Obsidian Entertainment’s backyard survival gameGroundedhas gained a ton of popularity since its release for early access on July 28th. Obsidian previously announced that to improve the game before the full release,Groundedwill have monthly updatesstarting on August 28th. Now, in a video teasing the update’s new content,Groundedwill be receiving the first monthly update a little sooner than previously announced.
The video features a few clues to what could be included in the next update. Players may notice sprig fences, which is a whole new creatable item that will be added with the update. Another hint for upcoming content is a large Oreo cookie and a large footprint seen in the video. This could point to a more prominent role of the house’s residents in the backyard. The cookie and footprint could also hint at new missions that may reveal more information about the situation the teens are trapped in.
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Although the video does not reveal much about the update, the addition of sprig fences means that the crafting capabilities are expanding. There is a ton of potential content that could be added with the update. Giant humans, new bugs, locations or items could be very exciting additions toGrounded, however players will have to wait till August 26th to find out.
Groundedwill now be updating two days earlier on August 26th and will be released along with a developer vlog and a livestream. The update change begs the question if the updates will follow the same schedule with updates now happening on the 26th every month or if the dates will be subject to change.Groundedalso recently released a patchthat addressed bugs and fixed compatibility issues. With monthly updates, it is expected thatGroundedwill have its share of patches to fix any problems with the many updates.
Many update requests from players include taming insects and adding more terrifying aspects like different spider species or hostile insects. Although spider interactions can be fun for adrenaline-seeking players, developers have gone the opposite way by providing anarachnophobia modefor players who find the spiders too terrifying.
Despite still being in-development,Groundedis already an impressive game with a unique take on the survival genre. WithGroundedreceiving the first monthly update soon, players will see how much the update evolves the game throughout its early access run.Groundedhas become very popular early on, amassing over1 million players in the first two days. It is safe to say many players will be watching the update closely.
Groundedis available on PC and Xbox One, and will release on Xbox Series X later.
