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Grounded 2: Release date, release time and Game Pass

When Obsidian's survival sequel arrives in Game Preview

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What time does Grounded 2 release? The sequel to Grounded, the fan-favourite Honey I Shrunk The Kids-style survival game from Obsidian Entertainment, arrives in just a matter of days. As with the first game, Grounded 2 is classed as an Early Access Game Preview title at launch, meaning we can expect more updates and features until it's fully complete.

In this guide, we'll reveal the Grounded 2 release time in your region and whether Grounded 2 is coming to Game Pass, so you know when you can start getting your hands dirty in a new shrunken sandbox.

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Grounded 2 release time: What time does Grounded 2 release?

Grounded 2 has a release date of Tuesday, July 29 for most players around the world due to its release time aligning with 10 AM Pacific. Here’s the Grounded 2 release time where you are:

  • US West Coast (Seattle), PDT: July 29, 10 AM
  • Mexico City (Mexico), PDT: July 29, 11 AM CST
  • US East Coast (New York), EDT: July 29, 1PM EDT
  • Brazil (São Paulo), BRT: July 29, 2PM BRT
  • United Kingdom (London), BST: July 29, 6 PM
  • Central Europe (Paris, Berlin), CEST: July 29, 7 PM
  • Japan (Tokyo), JST: July 30, 2 AM
  • Korea (Seoul), KST: July 30, 2 AM
  • Australia (Sydney), AEST: July 30, 3 AM
  • New Zealand (Auckland), NZST: July 30, 5 AM
A map of the world showing Grounded 2 release times in various regions.
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The above times apply to all storefronts and platforms - whether it's Steam, PC Game Pass or Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming or Xbox Series X and S.

Is Grounded 2 playable on Game Pass?

Grounded 2 is coming to PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers on day one at the same times listed above.

Microsoft's streaming service, Xbox Cloud Gaming, is also included in your Game Pass subscription - meaning you can start playing right away if you'd prefer to skip the download process.

And that's a wrap on Grounded 2's release date - now all that remains is to wait for the day to run around in a giant backyard world! If you're wondering what the future holds as part of Grounded 2's Game Preview run, publisher Xbox Game Studios has confirmed a public roadmap will drop on day one - so expect that, and the first wave of our Grounded 2 guides, to arrive very shortly on Rock Paper Shotgun.

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