Grounded is free to play this weekend on Steam! Invite your friends, dive in, and check out "Fully Yoked" 1.4 update: the premiere Grounded experience that's bulging with new content and features.

Ends 4/22 @ 10am PT, so grab your friends get FULLY YOKED today!

Hey, Grounded fans! The backyard is buzzing with excitement, and it's all because of our latest update, "Fully Yoked" – and yes, it's as massive as it sounds! We're not just talking big; it's bulging with a ton of new content, features, and quality-of-life updates! This Fully Yoked update is here to turn your backyard into an epic adventure like never before. Let's dive into the wonders waiting for you in this colossal update!


The royal Ant Queens have arrived! These regal creatures are more than just a new face; they bring a new vibe to the backyard. When meeting them, it won’t be about 'flexing your muscles' in combat but more about flexing your decision-making skills; it’s about choices and consequences - ally with them and gain powerful friends, betray them and brace for some severe ant-itude, or you can do the third option, which is [REDACTED]! These decisions echo across your entire experience, so choose your path wisely and watch your journey unfold with these new influential neighbors.

And the excitement doesn’t stop there – get ready for 12 new Ant Queen-inspired buildings, like the grand Ant Queen Chaises and Chandeliers as the 'bench press' of ant architecture. Plus, for pet enthusiasts, there's a heartwarming twist – the chance to adopt a baby ant pet. Remember, every choice in the ant world carries weight, shaping the relationships within this tiny, yet 'mighty', kingdom.


Get ready to 'lift' your adventure to new heights with our 'New Game+' mode. After you conquer the mightiest of foes like the Broodmother and the Wasp Queen, you'll unlock the REMIX.R, leading you to alternate dimensions with remixed challenges. Every playthrough is a unique experience with creatures appearing in new spots, more demanding bosses, and hidden secrets.

But beware – some creatures are infused with Raw Science, making them stronger, faster, and harder to fight. Overcome these challenges to collect special trinkets with unique properties. Plus, don't miss out on the new ASL content, Milk Molars in randomized locations, and the all-important Yoking Station for that extra power boost in remixed yards.


We're always listening to our community, and this update brings quality-of-life improvements that make the backyard more enjoyable. Multiplayer fans, rejoice! Hosts can now switch saves without a hitch, keeping the adventure flowing. Lost a pet? Our 'Recover Pets' feature ensures they'll find their way back home. For our builders and creators, the new object capacity meter is a godsend for optimizing performance and sharing your world creations.

Speaking of creation, the Playground mode now offers even more control and options for crafting your unique backyard. Report rule-violating Playgrounds, quickly identify trinkets, and delve into a trove of new content – it's all part of enhancing your Grounded experience.


"Fully Yoked" is not holding back. The update is packed with over 20 new items and equipment, from the Termite King Pipe Organ to decorative rugs. Achievement hunters prepare for new challenges and the game-changing 'Antbassador' mutation. And we didn't forget about Playgrounds as they received fresh news props to add more possibilities for creativity.

Wrapping Up This Final Content Update

To help show you how Grounded is now beefier than ever, continue reading the patch notes below! The 'Fully Yoked' update brings endless possibilities to your backyard escapades. The game has evolved in many ways, such as adding full Japanese VO for all players to check out. On top of that, the game can now be played on multiple platforms, including the newly added PlayStation 4|5 and Nintendo Switch. Now, players across all platforms can experience this Grounded: Fully Yoked edition of the final game, together.

Lastly, a huge thank you to our incredible community. Your support and passion have shaped Grounded into what it is today. As our last planned content update, we promise to keep refining and perfecting your experience in the game so you and your friends can play in the backyard.

Stay safe, and as always – stay Grounded!


Hey Grounded fans! We are proud to present to you the "Fully Yoked" 1.4 update: the premiere Grounded experience swole with new content.

Each of the three ant colonies now has a royal leader residing deep within their respective hills. These new Ant Queens are not fightable bosses. They instead offer you a choice: either befriend or betray with a tasty offering. Which you choose affects the rewards you receive and how the colony reacts. Some choices have cascading effects that aren't immediately apparent...

