Veteran survival players may want to test their mettle with the Whoa! difficulty. For beginners, playing on Moderate is a good option as it showcases more of Grounded’s mechanics. The host will also be able to choose the difficulty level of the game. The host will be able to select from three different difficulty levels and a 'Creative' mode. Wait for your friends to join the lobby.

Choose to create a New Game or Continue a previous game save.The first step will be for someone to host an online game. Setting up a co-op cross-play multiplayer session in Grounded is easy. Select either to host a lobby or join a friend's game of Grounded. This should make it an appealing co-op option for those players that have friends across multiple platforms and storefronts. Much like a lot of Xbox’s other titles, Grounded includes cross-play between Xbox One consoles and PC. Players on Steam will need to have an Xbox account and use the Xbox Console Companion app to join friends. Thankfully, Grounded does include cross-play, and it’s rather easy to set up a co-op multiplayer game session for you and your tiny pals. Grounded has finally arrived in Early Access and players are hoping to cross-play with their friends.

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