Grounded 2 is targeting updates every "four to five months" after Obsidian learned the hard way: "When we started with Grounded 1 in early access we were trying to do monthly updates – that was a hassle and it didn't work"

Grounded 2 screenshot showing four players battling a massive bug. Image has GR+ Summer Preview branding.

Obsidian Entertainment is committed to pursuing another journey through early access. We already covered why the studio is heading back into Game Preview in the second part of our bite-sized preview of Grounded 2, with the development team keen to work with the community to shape the future of this cooperative survival adventure, but how exactly will the team approach updates?

With a far larger playspace to explore, mounts impacting the way you build, traverse, and fight across the open world with your friends, and a suite of quality-of-life improvements to core crafting and survival systems, there are plenty of areas for Obsidian to target as it considers the Grounded 2 early access roadmap. Speaking with game director Chris Parker, he tells me that the studio has identified narrative as a core focus moving forward.