixed.
- Playground Buildings fix:
- Copying linked buildings now correctly inherits all links when changing the door variant.
- Antennae in Field Stations: No longer duplicate when re-entering Design Mode.
- Ant Queen Gear Summons: Now correctly aggro enemies on spawn.
- BURG.L's Spare Eyes Spatula now properly increase the crit rate of the BURG.L's Old Flipper
- Critical Hit Chance from Finale Crit Boost effect can no longer stack infinitely
- Fixed World Issues:
- Players can no longer fall out of the world at the Woodpile Entrance.
- Various Fire Ant Hill spawn issues fixed.
- Players can no longer fall out of the world at the Woodpile Entrance.
- UI & Localization Fixes.
- Old System: +20% damage per REMIX.D Level.
Halloween Time:
- The Scarecrow building is now available for purchase in the Science Shop (through October only!)
- The porch Jack-o-Lantern properly shows up when loading a world that was started prior to October.
Pet Baby Ants Buffs:
- Red Ant Pet: Bonus hauling capacity increased from 10 to 15.
- Black Ant Pet: Damage resist increased from 10% to 50%.
- Fire Ant Pet: +10% Acid damage changed to +25% all damage.
REMIX.D Yard - Changes:
- Sour Orb Infusion
- Dramatically Reduced AOE Damage
- Removed the Stun from the AOE Attack
- If the Sour Orb Attack hits you directly it will still do high damage and stun
- If the Sour Orb Attack hits you directly it will still do high damage and stun
- Sour Orb attack can be Perfect Blocked
- Dramatically Reduced AOE Damage
- Creature damage scaling reduced from 40% to 20% per REMIX.D level.
Playgrounds:
- Additional items that can only be found in REMIX.D yards can be placed in Playgrounds Mode.
Bug Fixes:
- Koi Armor Set bonus defense down effect works correctly against creatures resistant to “Acid” status effects.
Greetings friends! We have a small patch out today for some changes to the Steam store, you no longer have to sign in with your Microsoft account, but is still required for Crossplay, Shared Worlds, and Playgrounds. If you are experiencing any issues, please contact us at support.obsidian.net.
Steam Native Support
- Steam players no longer require a Microsoft Account to play multiplayer
- While not logged into a Microsoft Account, you can host and join standard world multiplayer sessions with players from your Steam friends list
- Note: a Microsoft Account is still required for Crossplay, Shared Worlds and Playgrounds
- While not logged into a Microsoft Account, you can host and join standard world multiplayer sessions with players from your Steam friends list
Changes:
- Added a Crossplay Toggle in the Main Menu to quickly switch between a “Crossplay State” and a “Steam Native State”
- Friends will need to be in the same “State” to see and join each other online
- Friends will need to be in the same “State” to see and join each other online
- Players can now unlink their Microsoft Account from their Steam Account
- Navigate by going to Options - Game Tab - At the bottom you will see “Unlink Microsoft Account”
- Navigate by going to Options - Game Tab - At the bottom you will see “Unlink Microsoft Account”
Grounded 1.4.3 Bug Fixes / Changes
General Changes
- Updated the Photomode screenshot folder location on Windows to be compatible with Windows 11.
- Improved shadow drawing distance of a handful of Playground gizmos and gadgets.
- Pinned objectives with a lot of text will instead cut off after 70 characters and show “…” at the end.
- Improved the Hedge visuals when viewing it from far away on Low graphics settings.
- The “Load Last Save” button in the Death menu is usable when playing on a Shared World.
REMIX.D Yard - Changes:
- Hedge Broodmother scream attack no longer triggers Infusion Effects unless damage is taken.
- Randomized trinkets that have different effects no longer stack in the hot pouch allowing you to assign them to different hot pouch slots.
Optimizations:
- Memory usage optimizations to prevent rogue spikes of memory when loading some assets.
- Improved load times in later game saves.
Xbox One:
- Dramatically reduced memory usage resulting in less Out of Memory crashes.
PlayStation 5
- FPS will more consistently stay at 60 FPS.
- Fixed issue where save games during New Game+ could sometimes corrupt.
Nintendo Switch
- Reduced memory usage resulting in less Out of Memory crashes.
- Reduced FPS drops when walking around labs via lab doors opening and closing.
