As an arachnophobe and all-around bug hater, Grounded 2 is a terrifying time, so having already spent over 20 hours in Brookhollow Park is a testament to how well it scratches that survival game itch. In that time, I’ve learned a few things that make being shrunk down to size just a little bit easier….
As you make your way around Brookhollow Park in Grounded 2, you’ll come across a huge amount of natural resources which you’ll need to collect to craft with, such as flower petals, clover leaves, and even bug parts. But even though dandelion tufts might not seem like a decent building material, and you probably wouldn’t…
Tracking down the briefcase code in Grounded 2 is one of the biggest puzzles I’ve come across so far in the game. While scaling the bug-infested picnic table, you’ll find this colossal case resting on one of the benches, but unfortunately, it’s sealed with a couple of three-number combination locks. I don’t know about you,…
Though spine nubs aren’t one of the most important resources in Grounded 2, they are one of the more confusing ones to track down. Since they’re used to craft the spider-based Weaver armour set, you might assume that these parts come from your skittering six-legged pals. Alas, they do not. Unlike weed stems or blueberry…
Working out how to build a workbench in Grounded 2 is one of the first hurdles you’ll come across in the miniaturised survival game. After exploring the first areas of the park, you’ll have acquired all sorts of fancy bug bits and materials to craft new gear, but when you look at them, it’ll say…
Category: Games July 29, 2025 Buggin’ Out: A Survival Guide to Getting Started in Grounded 2 Danielle Partis It’s time to get shrunk, gear up, and enter Brookhollow Park in Grounded 2, out in Xbox Game Preview and Steam Early Access today. Grounded 2 takes us – and the first game’s cast of teenagers –…
With PCs being ever more capable and expensive, lots of people are using their rigs for more than just gaming. Video editing, offline rendering, and generative AI are great ways to make a little extra on the side and use your computer to its fullest. However, these also need lots of RAM, more than games…
No such thing as ‘too much stability’. Nintendo has scheduled 90 minutes of maintenance to its network services on Thursday 31st July. As noted by Gamereactor, Nintendo’s Japanese website has flagged eShop maintenance later this week — between 7 – 8:30am UK time — during which Switch 2 and Switch network services may be affected….
“Such claims are not only legally unfounded, but also compromise the truth”. Commodore Industries CEO Luigi Simonetti (seated) with some of the team There was much excitement in the world of retro gaming recently when it was announced that retro gaming YouTuber Christian “Peri Fractic” Simpson claimed to have purchased the Commodore brand from a…
The UK’s Online Safety Act does, on the face of it, seem supremely flawed—for one, you can get past some of its age verification requirements with a picture of Norman Reedus. Or by just grabbing a VPN. Detractors state the act isn’t fit for purpose—not just because it’s straightforward to bypass, but because of the…