<s>
Grounded	B-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
,	I-Application
action-adventure	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grounded	B-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
either	O
in	O
first-person	O
or	O
a	O
third-person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
(	O
Max	O
,	O
Willow	O
,	O
Pete	O
or	O
Hoops	O
)	O
needs	O
to	O
consume	O
an	O
adequate	O
amount	O
of	O
food	O
and	O
water	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
will	O
lose	O
health	O
due	O
to	O
starvation	B-Operating_System
or	O
dehydration	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
backyard	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
various	O
bugs	O
and	O
insects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
spiders	B-Protocol
,	O
bees	O
,	O
dust	O
mites	O
,	O
ladybugs	B-Application
and	O
many	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
spiders	B-Protocol
are	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
apex	O
predators	O
that	O
will	O
hunt	O
down	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
ladybugs	B-Application
can	O
lead	O
players	O
to	O
food	O
sources	O
,	O
and	O
aphids	O
can	O
be	O
cooked	O
and	O
consumed	O
for	O
food	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
accessibility	O
option	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
have	O
arachnophobia	B-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
decide	O
how	O
scary	O
spiders	B-Protocol
are	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pillars	B-Device
of	I-Device
Eternity	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Deadfire	I-Device
,	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
began	O
brainstorming	O
ideas	O
for	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
in	O
Obsidian	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Outer	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
13	O
people	O
began	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Grounded	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
at	O
X019	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Preview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Disney	O
's	O
A	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
's	I-Application
Life	I-Application
and	O
Honey	O
,	O
I	O
Shrunk	O
the	O
Kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
know	O
more	O
about	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
insects	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
also	O
watched	O
long	O
featurettes	O
at	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
produced	O
by	O
insect	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
worked	O
extensively	O
on	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
insects	O
,	O
which	O
govern	O
their	O
behaviors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grounded	B-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Accessibility	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2020	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