Major Fixes:
- Deduping an equipped trinket via the ASL properly removes the trinket. (Fixed in 1.4.2 hot-fix)
- Buildings will no longer improperly say “No Land Rights” when building on a base near large objects (like the Oak tree). (Fixed in 1.4.2 hot-fix)
- Baby ant pets and other walking pets should no longer knock you around and off of ledges when walking or teleporting near you.
- Pets will no longer occasionally fall through the world when teleporting near you.
- Saves that had started the Hedge Quest prior to version 1.3.0 will properly unlock the Hedge Ascent landmark in their data tab.
- When a crossplay user invites a non crossplay user, the non-crossplay user will now receive the invite.
- Added a “Restore Player Data” Game Repair button if your save game is in a state where you have multiple player files matching your profile and you are loading the incorrect player data.
- Fixed a a few cases of certain saves games infinitely loading.
- Fixed a potential client crash that could happen when starting a new game.
Other Bug Fixes:
- The Report Card and Milk Molar BURG.L quest will properly account for the different amount of Milk Molars in the yard when in New Game+.
- Water Fleas and Diving Bell Spiders no longer ignore you while having the Antbassador mutation activated.
- Ants will hoard less food around ant hills. This should reduce performance issues when approaching ant hills that previously would have a lot of food laying around.
- Baby Ants will no longer eat your food in your base.
- Using a keyboard on consoles to do in-game chat no longer automatically opens the virtual keyboard.
- Pets can be renamed on gamepad.
- Clients can unlock the “Royal Arrangements” and “Did I Do That?” achievements in New Game+.
- Clients no longer get disconnected on Playgrounds that have lots of links to base buildings.
- Clients who use “Place Many” will no have their building move around 1 second after starting the Place Many action.
- Toggling marker visibility on clients works correctly for far away markers.
- Raw science in Playgrounds handle their spawn state properly after all players are far away and then approach it.
- Interact actions while in third person mode work more reliably for clients.
- Mantis properly animates when emerging for the boss fight.
- Voice chat indicators no longer show up when sending an in-game message.
- Fixed some rebinding issues with building placement when using an AZERTY style keyboard.
- Red and Fire Ant Queen Pheromones now use the correct icons.
- “This save has a high object count” shows up underneath Published Playgrounds so it doesn’t block the download and vote counts.
- “Rotate Building” key rebinds can properly be changed for Keyboard.
- “Did I Do That?” achievement will properly resync if completed on next load if completed while offline. (Xbox, PC, Switch)
- “Did I Do That?” can be achieved for clients during New Game+.
Fixed ‘Spicy Damage Up Best' using the 'Spicy Damage Up Major’ text. - “Royal Arrangements” achievement can be completed on New Game+ for players who did not complete it in the prior playthrough.
- The Raw Science in the REMIX.R lab no longer triggers your SCA.B scanner.
- The “Community Playgrounds” section can be accessed while not logged into a Xbox / Microsoft account so you can access Playgrounds you have already downloaded.
- HUD Markers are no longer inverted on the screen while playing in Arabic.
- Dandelion Tufts will still activate if you have no stamina when attempting to use.
- The Object Limit indicator correctly resyncs after loading a save. Also syncs properly on clients.
- Using First Person Handy Gnat no longer hides your Handy Gnat for other players.
- “Spend More Science” no longer blocks 100% on New Game+ if you have purchased everything already in the Science Store.
- Improved grid snapping buildings on Grass floors.
Bug Fixes / Changes
Community Playgrounds
- You can now “Thumbs Up” or “Thumbs Down” any Published Playgrounds. These community ratings will be used to filter higher quality Playgrounds to the top.
- This combined with the new “Filter Playgrounds” menu added in 1.4.0 should help you find quality Playgrounds of various types.
- Playground Descriptions are now shown when browsing Community Playgrounds.
General Changes
- Hedge Broodmother Roar attack can be perfect blocked.
- Mantis attacks no longer always trigger additional effects even when blocked or perfect blocked.
- “Fury” effect can now trigger combo finisher effects.
- Explosive damage from enemies can be blocked with shields again (including infusion based explosive damage).
- +Summon Thorns effect from Red Strategist set decreased from 50% to 25% per piece (they still stack).
- Thorns now deal “true” damage.
- You can go back to befriended Ant Queens and get a new Baby Ant pet if your prior Baby Ant pet has died or was lost.
- Lowering the stun damage of 2 Handed Axe weapons.
- Increasing the stun damage of 2 Handed Club weapons.
