Grounded Sim

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You wake up outside of a bar and follow a strange man through a portal... You end up in a run down farm with something or even someone chasing after you, can you collect all 8 of his tokens to escape him?

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

85%

Audience ScoreBased on 87 reviews

humor7 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game is entertaining and funny, providing a unique and creative experience.
It has a charming aesthetic and is surprisingly engaging for a free game.
Players find it to be a memorable and enjoyable experience, often leading to laughter and unexpected fun.

The gameplay is often criticized for being boring and lacking depth, with many levels feeling uncreative.
There are significant technical issues, including poor lighting and a lack of settings, which detract from the overall experience.
The game has been described as having a toxic fanbase and creator, leading to negative interactions around criticism.

humor
7 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is widely praised, with many players finding it both entertaining and hilarious. While some reviews note that the humor is hit-or-miss, the overall consensus is that it adds a fun and engaging element to the gameplay, making it a worthwhile experience, especially given its free availability.
- “This game is one of the most entertaining and funny experiences I've played; it's free, so you have no excuse not to try it.”
- “This was hilariously fun to play; I genuinely love this game for absolutely no reason.”
- “This game was funny and cool as hell!”
gameplay
7 mentions
29 % positive mentions
29 % neutral mentions
43 % negative mentions
The gameplay is largely criticized for being boring, uncreative, and lacking tension, with only five floors that feel underdeveloped. Players note that the mechanics are basic and janky, with a simplistic AI and an empty environment that detracts from the overall experience. While some improvements are acknowledged, the overall consensus is that the gameplay is barebones and fails to deliver an engaging or atmospheric experience.
- “Focus on the gameplay.”
- “Gonna be brutally honest, the gameplay is somewhat janky and there is no escape menu, but it's a good game that could use improvements.”
- “Almost all of the gameplay is boring and uncreative.”
- “When there are only 5 floors in total, it's quite embarrassing; floor 4's gameplay entirely involves just tying things (I'd assume to some level inspired by Mr. Mix or Mario Teaches Typing, but it has no tension or anything making it feel scary).”
- “There is no tension walking through an empty map with a simple AI chasing you. While this is mostly a gameplay issue due to the gameplay being barren, the lack of atmosphere surely contributes. The longer this game goes on, the less atmosphere there is. By floors 4 and 5, unfitting, stolen, poorly covered music is playing, making this a horror game with a question mark.”
music
4 mentions
0 % positive mentions
25 % neutral mentions
75 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received criticism for being unoriginal and poorly integrated, particularly in the later levels where it is described as stolen and unfitting for the horror atmosphere. While the first two floors attempt to create a suitable ambiance, the overall lack of tension and atmosphere diminishes the experience, with some tracks feeling like mere stock music.
- “This game even goes as far as literally stealing music in floors 4 and 5 (no, slapping a soundfont on a midi doesn't make it original).”
- “The longer this game goes on, the less atmosphere there is; by floors 4 and 5, unfitting, stolen, poorly covered music is playing that makes this a horror game with a question mark.”
- “Really only the first two floors really try with the atmosphere, and even then I have a hunch it's just stock music.”
atmosphere
3 mentions
33 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
67 % negative mentions
The atmosphere in the game is criticized for its inconsistency, with early levels providing some tension but later floors suffering from a lack of immersive sound design and an overall barren environment. Reviewers note that the use of unoriginal and poorly fitting music detracts from the horror experience, leading to a diminished sense of atmosphere as the game progresses.
- “Horror games thrive through atmosphere.”
- “There is no tension walking through an empty map with a simple AI chasing you. While this is mostly a gameplay issue due to the barren environment, the lack of atmosphere surely contributes. The longer this game goes on, the less atmosphere there is. By floors 4 and 5, unfitting, stolen, poorly covered music is playing, making this a horror game with a question mark.”
- “Really only the first two floors really try with the atmosphere, and even then I have a hunch it's just stock music.”
story
2 mentions
100 % positive mentions
-150 % neutral mentions
150 % negative mentions
The game features a unique blend of humor and references, particularly to Undertale, which adds value to its otherwise meme-centric narrative. Despite its unconventional premise, players find the story engaging and worth the investment.
- “Even though it's a meme game that features Caillou and references the story of Undertale, it honestly isn't bad!”
- “Plus, it has a reference to the story of Undertale, and that alone is worth my money.”
- “The story feels disjointed and lacks coherence, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “Character development is shallow, leaving me feeling disconnected from the plot.”
- “The narrative is filled with clichés and fails to bring anything new to the table.”