Prolific Xbox Games Studios developer Obsidian Entertainment showed up in force for the Xbox Games Showcase 2025.
Ahead of the team's Direct presentation focused on science-fiction role-playing game The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian Entertainment also revealed Grounded 2, a sequel to the studio's hit survival game that places players at eye-level with backyard bugs.
Best of all? Players won't be waiting long. Grounded 2 is launching THIS YEAR on July 29, 2025! Grounded 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC (Steam and Xbox PC). Like all Xbox first-party games, it's also coming day one to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
Like the first game, Grounded 2 is launching as a part of the Xbox Game Preview program, which is meant to allow "early access" games as the developers take player feedback.
The same is true on Steam, with Grounded 2 launching at the same time into early access there. According to Steam, the price for those buying rather than using Game Pass will be $29.99.
Obsidian Entertainment is on something of a legendary roll, with the studio launching fantasy role-playing game Avowed back in February 2025. Looking ahead, the studio is also set to release The Outer Worlds 2
In Grounded, a group of kids is shrunk down to the size of an ant, meaning a humble Wolf Spider is suddenly a towering monstrosity. The kids are forced to survive using anything they can scavenge, like sticks and pebbles or spilled sugary drinks.
The original Grounded was developed by a small team of around a dozen staff at Obsidian Entertainment. The game was an extraordinary success, reaching over 15 million players as of December 2022.
While the first Grounded initially launched on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC, it was brought to PlayStation consoles and Nintendo Switch in 2024 as part of Microsoft's broadening multiplatform initiative.
Additional details on Grounded 2 at The Outer Worlds 2 Direct
After the showcase, Obsidian Entertainment also shared a bit on Grounded 2 during The Outer Worlds 2 Direct.
We learned that the team is working with Eidos Montreal, with the latter studio providing support in order to help make Grounded 2 a bigger game than its predecessor.