Next up, we've remixed your backyard! Introducing the New Game+ mode: a complete overhaul that adds layers of complexity and challenge. Instead of finishing the game, you will have the option to enter an alternate dimension via the new REMIX.R device. Each playthrough in this mode remixes the yard in a host of ways that will give you new challenges and rewards.

Accessing New Game+ requires defeating the Broodmother, Mantis, Wasp Queen, and completing the Javamatic fight. When entering this mode, all of your existing bases, items, recipes unlocks, etc. will carry over with you.

In Remixed backyards, creatures can be infused with the power of Raw Science. Not only do they have more health, do more damage, and attack faster, but they also have unique properties that make them extra challenging. 

The good news is that infused creatures can drop special trinkets that are also infused with Raw Science. These new trinkets also have special randomized properties. Ominent Badges can be collected again, and have new properties, and every BURG.L Chip awards a new BURG.L Chip Trinket, they too will have randomized properties to give you more options on how to build your character.

The Yoking Station, available at the ASL in a remixed yard, allows you to upgrade your weapons to even more powerful levels. To upgrade your weapons, you will need to find new materials and resources only found in remixed yards. 

Molars can be gathered once more, and you will need to continue to collect them to stay as swole as the creatures of the yard. In a remixed yard, the molars are now in new, randomized locations. 

There are a large number of new additions to the Science Shop. Check out the ASL for a new sign set, the Yoking Station, new weapons, equipment, and more, that can only be purchased in a remixed yard. To help with purchasing the new items there are new Raw Science spawn locations, and MIX.Rs have increased rewards.

There are other changes that are made to the yard in a remixed world, including more loot chests, different candy, and some other surprises. 

The game can now be played additional platforms, including the newly added PlayStation 4|5 and Nintendo Switch. Players across all platforms can experience this Grounded: Fully Yoked edition of the final game, together, with crossplay!

By default, natural enemies will fight each other if they are near each other, and neutral creatures will fight each other if struck accidentally. This can now be turned off (useful in Playgrounds when designing encounter rooms for the player).

Links now have 5 color options for distinguishing them while editing.

You can now load a save while in the middle of a multiplayer session. All connected clients will load into the new world once the load is complete.

• A new Game Repair button has been added to recover any pets that are not currently following you.
  
• Pets allocated to a pet house will also teleport to their house, in case they are outside of the terrain.

• An object capacity meter can be found on the pause menu that tells you how many objects, either in a Playground or a standard game, you have in your level. This is useful to know if you are sharing worlds with lower end machines to make sure the game can be played reliably on all hardware.
  
• If you have no intention of having your yard be as crossplay compatible as possible, this capacity limit can be changed in the Game Settings menu to match your platform's suggested limit or have no limit at all.

There are now buttons available to copy and paste the configuration of a Link in a Playground.

Community Playgrounds can be filtered by keywords, player count and genre while browsing.

Community Playgrounds can be reported by players if they violate rules. 

• 12 Ant Queen-related buildings
  
  • Chaise Lounges
    
  • Chandeliers
    
  • Stuffed Queens
    
  • Head Mount
• Yoking Station
  
• New Floor Rugs
  
• Termite King Pipe Organ
  
• REDACTED

3 new Baby Ant Pets to befriend.

• Over 20 new items and equipment.
  
• Over 20 new trinkets.

A lot of these will be found only in New Game+

Antbassador - Become one with the ants of the yard. 

A new sign-set that can only be purchased in New Game+

• 2 for the base game
  
• 2 for New Game+

The game now has full Japanese voice over, including voices for the teens, BURG.L, cutscenes, and audio logs. Select Japanese Voice Over from the Game Options menu to enable this feature. 

There are a number of new props that are now available to be placed in Playgrounds. This includes the Jack o Lantern, Ice Caps Box, Big TazT, Big Dice, Wendell Chair, Big SCA.B Mesh, Stump Bark and Pulp, Rash, Yoked Girth and Yogi Swole, Quarter, Garden Light, Milk Molar Bottle and Lid, Gnome, Baseball Bat, Trash Bag, Pink Slip, Anarchis, Lab Dome, Pink Flower Petals, Cattails, Honeycomb, Lilypad, Shovel, Cacti, Charcoal Bag, Moldorc's Castle, the Bird Bath, and more.

