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[kingfey]

Grounded 10 Million Players Achievement Unlocked

That's right! Over 10 Million of you have entered the backyard! To help celebrate, here is a special message from Grounded's Game Director, Adam Brennecke!




edit: FYI, the game was made by 18 people. Now 30 people are working on the project. Its also a side project for obsidian, while they are working on Avowed, their flag ship game.

 

[kingfey]

If you are interested in other Xbox games


Starfield can hit more than that.

 

[M1chl]

If you are interested in other Xbox games


Starfield can hit more than that.

Probably not sustained, since it's not MP game I hope

 

[kingfey]

Probably not sustained, since it's not MP game I hope

Its bethesda game. One thing you can be sure about that, is that PC community would make that game live for 10 years. Like they did with skyrim.

 

[RoadHazard]

Do all of these numbers include people who have launched the game once because it was free on Game Pass? I mean, I would assume so. Like all those empty trophy lists I have because I launched a PS+ game once...

 

[Kacho]

Impressive numbers for Forza Horizon. Halo not so much considering it’s f2p on multiple platforms.

 

[kingfey]

Do all of these numbers include people who have launched the game once because it was free on Game Pass? I mean, I would assume so. Like all those empty trophy lists I have because I launched a PS+ game once...

Anyone who played the game.

 

[kingfey]

Impressive numbers for Forza Horizon. Halo not so much considering it’s f2p on multiple platforms.

Forza become quite a big force for xbox these days. It might be the new Halo for xbox.

 

[Hendrick's]

Amazing game that keeps getting a ton of new content.

 

[STARSBarry]

Honestly it's fantastic, but it really needs dedicated servers for sure. Out of all the survival games out there this is the one I have had the most fun with, primarily due to the setting.

 

[ReBurn]

I guess I should stop scrolling past it.

 

[elliot5]

Haven't played the last few updates, especially the reworking of the stats/armor system to be a bit more traditional RPG-like. Looking forward to the 1.0 release! Hope they open it up for custom servers to have more than 4 people so I can play as 5 or 6.

 

[R3claimer117]

Do all of these numbers include people who have launched the game once because it was free on Game Pass? I mean, I would assume so. Like all those empty trophy lists I have because I launched a PS+ game once...

Lol Jesus just let those guys enjoy their moment it’s a small team that’s doing that they want. There’s no need to make it into a negative because you don’t want the numbers to mean what they mean . Congratulations to them this game has so much potential fortnite started this way too.

 

[RoadHazard]

Lol Jesus just let those guys enjoy their moment it’s a small team that’s doing that they want. There’s no need to make it into a negative because you don’t want the numbers to mean what they mean . Congratulations to them this game has so much potential fortnite started this way too.

I was referring more to the second post with the list of games.

But still, the number of active players is more interesting than how many have ever launched the game.

 

[ManaByte]

This is what GAAS gets you.

 

[Concern]

Who cares? What are the steam numbers tho?


/s

 

[Lognor]

I haven't tried it but those are insane numbers. I never hear anyone talking about it though

 

[Elder Legend]

Amazing game that keeps getting a ton of new content.

It's actually still in "Game Preview or Early Access" it hasn't fully launched yet as a full featured title. I played it back in 2020 July 28th when it launched into Game Preview.

 

[01011001]

I haven't played it since the first early access release... I don't like early access releases... but I kinda wanna look back into it.

 

[Doom85]

Anywhoo, congrats to the success of a new IP!

 

[ManaByte]

I haven't tried it but those are insane numbers. I never hear anyone talking about it though

Not a fan of survival games but I liked the initial early access release.

 

[Craig of War]

Obsidian Entertainment made this right yeah Obsidian is a top tier Dev

 

[BusierDonkey]

Interesting little game. I played it way back when it first hit early access but despite still being under construction I spend about 10 hours in the game. I should play it again.

 

[GHG]

This is what GAAS gets you.

?

But its not, it's your standard early access game that's been receiving a steady flow of updates/improvements from the developers.

That said it's an excellent game and a lot of people are sleeping on it. Anyone who likes survival games like subnautica/green hell/the forest/etc needs to give it a go. Personally I think once all is said and done it will be regarded as one of the best the genre has to offer.

 

[DaGwaphics]

I've got to go back to this one. It was buggy (no pun intended) way back when I played it, so, I decided I wait till they got everything worked out. The aspect they gave it really makes you feel small.

Great news for the devs, if I'm remembering correctly this was a really small team.

 

[JLB]

Interesting little game. I played it way back when it first hit early access but despite still being under construction I spend about 10 hours in the game. I should play it again.

its much much better now.

 

[Lognor]

?

But its not, it's your standard early access game that's been receiving a steady flow of updates/improvements from the developers.

That said it's an excellent game and a lot of people are sleeping on it. Anyone who likes survival games like subnautica/green hell/the forest/etc needs to give it a go. Personally I think once all is said and done it will be regarded as one of the best the genre has to offer.

But that's what gaas is, right? Consistent updates, whether it's early access or not.

 

[Havoc2049]

Solid co-op survival/building game. I play it every now and then, but need to play it more.

 

[Ozriel]

I haven't tried it but those are insane numbers. I never hear anyone talking about it though

It got a ton of coverage on its early access release.

