? Join Shyla, Obsidian's Social Media Manager, as she reveals all the new and updated content that puts Grounded into the Home Stretch. This is the official last update before Grounded 1.0 releases on September 27th, so we hope you enjoy what the team brought in this update!

A message from the team: This update will be notably lighter than previous ones as we have been putting most of our focus towards 1.0 work and polish which will be our biggest content release to date. The Home Stretch (0.14) is the final major update for Game Preview prior to our 1.0 Release in September. Thank you.

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That's right, everyone! Grounded will be launching into our 1.0 release on September 27th, 2022!

Mark your calendars, so you won't miss out on the biggest-smallest adventure of this year.

To help celebrate this announcement, AND Grounded's second anniversary, here is Game Director Adam Brennecke with a video he made for the Grounded community.

Public Test Details: ...

This update will be notably lighter than previous ones as we have been putting most of our focus towards 1.0 work and polish which will be our biggest content release to date. The Home Stretch (0.14) is the final major update for Game Preview prior to our 1.0 Release in September.

NOTE: The Public Test is only available to players on Steam at this time. We hope to release it to Xbox players tomorrow morning. Thank you.

The test is optional, but we always appreciate the extra help! Please keep in mind that this game is still in the early development phase, and there is always a risk when testing out new features. Any progress you make on the test server may or may not carry over, so please keep this in mind when you join. We love having you all help us and appreciate it greatly.

After joining the test server, be sure to join our ...

Grounded, the smash Xbox hit currently available on Xbox Game Pass and Steam and played by over 10M players worldwide, is about to wow even more with the announcement of their upcoming Animated Series.

The series will exist in the same universe as the game, where the mundane becomes fantastical, and will follow four friends who have been shrunk down to the size of ants during the summer before they go to high school. Facing off against enormous predators, epic natural disasters, and an army of microbots that are part of a corporate conspiracy threatening their town, these teens will need to figure out how to survive in a familiar yet utterly foreign environment that is the backyard

Brent Friedman (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Rebels, Star Trek: Enterprise) is attached to craft the story, with Brien Goodrich (Halo) attached to direct and Bardel Entertainment to bring the series to life.

Are you ready to join Obsidian Entertainment at SDCC? Everyone is invited to take a trip into the backyard with a unique and immersive experience that places you within the world of Grounded. Test your mettle as you finally come into contact with the Broodmother herself!

Attendees will be “shrunk down” upon entry into the area and enter a portion of the grasslands where demo stations of the game have been set up for a timed experience. Afterwards, if they dare, visitors will have an opportunity to interact and take photos in the den of Grounded’s first boss - the GIANT OVERSIZED BROODMOTHER (17ft wide x 12ft length x 7.5ft in height to be exact 😱).

See you soon!

Grounded Immersive Demo Experience & Giant Broodmother Interaction Open Times

• Thursday, July 21 - Saturday, July 23: 10am-6pm PT
• Sunday, July 24: 10am-4pm

Due to ...

We at Obsidian have enjoyed watching over 10 million players survive in the backyard for nearly two years now. Grounded players have encountered enemies such as annoying mosquitos, diving bell spiders who really do live in the water, and deadly bosses such as the glorious Broodmother. They've crafted armor set after armor set to keep improving their survivability, customized their weapons to fit their play style, and used their base-building skills to defend against the swarms of bugs tired of the player's antics. These achievements have been remarkable and all that playtime has led to some incredible community feedback which will make Grounded’s official release this September that much better.

[Trailer on Xbox's YouTube channel]

This release will include all 12 updates already re...

Happy Friday! We are currently releasing patch 0.13.4 to everyone. Please update your game as soon as you can and let us know if you continue to experience any further issues.

Bug Fixes:

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed crash that could happen with dew drop / soda drop spawning introduced in 0.13.3.

Thank you all for your patience! We have just released patch 0.13.3, so be on the lookout for it and install it when you get the chance. Please let us know if you continue to experience any further issues.

Changes

• Jumping creatures stuck in small areas will now periodically attempt to escape from them.

Bug Fixes:

Major Issues:

• Reduced memory usage while in the Oak Lab for Xbox One and Xbox One S to prevent Out of Memory crashes.
• BURG.L conversation now has proper text for various languages outside of English (translation pass now complete).
• Creatures no longer walk through base walls when you are not looking at them.

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed crash when running "Cancel Nearby Blueprints" when the player is dead.
• Fixed crash when near a newly spawning Dew Drop by the Oak Tree that immediately combines into an already existing Dew Drop.
• Fixed...

Happy Friday! And with today's Friday, here's patch 0.13.2

Bug Fixes - All Platforms:

Major Issues:

• Fixed client crash that could happen when using the Oven, Grinder, or Spinning Wheel that was introduced in 0.13.1.

Patch 0.13.1 has been released for all players. Please update your game when you see that this update is available to receive the following fixes and changes:

Changes

Factional Reputation / Waft Emitter / MIX.R

• The amount of extra creatures that are sent during base attacks in multiplayer has been lowered.
• Lowered the amount of negative reputation players gain when hanging around certain areas of the yard that aren't bug dens.
• Players no longer generate negative reputation with Bees by just being in the Flowerbed area.
• The max amount of flying creatures that can be attacking your base at the exact same time has been halved. No change for non-flying creatures.
• Infected Gnats no longer participate in defense events.
• Infected Wolf Spiders no longer participate in base attacks...for now.
• Defense event creatures are now much easier to stun.
• Defense event creatures now remain stunn...

