Overview

• A built-in third-person view lets players alternate perspectives, enhancing exploration beyond the series’ first-person origins.
• A revamped progression system replaces attributes with traits and flaws that shape dialogue, combat, and exploration while an expanded perk tree intensifies world reactivity.
• Three rival factions on Arcadia—the authoritarian Protectorate and the schismatic Order of the Ascendant among them—offer divergent goals and drive branching narrative paths.
• Grounded 2 debuts in Xbox Game Preview and Steam Early Access on July 29 with Eidos Montreal support, featuring a tripled map area, new mounts, weapons, and building tools.
• The sequel launches October 29 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC, with a Premium Edition priced at $100 that includes early access and a DLC pass.