Attack speed slow effects no longer stack.

Stagger animations for all ants and stinkbugs now physically displace them.

• Increasing scythe attack speed by 15%.
  
• Lowering attack speed bonus granted by battle axe combo finishers by 5%.
  
• The Mighty upgrade path now applies an additional status effect to weapons, much like the Sleek upgrade path for armor.

• Trinket items that previously appeared as brown bags now have a new shared trinket model.
  
• Gold cards are not required for 100% on the Report Card.

• Quest objectives on the map show the quest name now when hovered over.
  
• Trailer Marker names are shown on the map when hovering over a Trail Marker icon if a name is set.
  
• Improved image quality of item icons on lower end hardware.

New audio track added for New Game+

Ziplines created in Playground edit mode cannot be recycled or renamed in Play mode.

Optimization

• Significantly reduced the CPU load of the game.
  
• Significantly reduced the CPU load during defense events.
  
• Reduced memory usage across the game.
  
• Saving the game is now faster.

• Audio logs that were collected but not showing up in the Data tab will properly show up now.
  
  • This was affecting some people from getting 100%.
• Animations and audio work correctly for clients when someone else uses a dandelion tuft.
  
• Some buildings placed in very specific locations will no longer be unsupported upon loading the save.
  
• Fixed a problem where certain stacks of ladders could cause a saved game to never finish loading.
  
• Non-grid buildings attached to grid buildings will now appear and disappear correctly on clients.
  
• Bugs will interact with the world around them more often (Lady Bugs chasing Aphids, Aphids dropping Honeydew, etc.)

• You can steal from aphids while wearing sleek aphid slippers.
  
• "Read To Me" will now read building customization sliders correctly.
  
• Buildings cannot be placed inside stem pallets.
  
• Digging up Koi fish bones and scales as a client no longer has them float up quickly and teleport back.
  
• Weapon upgrade icons on the HotPouch no longer disappear after hitting something.
  
• Black Ants properly navigate from outside the Trash area back to their ant hill.

• The building distance axis will now be properly conveyed to clients in Playground Design Mode.
  
• Preplaced grid buildings placed in the air can no longer be induced to collapse in Play Mode, unless Building Damage is enabled.
  
• Non-building actors placed on slopes will no longer change rotation slightly when relocated.
  
• Placed objects with simulated physics now correctly simulate physics in play mode and not in edit mode.
  
• If an object is rescaled while being relocated, clients will now see the correct scale.
  
• Pre-existing scene objects will no longer disappear when loading the game after trashing them and then undoing the trash.
  
• In edit mode, destroying a building with other buildings attached to it will now reliably destroy the dependent buildings as well.
  
• The Toggle Grid Snap radial menu option now works even outside of placement mode.
  
• Slime Mold Grass will no longer become uninteractable after being relocated.
  
• Double-clicking a building supporting Place Many in the Playgrounds build menu will no longer immediately place a copy.
  
• Buildings placed on scaled buildings will no longer sometimes appear at the wrong height.
  
• Mushrooms will no longer lose their stems when relocated.
  
• Undo operations cannot be redone if another player makes conflicting changes to the same actors.
  
• The Lab Control Panel now faces the correct way when placed on walls.
  
• Dandelion D can now be placed and trashed in Playgrounds.
  
• Cacti can now be copied and relocated.
  
• Dice can now be copied and relocated.
  
• Mushroom Curved Doors will no longer rotate and break after cancelling connection from them.
  
• ASL Terminal and Resource Surveyor screens will appear correctly after undoing destruction.
  
• ASL Terminal and Resource Surveyor will actually reappear when destruction is undone.
  
• Players can no longer become stuck on the Frankenline when transitioning between Play and Design mode.
  
• Strange Spore is easier to place.
  
• Table B can now be stacked.

