Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.
Net buffs minus nerfs over time. Up = the game is being buffed overall, down = nerfed.
Buffs, nerfs, bug fixes & updates at a glance — click a row to jump to that subject
Hotfix 0.5.0.3 fixes a crash/permadeath equipment bug and stabilizes the game across platforms.
Resolved an issue where players would permanently lose equipped items after dying while under a status effect.
Implemented crash and stability improvements to reduce crashes on all platforms.
Addressed PS5-exclusive crash scenarios to improve stability on that platform.
Hotfix 0.5.0.2 addresses several stability and UI issues including input bug, Windows crash with blocked friends, and UI memory leak related to Status Effects.
Hotfix 0.5.0.1 improves stability, accessibility, and UI/quest fixes across Grounded 2.
Stability improvement to reduce memory leaks during long play sessions.
Infinite loading times during client startup or transitions have been resolved.
Movement glitch when removing diving gear and dismounting buggy has been corrected.
Quest marker now correctly points to the Art of War objective.
Underwater audio muffling no longer lingers after leaving underwater areas.
Hotfix patch focusing on stability and preparation for the 0.5 Into the Abyss Update.
Performance optimizations with Omni-Tool change to harvest re-growth through player structures, stability fixes, and bug fixes across Grounded 2 patch 0.4.2.
AXL no longer gets soft-locked during fights where roar would occur infinitely.
Stairs in the Half Int. Corner area no longer rotate incorrectly after actions.
Addressed several crashes observed in patch 0.4.2 to improve stability.
About 35% of crashes reported in 0.4.1 should be fixed in 0.4.2.
Omni-Tool now harvests all re-growing resources, but only those regrowing through player-built structures.
Adjusts how the Omni-Tool interacts with regrowing resources tied to player-built structures.
Reduced the streaming range of the player to load fewer resources at once, reducing hitching around the Park.
Resources will re-grow through player-built structures, aligning with the new streaming changes.
Performance around bases and the Park optimized to reduce stutters and hitching.
Spider webs now despawn after 24 hours; multiple bug fixes across resources, Buggy behavior, crashes, performance, camera controls, and a quest issue.
Fixed an issue where Buggies had trouble hitting resources up close.
Fixed an issue where a Buggy could permanently become unavailable if it died after the player.
Fixed a crash when loading your world.
This is also the same bug where you would lose progress in your world after re-loading your same save.
Fixed the Client would not have their Buggy assigned upon relogging in.
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Omni-Tool more effective for re-growing resources within player-built structures.
NEW: AXL summon adds a new tool in Playgrounds for player experimentation.
Stability and polish improvements across Playgrounds.
Stability and crash fixes improve reliability across play sessions.
Many fixes improve stability, spawning, loot consistency, and user experience.
Better stability during long runs; fewer memory-related issues.
Reduced likelihood of being stuck in loading screens.
More predictable movement after gear changes.
Less confusion locating quest objectives.
Audio returns to normal when surfaced.
UI accurately reflects active debuffs again.
No more save-based scanner access issues.
Workbench durability behaves as intended.
Enemies behave more predictably and fairly in combat.
Better smoothness in large-open areas with fewer long-load spikes.
Stability improvements expected; some crash causes mitigated.
Webs despawn after 24 hours to reduce clutter without affecting nearby players.
More aesthetic and interactive props across Playgrounds.
Easier tuning of encounter spaces in Playgrounds.
Quality-of-life and accessibility improvements in Playgrounds.
More visual variety for creatures in Playgrounds.
Expanded playground items enabling new activities.
Broader catalog for creature customization.
Smoother progression and editing in Playgrounds.
Expanded toolkit for playground scenarios.
More reliable Playgrounds experience.
Smoother editing and better save consistency.
New resources/events and timing-based blocking changes give players fresh goals and improved defense opportunities.
Mysterious Stranger encounter spawns reliably, reducing encounter discrepancies.
Quest persistence is improved between sessions.
Quest progress reliability improves when planting Sour Seeds.
Quest progression remains consistent despite autosaves.
Stability improvement for Peeping feature with an interim tracking change.
Crashes from droplet collisions mitigated.
Stability during sleep state improved; crash eliminated.
Upgrade visuals no longer hinder camera or chop actions.
Stability and QoL fixes improve reliability and user experience across play sessions.
Stability improved and Crossplay becomes available again after installing Gaming Services and restarting.
Most-touched abilities across all patches
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