Grounded, Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming Honey-I-Shrunk-The-Kids-style bug-high survival adventure, will be entering Steam early access and Xbox Game Preview on 28th July.
Obsidian unveiled Grounded – to some surprise, given its considerable deviation from the studio’s usual RPG fare – at the tail-end of last year, and Eurogamer’s Robert Purchese was rather charmed by the experience when he got an early look at the game.
That initial reveal was accompanied by a trailer showcasing Grounded’s strikingly oversized backyard-as-perilous-jungle environment, but now Obsidian is ready to offer a few story teases, as seen in a brand-new video during tonight’s Inside Xbox livestream.
Grounded Story Trailer Watch on YouTube
Here, we’re introduced to a talking robot companion who’ll guide players through their survival-driven adventures, built around the usual genre staples of exploration, crafting, and base construction – albeit with big bug twist. There are also hints of a weirdly advanced high-tech civilisation among the inches-high shrubbery, said to be a mysterious evil force whose real aim will be revealed as Grounded’s action progresses.