The ultimate Grounded experience is now bulging with content that's sure to get you pumped! Fully Yoked update contains new ant queens, new game + mode, and an array of exciting new gear. Are you ready to get Fully Yoked? Grounded: Fully Yoked is available 8am PT / 11am ET tomorrow, April 16, 2024.

Hey, Grounded friends! We're absolutely buzzing to introduce the upcoming "Fully Yoked" 1.4 update – the ultimate Grounded experience bulging with new content that's sure to get you pumped!

First up, let's talk ants. Each of the three ant colonies in Grounded now has a royal leader you can meet, the Ant Queen, who can be found deep within their respective hills. You will face a crucial decision with each queen: to befriend or betray her with a delectable offering. The path you choose determines not only the unique rewards you'll receive but will also shape how the entire colony reacts to you. But tread carefully – some decisions have ripple effects that might not be immediately obvious...

Ready for a backyard makeover, Grounded style? The New Game+ mode brings a thrilling twist to every corner of your backyard, heightening your gaming experience with unique challenges. Each playthrough morphs the backyard in astonishing ways, introducing a multitude of new system enhancements. Accessing this mode isn't a walk in the yard – you'll need to conquer the Broodmother, Mantis, Wasp Queen, and emerge victorious in the Javamatic fight. After defeating those bosses, players can choose to leap into an alternate dimension courtesy of Wendell's new creation, the REMIX.R. Expect different creature spawns, tougher bosses, and a host of eerie anomalies and hidden secrets in these otherworldly dimensions.

In a remixed yard, be prepared to face creatures infused with the essence of Raw Science. These beasts aren't just tougher – they're quicker, stronger, and have unique abilities that elevate the challenge. But fear not! Defeating these infused creatures rewards you with special trinkets, also infused with Raw Science. These trinkets come with random, unique properties, offering a myriad of ways to enhance your character. Keep an eye out for Ominent Badges and new BURG.L Chip Trinkets as they too will have randomized properties to give you more options on how to build your character.
To get more powerful, you will need to purchase the Yoking Station from the ASL (Advanced System Library) in remixed yards. Here, you can level up your weapons to previously unimaginable strengths. Be prepared to scour these new realms for unique materials required for these upgrades.
Don't forget to keep collecting molars, now hidden in randomized spots in remixed yards. Staying as mighty as the backyard's inhabitants demands constant strength upgrades, and these molars are key.

• Hosts can now load a save while in the middle of a multiplayer session and all connected players will seamlessly transition into the new game world.
  
• Full Japanese Voice Overs: Immerse yourself completely with full Japanese voice-overs, covering everything from the teen characters to BURG.L, cutscenes, and audio logs. Simply enable this feature from the Game Options menu.
  
• The 1.4 update adds four new achievements, one new mutation, twelve Ant Queen-related buildings, new baby ant pets, and so much more we can’t list here!
  
• Cross play will be supported across Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC.

Mark your calendars, because on April 16th, the “Fully Yoked” 1.4 update goes live across all platforms with help from our amazing partners, Double Eleven, offering a whole new dimension of backyard adventure for our 20 million and growing player community. This release is not just another update; it's the last planned content update for Grounded, poised to make your gaming experience more thrilling than ever. Gear up for a backyard adventure that's truly yoked!

Excited yet? Want Grounded on another console or looking to get your friends to join you in the backyard? Then great news for you! Digital preorders are available PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch for an April 16th release.

Not only that, if you're a fan of physical editions then don't miss out on securing your copy for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch through Limited Run Games, who have been incredible partners in this journey. And for you collectors out there, take a look at the Collector's Edition of Grounded, available for preorder today!

See you in the backyard!

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! Thank you all so much for your patience while we worked to get this patch out to all of you, so please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you!

• Attempting to take a Playground Thumbnail and hiding the HUD on controller will no longer cause a lack of input when returning back to the Playground Settings menu.
  
• Attempting to customize the Message Notification gizmo on controller will no longer cause a lack of input.
  
• Fixed navigation issue on controller when attempting to tab across different Playground search categories vs viewing the next page of results when browsing Published Playgrounds.
  
