Grounded 2
Open-world survival crafting where you ride insects through an overgrown park
Obsidian Entertainment, Eidos-Montréal · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Jul 29, 2025 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 23K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 656 in 30 days
- Players
- 2,358
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 week ago
- Oct 20, 2026
What is Grounded 2?
In this open-world survival crafting game, you are shrunk to ant size in an overgrown park. You explore alone or with friends, gather materials, craft equipment, build shelters, and fight creatures while uncovering the park’s secrets.
For you if...
- +you enjoy cooperative survival and building your own base
- +you like experimenting with different weapons and character abilities
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action without survival systems or resource gathering
- −you want a finished game rather than Early Access
What players say
80% of 22,903 reviews are positive · 87% of 656 in the last 30 days
Recent players praise quality-of-life improvements, particularly crafting conveniences. Complaints focus on technical bugs, with reports of crashes, stalled quests, disappearing companions, and frustrating building placement.
Screenshots and trailer
Grounded 2 system requirements
Minimum: RX 5700, 16 GB RAM, 40 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Grounded 2?
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- OS
- Windows 10/11 with updates
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400
- Graphics
- AMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 40 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11 with updates
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel i7-10700K
- Graphics
- AMD RX 6800 XT / Nvidia RTX 3080
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 40 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Does Grounded 2 have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Grounded 2 run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does Grounded 2 use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Survival
- Multiplayer
- Base Building
- Adventure
- Open World
- Co-op
- Action
- Open World Survival Craft
- Exploration
- Crafting
- Early Access
- Sandbox
- Online Co-Op
- RPG
- First-Person
- Third Person
Recent updates
- Oct 20, 2026 · Grounded 2: 100 Reasons to Run in the Rot and Ruin Update
- Oct 1, 2026 · Hotfix 0.5.1.1 is now Available
- Sep 24, 2026 · Patch 0.5.1 Has Been Released
- Sep 2, 2026 · Patch 0.5.0.5 Has Been Released
- Aug 25, 2026 · Help us Decide our Next Update Name!
2 DLC available.