Grounded 2 launch times and release date

Three player characters from Grounded 2 creeping around at night. The kid up front is wearing parts of various bugs for armor and holding a torch. There's a dead Red Ant in the background.

(Image credit: Obsidian Entertainment, Eidos-Montréal)

It's quite the month for crafting and sim games as Grounded 2's early access release joins the launch of Abiotic Factor's big 1.0 update and Tales of the Shire's cozy decorating. The Honey, I Shrunk the Kids-inspired adventure was only recently announced at the Xbox Game Showcase back in June, and is the follow-up to one of our all-time favorite survival games.

If sorting time zones bugs you just as much as it does me, then rest assured, I've already got you covered. Below, I'm breaking down the release times for Grounded 2 by region for its Steam early access and Xbox game preview launch tomorrow.

Grounded 2 launch times and release date by time zone

Grounded 2 launches tomorrow, July 29, 2025, at 10 am PT on Steam early access and Xbox game preview. That keeps most folks in the July 29 window for its worldwide launch, but here's a quick reference of Grounded 2's release times by region:

10 am PT, July 29 (Los Angeles)
12 pm CT, July 29 (Chicago)
1 pm ET, July 29 (New York)
6 pm BST, July 29 (London)
7 pm CEST, July 29 (Berlin)
1 am CST, July 30 (Beijing)
2 am KST, July 30 (Seoul)
2 am JST, July 30 (Tokyo)
3 am AEST, July 30 (Sydney)
5 am NZST, July 30 (Auckland)

Xbox Game Pass subscribers can jump into the game preview release via the Microsoft Store, otherwise, you can buy the early access release at the same time on Steam.

Do we know how long Grounded 2 will be in early access?

Three of the playable kid protagonists from Grounded 2. They're lined up along a ledge all riding Red Ant mounts. — (Image credit: Obsidian Entertainment, Eidos-Montréal)

There's no specific launch date for Grounded 2 1.0, but the first game spent a little over two years in early access. Developer Obsidian Entertainment is taking a different approach to updates this time around, too, aiming to release a new Grounded 2 update every four to five months. That's a longer wait than before, but director Chris Parker told GamesRadar these should be "longer, meatier updates" than what you saw in Grounded.

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Andrea has been covering games for nearly a decade, picking up bylines at IGN, USA Today, Fanbyte, and Destructoid before joining the PC Gamer team in 2025. She's got a soft spot for older RPGs and is willing to try just about anything with a lovey-dovey "I can fix them" romance element. Her weekly to-do always includes a bit of MMO time, endlessly achievement hunting and raiding in Final Fantasy 14. Outside of those staples, she's often got a few survival-crafting games on rotation and loves a good scare in co-op horror games.

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