• Fixed some base buildings built on rocks, twigs, and other objects improperly noting they were supporting the rest of the base.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when quickly swapping to a bow and then to another weapon quickly.

• "Show" and "Hide" actions will only be default trigger actions when linked to Structural buildings instead of a handful of other objects as well.
  
• You can access the Playground Settings menu during Play Mode so you can take your Thumbnail in Play Mode instead of Design Mode if you prefer.
  
• Links will not display in the world when taking your Playground Thumbnail.
  
• Player Death Trigger and Teleport Gizmo can be customized via Link actions.

• The Pond Hatch properly opens for clients in Story mode games.
  
• Triggering a Spawn action on a Creature Spawner when only some of the creatures were previously killed will replenish the active spawned creatures up to the specified count.
  
• Fixed the "Next Page" / "Previous Page" buttons in the Playgrounds Browser not being viewable in the Windows Store version since "Import Save" and "Export Save" were still being shown.
  
• Clients now locally detect their own death from the Player Death Listener gizmo.
  
• Players can place objects that are colliding with a Hazard Volume.
  
• Icon for the Punji Spike Trap appears now.
  
• Building health bar no longer shows up twice.
  
• Trigger Volumes can be linked to more than one object.
  
• Players can no longer lounge on chairs that have been scaled up or down.

Hello Grounded community! We've been amazed at all of the fun and unique experiences you have been creating with Playgrounds since the Make It and Break It update went out. To celebrate all of your creativity, the Grounded team comes bearing Playground gifts this holiday season!

You can now view new and popular Published Playgrounds from the Grounded community. When accessing the "Downloads" section, you will be able to quickly view Playgrounds based on various categories:

Recent Hits:

• The most downloaded Playgrounds of the last week.

Monthly Hits:

• The most downloaded Playgrounds of the last month that are older than a week.

All Time Hits:

• The most downloaded Playgrounds ever that are older than one month.

Brand New:

• The most recent Playgrounds published hot off the press.

Playgrounds have new additional details you can set in the Playground Settings menu. These settings must be set prior to publishing or updating your Playgrounds.

• Genre
  
  • A genre tag that best conveys your Playground
    
  • Combat Challenge
    
  • PvP Arena
    
  • Platforming
    
  • Sports / Contest
    
  • Puzzle / Escape Room
    
  • Survival
    
  • Adventure / RPG
    
  • Contraption
    
  • Art / Music
    
  • Base Build
• Suggested Player Count
  
  • A simple tag that best represents what player count your Playground is meant for
    
    • Single Player
      
    • Multiplayer
      
    • Single or Multiplayer
• Published Thumbnail
  
  • The thumbnail image players will see when downloading or browsing for your Playground. Uses photo mode for capturing the image when in the Playground Settings window.

These new details will show up on all new published Playgrounds in the Playgrounds browser.

Attack Listener

• A gizmo that triggers when a specific attack happens nearby. Useful for creating custom fight mechanics when bosses do a special attack.

Player Death Listener

• A gizmo that triggers when a specified player dies.

Storage Filler

• A gizmo that spawns items into linked storage containers. Useful for creating randomized loot when used in combo with the Random Chance gizmo.

Hazard Volume

• A region that applies a specified status effect onto players who enter it. Options include:
  
  • Haze
    
  • Death
    
  • Slow Sizzle
    
  • Fast Sizzle

Win / Lose Gizmo

• A gizmo that can pop up a win or lose screen with a custom message when triggered.

Message Notification

• A gizmo that displays a message to the player's HUD on the lower left of the screen.

Time of Day Switch

• A switch that triggers based on the specified time of day. Useful for having things trigger at nighttime or daytime.

Teleport Gizmo

• A gizmo version of the Telepotty. Activating it teleports the triggering object to any random Teleport Gizmo matching the same channel.

Design Mode Fast Travel Location

• A gizmo that allows you to quickly teleport to the location via the Map while in Design mode. Helpful for quickly getting around when designing a large Playground.

Custom Sign

• A sign to write a larger amount of text in. Useful for explaining things to players in your Playground.

