Grounded's Playgrounds Showcase is back! Here are 3 awesome Playgrounds you need to check out.

ONLY UP:
Download Code: FRG-AUA-RVZ

You've heard of Only Down, well get ready to go Only Up by VINICG2010. Filled with awesome features, you can play with English or Brazilian Portuguese localization, hidden rewards, and even a time trial for extra fun! Climb your way up the numerous obstacles to make your way all the way to the top. Be careful, if you fall, you have start all over from the bottom. Don't forget to claim the BURG.L Flags for an awesome reward.

Button Expert:
Download Code: NFK-D96-HZ9

Welcome to Button Expert by M09264! Relive the memories of a lighthouse keep...

The Public Test Server for the latest update is now live, and we’d love your help in testing it!

Testing is completely optional, but your feedback is invaluable in ensuring a smooth release. Please note that this is an early development phase, meaning there’s always a risk of encountering bugs or issues. Additionally, progress made on the test server may not carry over to the full release, so keep that in mind when jumping in.

If you’re joining the test, be sure to hop into our Discord to chat with fellow testers, share your feedback, and report any issues directly to the dev team.

Thank you for being part of the testing community—we appreciate your support! Stay tuned for more Grounded updates.

Stay safe, and stay Grounded!

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Welcome back friends! Ready to check out more incredible Playgrounds for the month of December? We’ve curated some great holiday themed Playgrounds and one boardgame you might find familiar!

Jingle Burst
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Let’s get started. Up first we have Jingle Burst from Rossoccx! In this epic mini-game, you’ll be launching “snowballs” into your opponent’s house windows to score points. Is the other team scoring too fast and close to victory? Not a problem, just launch a “snowball” through the top window to open the front door of your opponent’s house and try to score through the door to reset the other team’s points to zero! You gotta be quick as you just have 10 seconds to do it or until the other team closes the doo...

Welcome to November’s Community Playground Showcase!

Over the past few months, we asked the community to spotlight some Playgrounds for us to showcase. Thanks to the community, they have delivered 3 amazing Playgrounds to check out.

Up first we have Legends of the Five Jewels by Rossoccx! Famed Archeologist Christopher Packett mysteriously vanished and you’re on the hunt for these enigmatic jewels that hold strange powers. In this unique storytelling map, you’ll find puzzles, clues, different biomes, and complete quests from NPCs! Find all the jewels and discover the legend of the five jewels!

Legends of the Five Jewels
Download Code: CSQ-LCB-B5H

Next, we have Nightmare of the Yard! Get ready to experience the backyard in a new narrative experience by Mariuss PL! An evil corporation has shrunk you d...

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
  • Sour Orb attack can be Perfect Blocked
• Creature damage scaling reduced from 40% to 20% per REMIX.D level.

Playgrounds:

• Additional items that can only be found in REMIX.D...

Welcome to the spooky edition of the Playgrounds Showcase for October! We have some scary Playgrounds for you to check out this Halloween season! Will you be able to escape Granny’s House? How about escaping the Mines? Will you survive the haunted forest in Spooky Mystery? Let’s dive in!

Granny’s House:
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Up first we have Granny's House by IZ BURG L. After a car crash, you find yourself at Granny's house. As you approach the house, you get knocked out by a mysterious figure and awaken in a strange and dark room. The goal is to survive for 5 days and escape from Granny’s House. There are tons of puzzles to solve and mysteries to uncover. Be careful though, there are some creepy monsters hunting you down. Try to get all 4 endings and change the difficulty for a more challenging experienc...

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

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
• Players can now unlink their Microsoft Accoun...

Welcome back friends! We have returned with another set of three Playgrounds you should check out this September. Experience a blast of nostalgia as we battle in the Temple, progress through increasingly tougher wave battles, and behold the legend of Pete!

Get ready for some 007 action in Groundedeye! Created by ADRANUS, prepare to see who the best secret agent in the reimagination of the el-Saghira Temple level from one of the most nostalgic 007 games around. Filled with hidden secrets, power ups, and gear, take on your friends to see who the top agent is. Oddjob is obviously banned.

Groundedeye:
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Up next is Cage Wars! In this progressive wave arena created by Axel99ZX, take on challenges and get better gear with each wave you beat. The waves start out simple but scale up in difficulty as you progress further and f...

Happy Tuesday Friends! We are proud to present patch 1.4.4 for Grounded. We’d like to thank you all for supporting the game through early access into full release as this game wouldn’t be the same without all of you sharing your input and reporting issues you experienced.

Please let us know if you run into any issues after you’ve downloaded the patch. If you have any issues, please contact us at support.obsidian.net. 

Bug Fixes / Changes

General Changes:

• Login / Host / Join failures display more information on the failure popup.

REMIX.D Yard - Changes:

• Reduced the damage multiplier all creatures get in New Game+ by 33%.
• Reduced the infusion chance fo...

Hello again, friends! We’ve returned with another set of three Playgrounds you should check out. Mega dungeon crawls, puzzle solving, and a Halo themed arena, oh my! The Grounded community continues to blow us away with how creative and talented they are.

