Grounded celebrates 5 million players with new update

Ground-based developer Obsidian Entertainment took to the Xbox Wire blog to announce another big milestone for the game – over 5 million gamers have now taken advantage of this quest to explore the backyard.

To celebrate this new achievement, Obsidian released the biggest update for Grounded yet, with the addition of an all-new biome to explore. Welcome to Koi Pond.

The Koi Pond allows players to jump into a pool located in the backyard, where Grounded takes place (keep in mind that you have been reduced to the size of an ant). You will come across diving spiders that can wade through the water and are grossly terrifying.

But that’s not all. You will also get to experience Koi Fish up close and personally and craft new items to ensure your continued survival in the pond. These include the Gill Tube Recycler, Bone Trident, and Slime Lantern as well as a variety of additional items.

Now is a great time to come back to Grounded if you haven’t in a while, or to try it out for the first time. Grounded has been optimized for Xbox Series X and Series X. It’s also free through Xbox Game Pass, so it’s available for subscribers to download at their leisure. With the Xbox Series X out in the wild right now, it’s a great title to revisit now that we’ve entered the next-gen era.

We don’t have them yet, but we’ll post a story as soon as we collect the Grounded Achievements.