Last year’s GOTY, Valheim, was a cracker, getting rid of a lot of bullshit and instead focusing on adventures into the unknown and creative building. But it was this year’s Grounded that made survival properly fun.
Grounded
With its robust crafting system, and Hunger and Thirst maintenance, Grounded has the signature features of a classic survival game.
Gameplay
Although the game mechanics are familiar, they take on a whole new feeling as you play one of four teens shrunken to minuscule size and stranded in a suburban garden. Here, ants appear as big as dogs and spiders loom over like houses.
Critters
Therefore, instead of being concerned about monsters, mutants, or other humans, you should be more worried about critters which are more interesting to survive against than other threats.
Regular ants, for instance, are curious and could steal something of yours, but they typically don’t attack. However, if you constantly harass and kill them, they will view your presence as a danger and attempt to invade your garden with the goal of getting rid of you.
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Survival
Observing these huge bugs and discovering what powers them will make you feel more like David Attenborough than a doomed survivor.
Nature Documentary Vibe
Although death is frequent and being chased by a spider in an eerie forest can be scary, the environment is more akin to a nature documentary than horror. You need to comprehend the garden before you can control it.
This game emphasizes the process of scientific discovery and furthers exploration by offering new inventions, both from a practical and an aesthetic perspective.
Nourishment
Despite potential dangers lurking in the garden, it’s usually your ally, providing you with essential help. Even before you begin growing mushrooms and collecting dew, it’s not hard to find sustenance among the tall grass.
If you throw a stone at the dew clinging to a grass blade you can satisfy your thirst. Tiny bugs such as aphids all around you make for delightful snacks.
Protection
Before you know it, you’ll be defending yourself with shields created from ladybug shells, weapons formed from deceased mosquitos that suck blood, and armor manufactured from acorns.
Standard equipment appears a lot more enjoyable when you are one inch tall. And at the same time, the use of video game logic and aesthetic design prevents you from feeling like a horrific insect murderer.
When you’re ant-sized, a garden can be equally as thrilling and unusual as the most far-fetched imagination.
Settings
After you’re more confident, you can start exploring the uncharted.
- A sandbox has a lot of spiders in it.
- a giant picnic table that now serves as a nesting area for bees
- A bug-killing pesticide has caused an unhealthy and dangerous atmosphere in the environment.
- an enormous lake patrolled by ravenous fish— if you’re the size of an ant
- a garden
can be just as exciting and exotic as the most out-there fantasy setting.
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Landmarks
This garden also includes some remarkable sites.
- Baseballs the size of entire buildings
- discarded toys, the modern-day Statue of Liberty, which are everywhere
- With a fully operational Etch A Sketch, there is no better place to explore.
Getting Around
Finally, you’ll be soaring across the landscape with zip lines and dandelion gliders, or constructing winding staircases leading up to the treetops that bring back the nostalgia of building a treehouse.
To reiterate, Grounded’s superpower is making building projects more amusing and creative.
Conclusion
Even when Grounded gets dark, it never strays too far away from its cartoon and movie inspirations for young people and families.
You always experience a sense of playfulness and you view the game through the eyes of an optimist, plus each playable character adds their own humor and witticisms. It’s really quite comforting.
