Grounded
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Explore, build and survive together in this first person, multiplayer, survival-adventure. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
What it feels like
Moment-to-moment exploration and combat encounters deliver kinetic rush and discovery. The charm of a shrunk-human-in-backyard premise invites fanciful delight alongside danger.
What it's about
Enduring a hostile natural world of giant insects is the central struggle and narrative driver. The backyard ecosystem and its flora-fauna as a living, threatening environment is thematic focus.
How it plays
Gathering materials and combining them into tools, weapons, and gear is a core loop. Managing hunger, thirst, and health to stay alive is central to moment-to-moment survival gameplay. Constructing and expanding a home base or settlement in the backyard is a significant progression system.
How it looks and sounds
The world is experienced directly through the player character's eyes as the primary perspective. Stylized character designs and whimsical art direction contrast the survival stakes in a playful way.
How it's structured
A large continuous backyard explorable in largely non-linear order is the foundational play space. Can be played solo throughout the full experience with no multiplayer requirement. Full cooperative online multiplayer for 1-4 players is a core design pillar.
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