A new "Scale" axis has been added when placing objects in Design mode. This allows you to scale objects larger or smaller before placing them. For example, you can now make a small baseball or a huge baseball.

• Buildings now have "Toggle Shown", "Show", and "Hide" actions. Hiding a building will turn off the visuals and collision for the building allowing players to walk through them.
  
• Some use case examples:
  
• • Create a spooky environment where walls and other buildings show up or disappear based on triggers the player walks into.
    
  • Create a jumping puzzle where floor pieces toggle between shown and hidden when linked to
    timers.

In Design Mode, you can now customize Armor Dummies to use a different visual appearance. The variant options are:

• Default (clay dummy)
  
• Max
  
• Willow
  
• Pete
  
• Hoops
  
• B-B-Bones
  
• Grid Kid (from the crafting 3D preview)

That's right, you can use these to create some spooky sights!
Handy Gnat can now toggle into Ghost Mode allowing it to clip through objects and the world. Helpful for getting through walls and rooms quickly without having to relocate or trash objects.
New Loot Bags (Found under Storage & Utilities)

• Ominent Chest
  
• Max's Backpack
  
• Pete's Backpack
  
• Willow's Backpack
  
• Hoop's Backpack

New Trap

• Death Spikes

New Manmade Props

• Pebble Village Lunch Box
  
  • With customizable lid angle!
• Onyx Family Computer System (found in the upper yard Brawny Bin)
  
• Onyx Joystick
  
• Onyx Keyboard
  
• Yoked Girth - The Adventure Game
  
• Minotaurs and Myrmidons - Quest for the Golden Box
  
• Quick Billy's BillyHog Hunt
  
• Billy Hog Tray
  
• Cardboard Box A
  
• Cardboard Box B
  
• Cocktail Umbrella
  
• Pagoda
  
• Woodpile Axe

• Armor Dummies and Lights have a Customize option to disallow players from being able to interact with them in Play mode.
  
• All Sign Set Signs are unlocked in Playgrounds mode.
  
• You can exit Play mode from the Death screen.
  
• Playing a Downloaded Playground will trigger an autosave on game start.

Major Fixes:

• Fixed issue where structural buildings would place incorrectly when building.
  
• Items no longer behave oddly when floating on top of water.
  
• [REDACTED] can no longer knock you off of ziplines.

Crash Fixes:

• Fixed client crash that could occur after repairing buildings.

Other Bug Fixes:

• MIX.R modules in the standard Backyard no longer disappear after loading a Playground save.
  
• Grass blades chopped down fall softly again as opposed to extremely fast.
  
• Volumes no longer prevent placing objects that are touching them.
  
• Scoreboard can no longer go negative behind the scene.

Happy Monday everybody! We are excited to announce that we have patch 1.3.3 ready for you all to download and install! Please update when you see it and let us know how it works for you!

• Various buildings no longer rotate their placement after save / load.
  
• Various buildings no longer rotate their placement after switching between Play mode and Design mode in Playgrounds.
  
• Playgrounds that use a Player Spawner as the starting spawn location will properly be deactivated when another Player Spawner uses the "Set Checkpoint" action.

• Equipment generating gizmo now returns current equipped items to your inventory or drops them in the world when equipping new items.

• Fixed crash that could occur if an Explosive Bur Trap was near a Laser Pillar.

• Items grown in the Garden Patch will no longer fall over after loading a save.
  
• Dew drops no longer fall off of Dew Collectors after loading a save.
  
• Clients can eat meat directly off the Campfire again.
  
• Enemy health bar properly prioritizes creatures over players when playing as a client.
  
• Buildings you build in Play mode in a Playground now count towards coziness.
  
• The "Push to Sprint" game option properly toggles Sprint off if you press the Sprint button while Sprinting.
  
• Coziness works in Playgrounds mode for buildings players have built in Play mode.
  
• Certain quest objective markers now point to the proper location.
  
• Reduced intermittent hitching that could take place when you had a large base.
  
• Removed HDR setting on console that caused improper colors and harder to read user interfaces.
  
• Improved Whiffle Ball visuals on Xbox One.
  
• Additional BURG.L quest fixes.