3000 peak concurrent players yesterday on Steam, with steamspy estimating 1million - 2 million sales on Steam alone.

For the budget and the team size, it's already a pretty good success.

 

[Ozriel]

But that's what gaas is, right? Consistent updates, whether it's early access or not.

GaaS usually means using a released game as a platform to sell additional content. So it'd be that if it was released and had paid MTX or post launch DLC.

While the final product might end up that way, In this case it's just an early access game at the moment like GHG says. It's not F2P by any means, and no paid additional content

 

[Kagey K]

Impressive numbers for Forza Horizon. Halo not so much considering it’s f2p on multiple platforms.

There are plenty of threads to talk about Forza and Halo. Go do it there.

This one is about Grounded.

 

[pasterpl]

I really like this types of games, and gave grounded a go when it was initially released, but the setting didn’t click with me. Regardless of my personal taste, great numbers.

cannot wait for avowed.

 

[Kagey K]

I really like this types of games, and gave grounded a go when it was initially released, but the setting didn’t click with me.

It was very early when it launched, with little to do (similar to Sea of Thieves) I'm waiting for the full release before I go back, but if you haven't played it in a long time it's a very different game now.

 

[Riky]

If you are interested in other Xbox games


Starfield can hit more than that.

Support your games for the long term and you get the rewards, great figures.

 

[Kagey K]

Support your games for the long term and you get the rewards, great figures.

Nah its better to pump em and dump em.

Need everyone buying the next 70.00 game.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

Impressive numbers for Forza Horizon. Halo not so much considering it’s f2p on multiple platforms.

How is Halo F2P? It’s on gamepass, which is a very different thing.

Also, way to dress up “Xbox and PC” as “multiple platforms.”

 

[Robb]

Must be a lot of fun for the devs to get this kind of reception, Grounded seems like a bit of a passion/side project.

It didn’t really click with me, but that’s probably because I don’t have anyone else to play it with. Same reason I don’t care for SoT.

 

[Von Hugh]

Could we, please, find a way to shit on this achievement as well? The numbers aren't accurate, it doesn't matter since it's on Game Pass, Phil Spencer is lying, or something like that, thanks.

 

[Kagey K]

Could we, please, find a way to shit on this achievement as well? The numbers aren't accurate, it doesn't matter since it's on Game Pass, Phil Spencer is lying, or something like that, thanks.

Always the same bullshit in every thread.

Like clockwork.

 

[scarlet0pimp]

The setting for this game is amazing and Foyle be really good fun with friends. I just didn't like the execution when I played it at launch. One it hits 1.0 I'll give it another chance.

 

[anthony2690]

Another title that still gets support, that you don't really hear about at all (and was recently back into the top 50 most played games on Xbox) state of decay 2 also hit 10 million plus players & got a series S/X update too.

 

[yurinka]

Grounded 10 Million Players Achievement Unlocked That's right! Over 10 Million of you have entered the backyard! To help celebrate, here is a special message from Grounded's Game Director, Adam Brennecke!




edit: FYI, the game was made by 18 people. Now 30 people are working on the project. Its also a side project for obsidian, while they are working on Avowed, their flag ship game.

Another way of looking at these numbers would be to say that over half the Gamepass users weren't interested enough on it to the point they didn't even launch the game.

How is Halo F2P? It’s on gamepass, which is a very different thing.

F2P means that you can download and play Halo Infinite (the MP part is F2P, the SP campaign is a paid DLC) for free.

 

[Ozriel]

Another way of looking at these numbers would be to say that over half the Gamepass users weren't interested enough on it to the point they didn't even launch the game.

That would be quite the dumb take if anyone said that.

You wouldn’t be the one saying it, would you?

 

[The_Mike]

Forza become quite a big force for xbox these days. It might be the new Halo for xbox.

Forza horizon has always been big on Xbox. Its a given since its the best racer out there.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

F2P means that you can download and play Halo Infinite (the MP part is F2P, the SP campaign is a paid DLC) for free.

Ah ok, I never realised this!

 

[Evil Calvin]

Ok, like I said on the Horizon ZD thread. What is the point in pointing this out? It's like a dick measuring contest!

 

[Havoc2049]

Ok, like I said on the Horizon ZD thread. What is the point in pointing this out? It's like a dick measuring contest!

Because Grounded falls into the hidden gem category that is a mild success. Obsidian is also a studio that has made some great games in the past and this game was made by a small team. Gamers just doing the community a solid to remind us about Grounded.

 

[CeeJay]

Obsidian Entertainment made this right yeah Obsidian is a top tier Dev

It wasn't even the full Obsidian team, it was originally a pet project started by few of the team while the majority of Obsidian's focus was on The Outer Worlds.

 

[BeardGawd]

Love the setting. Gives me strong Minish Cap vibes.

 

[Vognerful]

Another way of looking at these numbers would be to say that over half the Gamepass users weren't interested enough on it to the point they didn't even launch the game.

Bro are you serious. I mean yes, I did not bother to play the game cause I don't like survival games and hate insects. But it is really bad statement that can be only received in a bad way.

it is like saying only fraction of Playstaion cosole owners bothered to get HZD, and lest than half of Playstation plus & now subscribes bothered to download it.