Grounded gets its first update, resolves login issue through Steam on Windows 7

By Zachary Boddy
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Windows 7 is still alive.

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What you need to know

  • Grounded, the latest project from Obsidian Entertainment, just came out in Early Access and Game Preview.
  • The game is already a ton of fun, but is suffering from lots of early bugs and issues.
  • One issue has players on Windows 7 playing through Steam unable to log in to Grounded.
  • Grounded's first hotfix is rolling out now to resolve this specific issue, with more updates coming in the future.

If you've been trying to get into Grounded through Steam on your Windows 7 gaming rig, you might have run into an issue with logging into the game. This is a known issue in Grounded's Early Access and Game Preview, and Obsidian Entertainment is rolling out an update to resolve the issue right now. Any players running into this bug should go and install this update right away.

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This update marks the first of many expected for Grounded, especially with the long list of known issues and bugs that currently plague the game's early access. The small team behind Grounded are undoubtedly working night and day to resolve these issues, while continuing to update the game with new content and features.

Related: All of the known issues, bugs, and upcoming fixes for Grounded

If you continue to run into an issue with logging into Grounded while playing on Windows 7, please be sure to let Obsidian know on their support website so they can keep track of any unresolved issues with the game.

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Zachary Boddy
Zachary Boddy
Staff Writer

Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter @BoddyZachary.