Grounded’s ‘Into the Wood’ content update arrives with new areas, creatures, and more
The backyard just got a lot bigger, and it’s now filled with even more life.
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What you need to know
The survival game genre has exploded in popularity in recent years, with plenty of fantastic options crowding the competitive genre. One of the more interesting additions to the space is Grounded, a passion project from a small team of talented developers at Obsidian Entertainment, under the Xbox Game Studios umbrella. On Tuesday, the Grounded team released the latest content update for their early access survival title; the Grounded 0.12.0 “Into the Wood” update is now available.
Groundedis a unique take on the classic survival game genre, in that players are shrunk down to the size of insects and released in a suburban backyard filled with life. You and up to three other players are tasked with surviving in this suddenly hostile environment, which evolves over time as Obsidian adds to it. The “Into the Wood” update now rolling out to players includes a massive pile of content for players to explore.
Highlights of the update include Grounded’s first expansion into the mysterious “Upper Yard” area, which includes three new explorable environments like the sweltering BBQ Spill. There’s also11new creatures with which players can interact, including adorable roly polies and ladybirds, or the terrifying infected wolf spider variant. With new crafting recipes, quality-of-life improvements, dungeons (this time occupied by termites), new game options, and so much more, this update is packed to the brim with big changes to Grounded’s tiny world.
Grounded’s 0.12.0 “Into the Wood” update is now rolling out everywhere Grounded is available, includingXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One, and PC through the Microsoft Store and Steam. On Xbox Series X, the update comes in at approximately 3.64GB, although other platforms may vary a little.
Groundedis still in early access, meaning it hasn’t been finished, yet, but it already numbers among thebest Xbox gamesfor fans of the survival genre. If you’ve yet to try Grounded, it’s also available throughXbox Game Pass, as well as PC Game Pass.
The full changelog forGrounded’s 0.12.0 “Into the Wood” content updateincludes:
Features
New environments
New bugs
New crafting content
Resource survey stations
Custom game options
PEEP.R mode
Building customization
Data page
Status effect display
Additional features
Changes & tuning
Systems
Controls
Mutations
Accessibility
Combat
Building health & repair tool
Interface
Weapon upgrades
Doors
Building general
Building placement
The Spinning Wheel & Grinder
Optimization
World & resources
Creatures
Items
Bug fixes
Major fixes
Crash fixes
Game
World
Items, equipment, & resources
Pets
UI
Steam
Fixed a crash on boot that could happen for some users
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