REMIX.D Yard - Quality of Life
- A new module is accessible in the ASL station while in New Game+: remote access to the Super Duper machine!
- When duplicating or deduplicating an item, you can now skip the animation.
- Clients that join a New Game+ world will have their starting Milk Molar stats matched up to the host if they are lower
- Helps clients not lose out on prior Milk Molar upgrades from before new game+ or prior new game+ playthroughs.
REMIX.D Yard - Changes
- Infusion effects that creatures get will be more random instead of almost always having explosive damage (this was a bug).
- “+Unarmed Damage” effect can now be found on randomized trinkets.
- A large number of Random Effects for trinkets and infused weapons have been buffed:
- All creature specific damage increases (such as “+Black Widow Damage) increased from 10% to 30%
- +Damage Resist increased from 10% to 50% (in the previous patch)
- +Block Strength increased from 25 to 100
- +Max Health increased from 25 to 100
- +Max Stamina increased from 25 to 100
- Hyperstamina increased from 10% to 25%
- +Attack Stamina increased from 10% to 25%
- Exhaustion Recovery increased from 10% to 25%
- +Sprint Distance increased from 10% to 25%
- The Quickness increased from 10% to 25%
- +Poison Resist increased from 10% to 50%
- +Explosive Resist increased from 10% to 50%
- Starcrusher Damage Resist reduction increased from 25% to 50%
- Arcane Archer Damage Resist reduction increased from 25% to 50%
- Fresh Mage stamina refund increased from 5 to 25 per attack
- Spicy Mage attack speed buff increased from 10% to 15% per attack
- Sour Mage charge time multiplier fixed from 1.5x to .5x so it actually reduces charge time instead of increasing it
- Wizards Defense proc chance increased from 50% to 100%
- Fixed +Bow Attack not being labeled as “minor”, “major”, and “best” for the 3 variations
- Bow Attack Major increased from 20% to 25%
- Bow Attack Best increased from 30% to 50%
- Trickle Regen increased from 1 hp per 10 seconds to 2 hp per 10 seconds
- Guard Dog increased from 50% to 100%
- Tenderfoot Offense increased from 5% to 100%
- Tenderfoot Defense increased from 5% to 90%
- +Finale Damage increased from 10% to 25%
- Fixed ‘Implant Weakness: Sour’ and ‘Implant Weakness: Salty’ using the ‘Implant Weakness: Fresh’ string
- All creature specific damage increases (such as “+Black Widow Damage) increased from 10% to 30%
- “Fury” effect on New Game+ trinkets can now trigger other trinket effects such as “Samurai” and “Mad Scientist”.
- The “Increased Damage” infusion effect on infused creatures no longer also increases the damage of other infusion effects.
- Infused Weapons now have 2 random effects instead of just 1.
- BURG.L’s Old Flipper now has 2 random effects, much like infused weapons.
- The Assistant Manager can trigger the laser and shock pillars immediately in New Game+. Lasers will spin faster with each Remixed Level.
- Similar candy weapons acquired from NG+ now have different finale effects:
- Example: the Sizzle Striker has Finale Aftershock, where as the Wallopeño has Finale Fury
- Thorns damage that can be reflected with any attack is capped to the max health of the character being attacked.
- Thorns damage that is reflected is no longer improperly double scaled from Status Effect or Difficulty modifiers.
- Salt Chipper now properly utilizes the “Smasher” mutation instead of “Barbarian”.
Optimizations
- Loading a saved game takes less time:
- Xbox Series X / PlayStation 5: 5+ seconds faster
- Xbox One / PlayStation 4: 15+ seconds faster
- Nintendo Switch: 60+ seconds faster
- PC: (Depends on your CPU but faster than before)
- Xbox Series X / PlayStation 5: 5+ seconds faster
PlayStation 5
- Improved framerate.
- Save game thumbnails will no longer be extra dark.
- Added mouse and keyboard support.
Nintendo Switch
- Reduced asset popping and short draw distanced in the Sandbox.
- Notes found in the yard that require scrolling to read all of it can scroll the text using the analog stick.
Major Fixes
- Creatures attacking from the Waft Emitter are no longer randomly invulnerable.
- Power Droplet can trigger additional effects off of unarmed attacks again.
- Clients no longer sometimes respawn with no lighting after completing the undershed lab.
