Grounded 2 · Early Access / Game Preview · Update context: 10 October 2026

Grounded 2 is in Early Access. Rot and Ruin is now in public test.

Grounded 2 remains in Early Access and Game Preview, returning the four teens to Brookhollow Park in 1992. Into the Abyss remains its latest fully released major expansion. On 6 October 2026, Obsidian opened Rot and Ruin 0.6.0 as a separate public test, with Woodpile content, a centipede boss, termites, the Potato Beetle Buggy and new combat, gear and building systems. The normal live build remains 0.5.1.1; the test is not yet the all-player game.

Early Access / Game Preview Stable 0.5.1.1 Rot and Ruin 0.6.0 · Public test

Stable game: 0.5.1.1 · Rot and Ruin 0.6.0: public test

The all-player Rot and Ruin release date is unannounced. What is playable now · Test features, access and save warnings

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Where do you want to go next?

This page gives the broad current picture. These commissioned Grounded 2 pages own the deeper answers.

Current picture

What is true now

The live-game essentials, kept separate from future plans and unresolved claims.

Three shrunken teens moving through Brookhollow Park among towering grass and insect-scale structures. — **Brookhollow Park at playable launch.** The familiar park setting is deliberately oversized at miniature scale, with ordinary paths, vegetation and discarded objects becoming survival terrain.Official image: Obsidian Entertainment ↗

Live version: 0.5.1.1 Stable hotfix released 1 October; repairs Steam Download Region connectivity.
Lifecycle: Early Access / Game Preview Active development; not a finished 1.0 release.
Latest major update: Into the Abyss · 0.5.0 Released 11 August 2026.
Setting: Brookhollow Park · 1992 A direct sequel set two years after the first Grounded.
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Steam PC and PlayStation 5
Cross-platform play: Xbox / PC / PlayStation supported A Microsoft/Xbox account is required for cross-platform features.
1.0: Complete story planned No hard release date or window has been announced.

Latest major content state

Into the Abyss turned the Pond into a major progression layer

Released on 11 August, Into the Abyss opened Skunk Pond and expanded underwater progression with Swimming 2.0, Diving Suit progression, underwater building, the Omni-Clipper and the amphibious Toe Biter Buggy. It also added ziplines, repeatable MIX.Rs and the Stranger heat/O.R.C. systems to the current game.

Latest verified change

Rot and Ruin 0.6.0 enters public test

Official Into the Abyss key art showing four teens facing threats beneath the pond. — **Into the Abyss defines the current major-content era.** The artwork is promotional context rather than proof of any individual mechanic; the surrounding text remains the factual source of record.Official image: Obsidian Entertainment ↗

6 October 2026

Public test opens

A named, playable test build — separate from stable

Obsidian confirms a Centipede Boss Fight, the Termite family, Potato Beetle Buggy, Yoking Press, Perfect Dodge and Splotching. The stable release date is unannounced, and test progress may not carry over.

See the test content and access guide → · Original announcement

Future · official plan

Next gate: Rot and Ruin’s all-player release

Rot and Ruin 0.6.0 is in public testing. Its stable release date has not been announced; Winter and undated Future Plans remain separate horizons.

The test is open. The stable release date is unknown.

Steam and Xbox/Windows participation follow Obsidian’s public-test guide. Test progress may or may not carry over; the guide recommends a new game. No PS5 enrolment procedure is documented in the guide used here.

How to join and what is being tested →

Direct answers

Three useful questions

Is Grounded 2 finished?

No. It remains in Game Preview / Early Access and active development. The complete story is planned for 1.0.

Is Rot and Ruin out for everyone?

No. Rot and Ruin 0.6.0 is a public test. The stable game remains on 0.5.1.1, and no all-player release date is announced.

When will Grounded 2 reach 1.0?

No hard 1.0 date or release window has been announced in the reviewed first-party material.

Open the full Grounded 2 FAQ →

More Grounded 2

Story context and unresolved claims

Useful deeper paths that matter, but do not need equal weight in the opening route set.

What from Grounded matters to the sequel? → Lore, Ominent, Tully, Raw Science, O.R.C., the Park Project and the current continuity boundary. Track concealed roadmap theories and unresolved story identities without turning them into fact.

Primary evidence

Sources behind this overview

Current-state claims here are anchored to first-party Obsidian or platform material. The roadmap is treated as a statement of intent, not a delivery guarantee.

Obsidian — Patch 0.5.111 September 2026 Obsidian notice · historical patch and progression changes; Steam rollout evidence 24 September. Obsidian — Patch 0.5.0.52 September 2026 · Historical balance/fix changes and larger-patch intent. Obsidian — Into the Abyss / 0.511 August 2026 · Latest major content update and current Abyss-era state. Obsidian — Current Grounded 2 roadmapCurrent Year Two plan · Fall, Winter and undated Future Plans. Obsidian — Fall update naming vote26 August 2026 · Establishes the next update as coming in Fall; does not establish 0.6. Obsidian Support — Cross-platform supportUpdated 11 August 2026 · Xbox, PC and PlayStation cross-platform support. Steam — Grounded 2 Early Access disclosureEarly Access status and complete-story-at-1.0 framing; older current-content wording treated cautiously.

Reliability and review dates. Evidence cutoff: 25 September 2026. A new live patch, Fall update date/version, roadmap revision, platform change or 1.0 announcement should trigger a fresh review. Sourceborne is independent and is not affiliated with Obsidian Entertainment, Eidos-Montréal, Xbox Game Studios or their platform partners.