
While on the subject, you will need to have an Xbox Live subscription to play with others online, which some players will find an issue with. What's more, any progress you make is carried over to your own single-player game save, which is a nice and thoughtful feature. If things get a bit too tough, you can have friends join you in online multiplayer with up to four players. You will often have to experiment with various gear, upgrades, and skills to deal with enemies. Combat is fairly straightforward, but its RPG-like approach makes it interesting. Explore the lush and surprisingly large world of Grounded as you scavenge for food and resources to craft weapons and build a base. Those once tiny and seemingly harmless insects you see around are now dangerous predators, with you as their prey. You must fend for yourself inside The Backyard and find a way to return to normal size. In the game, you play as one of four kids that have mysteriously been shrunken down to minuscule proportions. However, everything becomes dangerous and life-threatening when you're the size of an ant. Not only that, but craft and upgrade your armor and weapons to give your character the stats and advantages you need in order to take on the perils of the backyard.Grounded takes place in your typical cozy suburban home, complete with a backyard and white picket fence. Use the in-game customization systems such as Mutations and Milk Molars to activate the bonuses and perks you want for your character. 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. You can even attract them to different places in the yard by activating the MIX.R devices. (Online console multiplayer requires Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or Xbox Live Gold, sold separately.)Ĭreatures 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. Not only that, but with the Shared Worlds feature, you can continue to play in your shared world even if the original host is not on, with all your progression saving! You can face the backyard alone or together, online, with up to three friends. 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. Uncover the mysteries while playing through the story!


Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard? Explore, build, and survive together in this cooperative survival-adventure. The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunken to the size of an ant.
