Grounded 2 – Early Access

After a summer gaming lull, the kids and I were eagerly awaiting Grounded 2. I played the first one sometime between 2020 and 2022 when it went from early access to full release. I went in solo and it was fun, but that lacked the punch of a full co-op run.

A few weeks back the sequel dropped in early access and the three of us jumped in. The novelty of getting honey I shrunk the kids-ed is still incredibly strong. Things are early, but the map feels big and there is lots to do. Riding ants introduces a new level of mobility and makes some of the death runs from the punishing difficulty a little less painful.

The survival and tech tree loop are already there too. There will need to be balance changes and an evolution of the late game, but the foundation they’ve built is solid. There’s a long term roadmap too that is fun to day dream about “what if” and “when”.

Last thought and a warning combined. It is buggy and sometimes buggy as hell. It is the first few weeks of early access so that is to be expected. But we had a few crashes and even more things that just bugged out. From missions, to disappearing mounts, to straight up base functionality just stopping. All of it is worth trying though, especially if you already have Game Pass. Really excited to keep an eye on this as it progresses.