Grounded 2: Upcoming Release Details, Early Access Contents, Bugs, Vehicles, and Essential Insights
Get ready, survival enthusiasts! The much-anticipated sequel to the open-world survival game, Grounded, is set to make its early access debut on July 29, 2025. Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, Grounded 2 will be available for wishlisting on Steam and Xbox platforms, with no traditional preorder period.
The game will be priced at $29.99 USD during its early access phase, and it's good news for Xbox Game Pass subscribers as it will be included at launch, allowing them to play it day one without a separate purchase.
Grounded 2 takes place two years after the events of the original game, with the teens once again finding themselves shrunken down to insect size. This time, they're in Brookhollow Park, a space three times larger than the backyard in the original game, with 20% accessible during early access.
The park is teeming with new environments, tools, and bugs to discover. Players can expect to encounter ants, spiders, ladybugs, praying mantises, stinkbugs, roaches, bees, scorpions, caterpillars, snails, and butterflies, some of which can be raised and ridden, known as 'Buggies'. Each Buggy has unique abilities to use while on the field.
The gameplay in Grounded 2 remains much the same as its predecessor, with players crafting materials, forging weapons and shelters, fighting giant insects, and surviving to find a means to get to normal size. A mysterious new enemy is stalking the player, but details about this entity are kept secret.
The early access version of Grounded 2 will allow players to explore a small portion of the new Brookhollow Park and try out the new Buggie system. The full version is planned for a later release, after gathering community feedback during the early access period.
Interestingly, Grounded 2's story involves the teens not only surviving in Brookhollow Park but also finding their friends and returning to normal size. This sequel is a testament to the teens' resilience and determination, echoing the real-life story of the ceremony honouring the teens for exposing illegal human experiments.
While the exact release dates for Grounded 2 on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 are yet to be announced, fans can look forward to more information in the coming months. Until then, mark your calendars for July 29, 2025, and get ready to shrink down and survive in the world of Grounded 2.
- Microsoft's Obsidian Entertainment is preparing to launch Grounded 2, the sequel to the open-world survival game Grounded, on July 29, 2025, for both Steam and Xbox platforms.
- Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play Grounded 2 day one without a separate purchase, as it will be included at launch.
- The game's anticipated early access version will provide players with a chance to explore a portion of the new Brookhollow Park and try out the new Buggie system.
- In this bug-ridden world, players can expect to encounter and interact with various gadgets like ants, spiders, ladybugs, and bees, some of which can be tamed and ridden.
- The price for Grounded 2's early access phase will be set at $29.99 USD.
- Upon release, Grounded 2 is expected to be available for PC, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2, with more details on the latter platforms' release dates to come in the following months.