🏡 Join Shyla, Obsidian's Social Media Manager, as you go through and learn how the bugs are are starting to work together to bring the fight back to your base! With 3 new base defense modes, more things to collect in the backyard, and tons of quality of life improvements, this is one update you won't want to miss!

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The bugs have had enough, and now it's their turn to FIGHT BACK in the newest public test!

Important Note: Your quest status will be reset with this patch. Our work on bringing you the story is going to cause some quest changes to have to happen in the background, so you will need to redo quests you have done previously. But everything you have built, crafted, and purchased in the backyard will all remain untouched!

The test is optional, but we always appreciate the extra help! Please keep in mind that this game is still in the early development phase, and there is always a risk when testing out new features. Any progress you make on the test server may or may not carry over, so please keep this in mind when you join. We love having you all help us and appreciate it greatly.

After joining the test server, be sure to join our ...

We are excited to announce our partnership with the Captain Planet Foundation for Earth Day. We appreciate the activities this foundation does to help educate the youth across the world, and so we, along with our community, are working together to help raise funds so they can keep doing what they do best.

Starting in early May, Grounded will be selling t-shirts with the winning design from our #Frank...

That's right! Grounded will be LIVE at PAX in April!

Casually Grounded hits the stage at the Main Theatre on Saturday, April 23rd, at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT, to a live audience! Not only that, but the usual crew will be joined by Adam Brennecke, Game Director, and Zach Spurlock, Lead Animator. They will answer questions and talk about the upcoming features in Grounded's 0.13 update while Aarik Dorobiala, Community Manager, Shyla Schofield, Social Media Manager, and Chris Stanick, Player Support Specialist, will be playing live on stage!

Who will win the ...

Edit 3/18: The deadline for the submission period has been extended to April 6, 2022. That means more time to create your entry for this amazing event for a chance to win some cool prizes (see below)! Good luck, and remember, have fun!

Do you like art? Do you like in-game art? Do you like creating art pieces on the Frankenline in Grounded that can end up raising money for charity? Then keep reading!

For Earth Day, Grounded is hosting the #FrankenArt Frankenline Contest! We are asking our community to hop on the Frankenline and create a masterpiece worthy of being printed on a shirt because it might do just that!

We will take the winning designs and print them on a shirt to sell in our store. From every sale made, we will donate part of the proceeds to a foundation that aligns with the values of the Grounded team.

Still need more convincing? ...

Thank you all for your patience! We have just released patch 0.12.2, so be on the lookout for it and install it when you get the chance. Please let us know if you continue to experience any further issues.

Bug Fixes - All Platforms:

Major Issues:

• The "Splinter Master" achievement retroactively unlocks for players who had fulfilled the achievement requirements during the "Into the Wood" Public Test.
• The "Shrinky and the Brain" achievement retroactively unlocks for clients.
• Milk Molar upgrade values properly reapply after reloading your game. Health, Stamina, Food, and Water upgrades were reverting back to their starting values often after loading your save game.
• Weapons models should no longer be invisible when equipping them.
• Walls and roofs will no longer end up invisible for clients after being built.

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed various crashes related to base bu...

The Grounded team is proud to announce that over 10 million players have visited the Backyard!

In honor of this milestone, Game Director Adam Brennecke recorded the following message for everyone:

As part of celebrating this grand achievement that wouldn't be possible without all of you, the team is putting Grounded up for a Steam free weekend!

Running from February 10 at 10:00 AM PT through February 13 at 8:00 PM PT, new players can experience Grounded and check out the latest update, Into the Wood, through the ...

Hello everyone! We have just released patch 0.12.1 in order to fix some issues you have been reporting. Please update your game as soon as you can and let us know if you continue to experience any further issues.

Bug Fixes - All Platforms:

Major Issues:

• Bugs no longer path through base walls when not looking at them.

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed a crash related to turning off a waypoint marker in the Map.
• Fixed crashes related to large bases.
• Fixed a crash on boot related to having your OS culture set to any one of the new languages added with Into The Wood.

Other Issues:

Game

• Surveying resources as a client no longer causes performance issues.
• You can access the Pet rename screen using the gamepad again.
  

World

• Webbed doors in the He...

🏡 Join Shyla, Obsidian's Social Media Manager, as she takes you on a journey into an uncharted area of the backyard: the Upper Yard. Explore new areas that have opened up, take a peep(.r) at some new features and changes, and get ready to meet your ten new neighbors, plus a royal guest!

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It tipped over and opened up another area to the backyard. Shucks. I guess we'll just open up that area of the backyard and release Public Test 0.12!

Note for the test: The new areas are still in active development. We encourage everyone to build in these areas for feedback and testing purposes, but please keep in mind that the terrain and objects in these areas might shift or move before the official 0.12 release. Please also keep in mind that as we continue to add new items to the game during this testing period, there is always a chance that anything you build in the test may not work as expected when moving from the test to the live build. Thank you!

The test is optional, but we always appreciate the extra help! Please keep in mind that this game is still in the early development phase, and there is always a risk when testing out new features. Any progress you make on the test server may or may not carry over, so please keep this in mind when you ...