The Grounded team is very proud to announce that the game has now hit its full release, available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11, and Steam for $39.99. It is also available with Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta). Having launched into Game Preview/Early Access in July 2020 with only a sampling of what the game would be today, the full backyard experience is waiting for players to explore.
Two years ago when Grounded entered Game Preview/Early Access, there were six biomes to explore, and 14 creatures to interact with. Now with the full “1.0” release, there are 13 biomes, three of which have had massive overhauls, 44 creatures, including the giant koi fish and bird, and a whole host of features to flesh out the game.
Grounded has been built alongside our community the entire way. Each update has improved the game mechanics, added new features, and expanded the yard based on feedback and suggestions that the community has shared with us. With every update, the community has been invited along the development journey of Grounded, and we are now celebrating together with our 1.0 release. And with any good celebration, the team behind Grounded has a few surprises in store for everyone.
The full yard with the complete story is now featured with 10 total minutes of pre-rendered cutscenes and hundreds of additional lines of dialogue. Eight new creatures, three new bosses, five new armor sets, nine new weapons, new building materials, several new features, and for all of the achievement hunters out there, the final batch of nine new achievements including secret achievements tied to the story. This is just a sampling of what is going into the game to bring it to 1.0 as there are plenty of other things to find in the yard including some secrets that we definitely don’t want to spoil for you.
The Grounded team is very excited to have everyone jump into the full release of the game. If you’ve been playing the game since day one, we can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are on this latest update. If you’re new to the game, welcome to the backyard.