- Achievements will properly unlock after reloading your game if you had originally completed them while offline (Xbox / PC).
- Playing a Shared World game across multiple consoles will no longer have you load in with lost player data.
- Retroactive fix still in the works for sessions that have already encountered this.
- Multiplayer games that were made while crossplay was off and then are converted to Shared Worlds when crossplay is enabled will not have lost player data upon hosting or joining that game.
- Retroactive fix still in the works for sessions that have already encountered this.
- Stairs can be built up diagonally without direct support below again.
- Loading a Shared World backup save while in the middle of playing a Shared World will properly save continued game progress during that session.
- The loot delay on dead bugs has been reduced back.
Crash Fixes
- Fixed attempting to host or join a multiplayer game immediately after being disconnected from a game causing a crash.
- Fixed crash when loading an Early Access save.
Other Bug Fixes
- The Oak Lab explosion smoke no longer freezes when looking directly at it sometimes.
- BURG.L Quests are no longer reset when activating the REMIX.R.
- Using burnt toast in the Garden Patch no longer causes the growth time to be negative.
- Fixing an instance of a randomized milk molar that could spawn underwater.
- Fixing the repair costs on some of the NG+ elemental weapons.
- The web sacs in the Hedge Broodmother fight no longer will trigger infusion effects from the Broodmother’s roar or jump back attack.
- The Health and Stamina bar on the SCA.B properly show lines for values past 300.
- Infected Ant mounted trophy and infected ant stuffed creature buildings have had their materials fixed.
- The Sign Set Teen Spirit is no longer always removed after loading a New Game+ save.
- Improved building placement while trying to place a hanging stuffed creature.
- Additional creatures spawned in during boss fights are no longer lootable when they die if you fail the fight and return to the boss arena.
- Clients that are present when the REMIX.R is activated will spawn back in correctly at the kid case instead of being on top of the host.
- Rotten Stinger Spear in the T-Rex no longer falls out of the toy’s mouth on any new games created.
- Infected Broodmother final phase scream no longer triggers infusion effects.
- Chopper no longer improperly uses the Blademaster mastery effect.
- You can no longer build sap catchers in the Mantis arena.
- The “Royal Arrangements” achievement can be unlocked for new players in New Game+ if all Ant Queens were dealt with in the prior playthrough.
Bug Fixes / Changes
Major Fixes:
- Players no longer respawn with a dark screen for 3 seconds after dying to a boss and respawning in Single player.
- Creatures involved in base attacks or Waft Emitter attacks no longer freeze up for clients when arriving.
- Boss shout attacks and Wasp Drone shouts in New Game+ no longer trigger infusion AOE attacks on anything their shout hits.
- Milk Molar upgrades for clients properly carry over when activating New Game+.
- Bases no longer load in with some structures incorrectly noting that they are supporting the entire base.
- Fixed the Microsoft Account login screen incorrectly showing the wrong environment error (fixed in prior hot fix build).
Changes:
- Increased damage reduction amount for the random trinket status effect “+Damage Resist” from 10% to 50%.
- You can activate text chat via the gamepad on consoles.
Optimizations:
- Improved performance across the game in general.
- Improved performance when playing in Multiplayer mode.
- Reduced memory usage across the game.
- Playgrounds with lots of links will run with better performance when in Play mode.
- Improved rendering performance inside interior spaces on lower settings.
Crash Fixes:
- Fixed crash that could occur sometimes after looting a dead pet and an autosave triggers.
- Fixed crash that could occur when completing a conversation.
- Fixed crash that could occur when a client rejoins a game where their last saved data was while they were knocked out.
- Fixed crash that could occur when a client loads into a yard with bases built.
- Fixed crashes that could occur randomly during playthroughs.
Other Bug Fixes:
- Voice Chat settings properly reapply after closing and reopening the game.
- Loading a game while in the Pond Lab no longer shows an underwater effect onscreen.
- A few pieces of the oak lab roots no longer pop out at a short distance on Low settings.
- Lighting properly transitions if a defense event is active.
- Pond lab cutscene properly works for clients who are far away when the cutscene activates.
- Duplicating infused weapons properly copy over the random effect.
- Improved water quality on low settings.
- Clients no longer get a Raw Science notification immediately on join.
- Siren lights near the Black Anthill boss fight properly animate when in view.
Current Release
18247588
Uploaded May 24, 2026
System Requirements
How to Install
Grounded.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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