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A linked Microsoft account is required.","crossplay_platforms":"These families join the PC group named by Microsoft. The maker advises using a non-Nintendo host in mixed groups."}},{"url":"https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2024/04/17/pc-players-of-grounded-can-now-team-up-with-others-across-platforms/","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["crossplay","crossplay_platforms"],"notes":{"crossplay":"Microsoft confirms that PC players can join Xbox, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Nintendo Switch players.","crossplay_platforms":"One group includes Windows, Xbox One and Series, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Switch."}},{"url":"https://grounded.obsidian.net/news/grounded/grounded-patch-145","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["crossplay"],"notes":{"crossplay":"Crossplay and Shared Worlds need a Microsoft account. Steam-native standard-world sessions can operate without one, but friends must choose the same connection state."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/grounded/9pjthrnvh62h","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["max_players_online","platforms","release_date"],"notes":{"max_players_online":"The store lists online co-op for two to four.","platforms":"The released product supports PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S. Other platforms come from their own stores.","release_date":"The store gives September 27, 2022. This is the full release, rather than the 2020 preview."}},{"url":"https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP6312-PPSA15547_00-OGUNQUIT00000000/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["local_coop","platforms"],"notes":{"local_coop":"The PS4 and PS5 product lists one offline player and up to four online players. Nintendo also lists one player on a single system.","platforms":"The product includes released PS4 and PS5 versions."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/70010000068827/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["platforms","max_players_online"],"notes":{"platforms":"The released Switch edition is also officially supported on Switch 2 through backward compatibility. This is the same edition, not a separate Switch 2 release. Its compatibility does not extend the confirmed crossplay group.","max_players_online":"Publisher text allows three friends online, agreeing with the four player cap."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["steam_app_id","release_status"],"notes":{"steam_app_id":"The page identifies Grounded at app 962130, separate from Grounded 2.","release_status":"The original game is available to buy and lists its full 2022 release."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=962130&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=962130&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["steam_app_id"],"notes":{"steam_app_id":"The public store response identifies this product at app 962130."}},{"url":"https://grounded.obsidian.net/news/grounded/grounded-1-0-release-schedule","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["release_date","release_status"],"notes":{"release_date":"The September 20, 2022 maker schedule gives the full launch as September 27, 2022 at 10 AM Pacific. Later local calendar dates are part of the same worldwide launch.","release_status":"The maker distinguishes its full 1.0 launch from the earlier Game Preview period. The current store offers the released game."}},{"url":"https://www.destructoid.com/does-grounded-have-split-screen-co-op-or-crossplay/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["local_coop"],"notes":{"local_coop":"Destructoid, April 12, 2024, explicitly says cooperative play is online only. Current PlayStation and Nintendo product counts agree that one device has one player."}},{"url":"https://grounded.obsidian.net/news/grounded/grounded-heads-into-the-home-stretch","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["drop_in_drop_out"],"notes":{"drop_in_drop_out":"The August 25, 2022 Shared Worlds notes allow others to join the current host. Only one friend hosts at once. This does not establish automatic host transfer or a continuously running dedicated world."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/grounded-switch/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["platforms","free_to_play"],"notes":{"platforms":"The named current Switch product explicitly supports Switch 2 playback with behavior consistent with Switch. This is the compatible Switch edition.","free_to_play":"The checked Nintendo full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["free_to_play"],"notes":{"free_to_play":"The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/grounded/9pjthrnvh62h","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["free_to_play"],"notes":{"free_to_play":"The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op."}},{"url":"https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP6312-PPSA15547_00-OGUNQUIT00000000/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["free_to_play"],"notes":{"free_to_play":"The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op."}}],"updated":"2026-10-24"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://gamecrave.app/api"}}