Grounded's underwater-themed koi pond update is now live for everyone

Following a period of pre-release scrutiny via its Public Test Server, Obsidian's inch-high survival adventure Grounded has finally released its koi pond update - which introduces a host of new underwater-themed creatures and mechanics - to all on Xbox and PC.

Grounded's koi pond update, unsurprisingly, opens up the tantalising expanse of water that's sat visibly - if inaccessibly - at the bottom of the garden since early access release, bringing a range of underwater pursuits and a thriving sub-surface ecosystem to the game in the process.

There's swimming and underwater combat, and one very mean koi to grapple with - although that's not the only new wildlife to be found in the update. Obsidian has also crafted tadpoles, non-hostile water boatman, diving bell spiders, and an overhauled version of the previously released water flea to breathe life into its new underwater world.

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