{"id":7540,"date":"2026-08-10T06:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T22:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/grounded-2-ps5-august-11-into-the-abyss-update\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T06:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T22:23:53","slug":"grounded-2-ps5-august-11-into-the-abyss-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/grounded-2-ps5-august-11-into-the-abyss-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Grounded 2 Comes to PS5 on August 11 with Into the Abyss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Obsidian Entertainment&#8217;s shrink-ray survival hit is finally coming to PlayStation 5 this Tuesday \u2014 and it&#8217;s arriving alongside what the studio is calling one of the biggest updates the game has ever seen. <strong>Grounded 2<\/strong> launches on PS5 in Early Access on <strong>11 August 2026<\/strong>, paired with the free <strong>Into the Abyss<\/strong> update dropping simultaneously on all platforms.<\/p>\n<h2>A New World Beneath Brookhollow Park<\/h2>\n<p>Since Grounded 2 launched on Xbox and PC in July 2025, the pond at the heart of Brookhollow Park has been visible but largely off-limits. Into the Abyss blows it wide open. For the first time, players can explore both the surface and the full depths beneath it, uncovering new locations, creatures, and mysteries that stretch from the shoreline all the way down into the dark.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EUe5_yuIbzM\" title=\"Grounded 2: Into the Abyss Official Update Extended Announcement Trailer - IGN Live 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Grounded 2: Into the Abyss Official Update Extended Announcement Trailer \u2014 via IGN on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pond is split into three distinct environmental zones, each with its own atmosphere, hazards, and secrets. Above water, two new overland biomes \u2014 the <strong>Mountains<\/strong> and the <strong>Bayou<\/strong> \u2014 ring the pond with fresh terrain and their own discoveries. Below the surface, the deeper you dive, the stranger things get.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/grounded2-abyss-boss.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Player character facing a massive boss creature in the depths of Grounded 2's Abyss\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Obsidian Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>New Creatures, Old Nightmares<\/h2>\n<p>The pond is not empty. The <strong>koi fish<\/strong> makes its return from the original Grounded, now looming even larger against tiny shrunken players in open water. Joining it is the <strong>diving bell spider<\/strong>, an arachnid that traps air bubbles to breathe underwater \u2014 and will make life very difficult for anyone exploring the shallows. Both are fully fledged threats designed around the new underwater combat and evasion systems.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/grounded2-bug-night.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A large beetle-like creature with red fungal growth lurking near a neon-lit food stand in Grounded 2\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Obsidian Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Toe-biter Buggy and New Diving Gear<\/h2>\n<p>Staying submerged for any length of time requires preparation. Players can unlock a progression of <strong>diving suits<\/strong> that increase how long they can remain underwater, opening access to deeper pond zones as their equipment improves. On the surface, the new <strong>Toe-biter Buggy<\/strong> is an amphibious vehicle that can charge across land and skim over water alike \u2014 essential for navigating the expanded map without being picked off mid-swim.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/grounded2-toebiter-buggy-pond.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Player riding the Toe-biter Buggy amphibious vehicle across the teal pond in Grounded 2\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Obsidian Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Into the Abyss also reworks the <strong>Pneumatic Transit System (PTS)<\/strong> \u2014 the game&#8217;s fast travel network \u2014 making it upgradeable via science skills and components. It&#8217;s a quality-of-life addition aimed squarely at co-op squads covering large stretches of Brookhollow Park together.<\/p>\n<h2>PS5 Players Finally Get Shrunk In<\/h2>\n<p>Grounded 2 has been an Xbox console exclusive since its Early Access debut, available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, and Steam. That changes on 11 August. The game arrives on PS5 in <a href=\"https:\/\/grounded2.obsidian.net\/news\/grounded-2\/grounded-2-is-coming-to-playstation-5\">Early Access (Game Preview)<\/a> at <strong>USD $29.99<\/strong> \u2014 check the Singapore PlayStation Store for local pricing. Into the Abyss content is included from day one.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Om5f0xtR_VI\" title=\"Grounded 2 - Official PlayStation 5 'Into The Abyss' Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Grounded 2 \u2014 Official PlayStation 5 &#8216;Into the Abyss&#8217; Trailer \u2014 via IGN on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Singapore players already on <strong>Xbox Game Pass Ultimate<\/strong> \u2014 which is available locally \u2014 Grounded 2 is included in your subscription with no extra charge. The Into the Abyss update is also free for every existing Xbox and PC owner, regardless of how they purchased the game.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/grounded2-character-armour.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Grounded 2 player character wearing lava-stone armour in a golden-lit park setting\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Obsidian Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>One Year In, a Much Larger World<\/h2>\n<p>Grounded 2 launched in Early Access roughly a year ago on Xbox and PC, and the team has been building on it steadily since. Into the Abyss is the clearest sign yet of how ambitious the full release will be. As Obsidian&#8217;s Chris Parker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/launching-on-ps5-effectively-makes-this-our-second-launch-obsidian-legend-chris-parker-talks-grounded-2-and-its-massive-into-the-abyss-update\/\">told GamesRadar<\/a>, &#8220;Launching on PS5 effectively makes this our second launch&#8221; \u2014 a remark that undersells neither the scope of the update nor the scale of the new audience the studio is courting.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/grounded2-daytime-combat.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Two players running from a giant crustacean enemy near a food truck in Grounded 2's Brookhollow Park\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Obsidian Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re browsing <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">other game news<\/a> from the week, Grounded 2&#8217;s PS5 launch on 11 August is one of the bigger multiplatform moments of the month \u2014 and for survival fans in Singapore, it&#8217;s the freshest reason yet to dive in.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grounded 2 hits PS5 on 11 August 2026 alongside the free Into the Abyss update, adding underwater exploration, new biomes, and the amphibious Toe-biter Buggy to the survival hit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":7534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[1127,698,64,1128,96,95],"class_list":["post-7540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-grounded","tag-obsidian-entertainment","tag-ps5","tag-survival-game","tag-xbox","tag-xbox-game-pass"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/grounded2-key-art.jpg?fit=460%2C215&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1XC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5545,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/once-human-ps5-xbox-console-launch-august-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":7540,"position":0},"title":"Once Human Hits PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on 25 August \u2014 Free with New First-Person Mode","date":"July 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Once Human lands on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on 25 August for free \u2014 cross-play, cross-progression, a brand-new first-person mode, and 300+ hours of content from day one.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/oh_ss1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5370,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/mortal-shell-2-august-20-release-date-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":7540,"position":1},"title":"Mortal Shell II Locks In August 20 Release Date","date":"July 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Cold Symmetry's open-world soulslike sequel Mortal Shell II launches 20 August 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC \u2014 and a free Steam beta with an exclusive cosmetic is live right now.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mortal-shell-2-header.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5343,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/obsidian-new-fallout-game-avowed-sequel-cancelled\/","url_meta":{"origin":7540,"position":2},"title":"Obsidian Is Making a New Fallout Game \u2014 And Avowed 2 Is Dead","date":"July 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Obsidian Entertainment is reportedly making a new Fallout game led by Josh Sawyer, even as Xbox cancels the Avowed sequel and cuts 52 staff. 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