{"id":680013,"date":"2026-04-05T17:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/grounded-introduces-shared-worlds-making-multiplayer-much-easier"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:34:52","slug":"grounded-introduces-shared-worlds-making-multiplayer-much-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/grounded-introduces-shared-worlds-making-multiplayer-much-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Grounded introduces Shared Worlds, making multiplayer much easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grounded-introduces-shared-worlds-making-multiplayer-much-easier.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/topics\/grounded\">Grounded<\/a> is the charming survival game that has remained in Early Access for a while now. Although, not for much longer, with the game slated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/grounded-release-date\">release on September 27<\/a> of this year. In the meantime, Obsidian is not neglecting updates for the game, with the latest change to be introduced involving Shared Worlds.<\/p>\n<p>The adventure itself sees takes Honey, I Shrunk The Kids and turns it into a video game. As a pint-sized version of your former self, you must navigate blades of grass and spar with unfriendly insects to get by. While the game is certainly fun to play solo, it reaches its full potential when played co-operatively with friends.<\/p>\n<p>That said, multiplayer can be relatively troublesome. Previously, co-op required one player &#8211; the host &#8211; to be online for anyone to play on that chosen world. Every time someone wanted to play, the host would need to be around. Now, obviously not everyone has the same schedules, and this can pose an issue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/grounded-introduces-shared-worlds-making-multiplayer-much-easier\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/grounded-introduces-shared-worlds-making-multiplayer-much-easier\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grounded is the charming survival game that has remained in Early Access for a while now. Although, not for much longer, with the game slated to release on September 27 of this year. In the meantime, Obsidian is not neglecting updates for the game, with the latest change to be introduced involving Shared Worlds. The adventure itself sees takes Honey, I Shrunk The Kids and turns it into a video game. As a pint-sized version of your former self, you must navigate blades of grass and spar with unfriendly insects to get by. While the game is certainly fun to play solo, it reaches its full potential when played co-operatively with friends. That said, multiplayer can be relatively troublesome. 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