Summary
Update 1.4.4 forGroundedincludes a new feature for the Switch – gyro aiming controls – along with additional PlayStation features and bug fixes.Groundedis developed by Obsidian Entertainment and released on the Switch in April 2024 as part of the final content launch of the game.
AHoney I Shrunk the Kids-esque survival crafting title,Groundedfeatures different playable characters facing off against dangers in a backyard. Building a base, collecting resources, crafting, and battling various insects can cause Mutations. TheseMutations change howGroundedplays, being similar to earnable skills players need to trigger with different actions. There are a variety of areas to explore, though players with arachnophobia may take issue with the large number of spider enemies found throughout.
Update 1.4.4 adds two new features to the game, one forGrounded’s Switch version and one for the PlayStationversion. Switch players can now use gyro aiming controls, which are enabled or disabled under the Options menu. They can also unlink their Microsoft accounts from the game, allowing someone else to playGroundedon the same device. This process can take up to 15 minutes to show on the system, so players may take a gaming break when switching accounts. The PlayStation version has had Adaptive Trigger support added, as well as being able to unlink Microsoft accounts.
Thefinal content update forGroundedwas 1.4, with multiple smaller patches addressing various issues that cropped up. Titled Fully Yoked, the update added ant domestication, baby ants, new structures to build and items to craft. It also introduced New Game+, allowing those that had completed the main story to replay it with additional content. This included insects infused with Raw Science, new Trinkets, and further weapon updgrades.
In 1.4.4, some of the fixes address crossplay problems when trying to join games, multiple crash causes, and Arcane Archer not working as intended. Others focus on CPU usage and cutscenes. The Four Leaf Clover cave will finally render as intended for Switch players. Additional tweaks to Remix.D Yard (NG+) were also implemented.
With no new content planned for the title, many fans are calling for aGroundedsequel, whether it takes place in a new location or continues directly after the first game ends. Whether anotherGroundedtitle is in the works is unknown, as no hint of it has been mentioned by Obsidian. The potential for future content releases is also unknown, though Fully Yoked being labeled the final content patch by the team pretty much seals the deal. Additional information on the fate of the IP moving forward hasn’t been released.
Grounded
WHERE TO PLAY
The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunken to the size of an ant. Explore, build, and survive together in this cooperative survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?Uncover the mysteries while playing through the story!How did you wind up so small? Who did this to you? How do you go home? These are all answers you will uncover as you play through the story.Nowhere is safe – not even your base: Creatures can be found roaming the yard in a multitude of environments, such as the depths of the pond, the caverns of the termite den, and even the sweltering heat found in the sandbox. You can even attract them to different places in the yard by activating the MIX.R devices. However, the more you interfere with the creatures in the yard, the higher the chance that they come knocking at your own door, so you better prepare.