Grounded: The Tower
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Welcome to Grounded: The Tower, challenge your way through 10 floors and over 40+ rooms as you climb to the top to become the champion of the Tower! Apex Predator created this amazing Playground where you find loot, upgrade equipment, explore unique rooms filled with dangerous encounters, and test your combat skills as you bring them to new heights. Challenge yourself and become the ruler of the tower!

Find The Button:
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Welcome back, friends! If you enjoyed the three Playgrounds from last month, then you definitely won’t want to miss this month’s set of awesome maps made by our talented community. Looking for a challenge or just some good wholesome fun? We got you covered.

Kicking off the list this month’s Grounded Shrunken Souls by Capitao Shultz! This Playground is the perfect soulslike experience in a big way, but tiny. Explore various locations filled with creatures, loot, and hidden secrets. Steele yourself to overcome challenging biomes and face your fears against epic bosses. Don’t forget to raise the BURG.L bonflags to set your spawn point and keep an eye on the lighting to help guide you to the next location.

Download Code: X8J-UCF-L4X

Up next, we’re going to look at one of Axel99zx’s Playgrounds! G...

Hello friends! We are excited to announce that we have patch 1.4.3 ready for you all to download and install! Thank you all so much for your patience while we worked to get this patch out to you, so please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you!

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.
• Random...

Greetings, friends! Welcome to the first of many blogs that will showcase three amazing Playgrounds from our incredibly talented Grounded community. Moving forward, you can expect these blogs on the first Wednesday of every month on here, Steam, and Discord! (Except today, it’s Friday).

Only Down

Heard of Only Up? How about Only Down! Created by JADEPG, you have to traverse this platforming course all the way down to the bottom to win. It’s not as easy as it looks. Fortunately, Jade set up some checkpoint systems, so you don't lose all your progress. Do you have what it takes to get to the final platform?

Download Code: D4Y-Y7E-4QZ

Lemonade Tycoon

Always dreamt of running your own lemonade stand? Then check out Lemonade Tycoo...

We are excited to announce that we have patch 1.4.2 ready for you all to download and install! Thank you all so much for your patience while we worked to get this patch out to you, so please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you!

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 da...

Happy Monday everybody! We want you to know that we now have patch 1.4.1 ready for you all to download and install. Please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you!

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 ...

Grounded's 'Fully Yoked' Update 1.4: A Bigger, Bolder Backyard Awaits!

Hey, Grounded fans! The backyard is buzzing with excitement, and it's all because of our latest update, "Fully Yoked" – and yes, it's as massive as it sounds! We're not just talking big; it's bulging with a ton of new content, features, and quality-of-life updates! This Fully Yoked update is here to turn your backyard into an epic adventure like never before. Let's dive into the wonders waiting for you in this colossal update!

New Neighbors: Ant Queens and Your Decisions

The royal Ant Queens have arrived! These regal creatures are more than just a new face; they bring a new vibe to the backyard. When meeting them, it won’t be about 'flexing your muscles' in combat but more about flexing your decision-making skills; it’s about choices and c...

Hey, Grounded friends! We're absolutely buzzing to introduce the upcoming "Fully Yoked" 1.4 update – the ultimate Grounded experience bulging with new content that's sure to get you pumped!

The Reign of the Ant Queens

First up, let's talk ants. Each of the three ant colonies in Grounded now has a royal leader you can meet, the Ant Queen, who can be found deep within their respective hills. You will face a crucial decision with each queen: to befriend or betray her with a delectable offering. The path you choose determines not only the unique rewards you'll receive but will also shape how the entire colony reacts to you. But tread carefully – some decisions have ripple effects that might not be immediately obvious.....

The Comms team is making their return to PAX East in Boston to talk about the Fully Yoked 1.4 update!

Casually Grounded returns to PAX East live on stage at the Albatross Theatre on Saturday, March 23rd, at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT. Get the rundown on the Fully Yoked Update with Aarik Dorobiala (Sr. Community Manager), Chris Stanick (Special Support Specialist), and Shyla Schofield (Sr. Comms Manager). Hosted by the jovial Snow Bike Mike from Kinda Funny Games.

We’re super excited to show you what we have in store for the 1.4 update, along with additional surprises, so you won’t want to miss it!

Can’t make it in person? We got you covered, catch the stream live on Twitch. We’ll see you th...

Summary

• Grounded will be digitally released on April 16th for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.
• Grounded will also release its 1.4 update simultaneously as the new platforms are released. So players all over the backyard will be able to experience all the same content, together!
• Stay tuned for preorders of digital copies for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and the Nintendo Switch which will open soon.

We have some big news for all of you regarding Grounded. Long story short, expect Grounded to release on additional platforms later this year on April 16, 2024!

The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place, especi...

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! Thank you all so much for your patience while we worked to get this patch out to all of you, so please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you!

Major Fixes:

• Attempting to take a Playground Thumbnail and hiding the HUD on controller will no longer cause a lack of input when returning back to the Playground Settings menu.
• Attempting to customize the Message Notification gizmo on controller will no longer cause a lack of input.
• Fixed navigation issue on controller when attempting to tab across different Playground search categories vs viewing the next page of results when browsing Published Playgrounds.
• Fixed some base buildings built on rocks, twigs, and other objects improperly noting they were supporting the rest of the base.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when quickly swapping to a bow and then to another weapon quickly.

Changes:

• "Show" and ...