‘Grounded’ beginner’s guide: Combat, crafting, and survival tips you need to know
Grounded is out now in early access, and it can be quite tough. Here are some of our best tips to get you started.
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Groundedis a sandbox survival sim set in your own back yard. Due to a science experiment gone wrong, you’re shrunk down to the size of a small bug, and it’s on you to survive a hostile environment full of deadly spiders, poisonous mites, and hungry larvae.
Grounded can be quite tough, however, with an emphasis on survival gameplay and tough battles with angry critters.
It’s a big(ger) world out there.
Obsidian Entertainment makes their exclusive debut on Xbox One and PC with Grounded, a unique survival experience that literally makes all of your problems much, much bigger. Join your friends as you’re shrunk down to the size of an ant, forced to survive in a dangerous backyard.
Grounded How to find food and drink easily
Food and drink are paramount to survival in Grounded, considering time spent and certain actions deplete your hunger and thirst meters, which can lead to health loss and even death. You should try to keep your character’s needs topped off at all times if possible, and also look into carrying supplies for longer excursions away from your main base. Here are some general tips for staying healthy.
Grounded Crafting, construction, and base-building
Crafting recipes are the bread and butter of the core gameplay loop, as you ascend to better facilities, better armor, and better weapons. Crafting works similarly as it does to other games in Grounded. Still, there are a couple of critical things that aren’t readily obvious unless you’re following the story quests and tutorials very strictly.
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Grounded Combat tips
Combat in Grounded is fairly medieval-style. No guns shrank down with you, meaning you have to craft your own instruments of destruction from materials you find in the field. Here’s an overview of how to get started with Grounded combat.
Grounded General tips
Grounded is a ton of systems to get to grips with, but after a few hours, you’ll be a bonafide garden hunter.
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Grounded and the future
Grounded is in early access right now, but Obsidian has a large roadmap of content planned. It’s blatantly obvious to see the raw potential Grounded has, with an infinite range of new insects, crafting opportunities, and locations they could add. Grounded’s setting is totally underexplored in the genre, and the way the game seems to be capturing the community’s imagination certainly speaks to that.
Do you have any tips for Grounded, or any questions? Hit the comments, and we’ll get them included.
It’s a big(ger) world out there.
Obsidian Entertainment makes their exclusive debut on Xbox One and PC with Grounded, a unique survival experience that literally makes all of your problems much, much bigger. Join your friends as you’re shrunk down to the size of an ant, forced to survive in a dangerous backyard.
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