Grounded
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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
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| Developers | |
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| Obsidian Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| Xbox Game Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 27, 2022 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 83 |
| OpenCritic | 82 |
| IGDB | 78 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | ARPG, Survival |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Grounded |
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| Grounded | |
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| Grounded | 2022 |
| Grounded 2 | 2025 |
Grounded is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person ARPG and survival game in the Grounded series.
The game entered early access on July 28, 2020. The full version was released on September 27, 2022.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Can be bought and activated only in Europe. | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |
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| Steam | |
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- All versions require a Microsoft account for Crossplay, Shared Worlds and Playgrounds.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
| Subscription gaming service | Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Maine\Saved\Config\WinGDK\ |
| Steam | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Maine\Saved\Config\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/962130/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Maine_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs |
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Grounded |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/962130/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Vert- scaling with an FOV slider for compensation. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | 60-120. See Field of view (FOV) for more. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Scales with the Quality option.[1] | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA.[2] Workaround available below. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Field of view (FOV)
| Set FOV to any value beyond the in-game limits through a config file[3] |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Certain keys are hardbound like Space ␣ and Esc. [4] | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Effects, Music, UI, Dialogue, Voice Chat. | |
| Surround sound | [5] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | [3] | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Arabic | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | Fan translation by The_Reaper_CooL (TRC), download. | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish | ||||
| Thai | ||||
| Turkish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 4 | Co-op |
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VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Native 3D | Dual-View Rendering Use Geo-11[6]
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| vorpX | Dual-View Rendering (G3D), Single-View Depth Reprojection (Z3D) or DirectVR Game officially supported by vorpX. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11, 12 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Multiplayer | PlayFab |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | 11 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-3225 | Intel Core i7-7700K Ryzen 5 1600 |
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| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 8 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Radeon RX 470 |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/962130/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (962130) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-07-29
- r.MaxAnisotropy was set from 2 to 8 depending on the setting, as seen in the console.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-07-29
- r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing was set to 2 on the low Quality preset, as seen in the console and from visually comparing it to 1 and 0 in real time.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2020-07-29
- ↑ (Obsidian Forums) Any plans to fix keybinds before/with release? - last accessed on 2022-08-15
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-07-29
- Tested on a 5.1 system and double checked with Orban Loudness Meter. The game made use of all 6 channels when punching.
- ↑ Grounded 3D/VR Compatibility Database
- ↑ Helix Mod - Announcing: New Geo-11 3D driver