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Shrunk to insect size, explore a backyard, craft gear and bases, and fight giant bugs while uncovering how to get home.
Released 27 Sep 2022
Explore a Giant Backyard
Build Grass-Blade Bases
Parry Giant Insects
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Developed by Obsidian Entertainment · Published by Xbox Game Studios
Themes from a helpfulness-selected sample of Steam reviews, not the aggregate Steam score.
Play alone or with up to three friends as you explore a backyard after being shrunk to the size of an insect. Follow a story about how you became so small and how you might return home.
Gather materials, craft equipment, and build bases among the yard’s distinct areas, from the pond to the sandbox. Explore labs, caves, and hidden spots while managing threats from the insects that roam nearby.
Progress by analyzing items to unlock crafting options, upgrading weapons and armor, and choosing character bonuses such as mutations. Learn insect attack patterns and use blocks or well-timed parries in fights; your choices of equipment and bonuses shape how you tackle the yard.
Players often enjoy how the tiny-player perspective turns familiar backyard features into places worth exploring, with hidden areas and discoveries rewarding curiosity. Reviews also frequently praise building and crafting, steady equipment progression, and the challenge of learning insect fights. Playing with friends is a recurring source of memorable adventures, though some players find resource gathering or later challenges demanding, especially solo, and some report multiplayer connection problems.

| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 45 |
| Age ratings |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | Grounded supports solo play or online co-op. Official text states play alone or online with up to three friends, for a total of 4 players. Shared Worlds lets authorized players continue the same cloud-saved world even when the original host is offline. Reviews also mention cross-platform play and friend-based joining. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No mod support or multiplayer-specific mod information is provided in the supplied text. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 83/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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