Steam app 876650 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:47 UTC
As one of the last human survivors, you find yourself stranded on an uninhabited island. With a few other victims of the crash, can you craft, mine, and build your way to survival?
553 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
98 months, August 2018 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 271 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Aground was released on 17 Apr, 2020.
| Language | Full audio |
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A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.
90 achievements in total.
40 developer announcements, Aug 2018 to May 2026 · times in UTC
There’s so much to do in Witherspring Wilds - Building, Farming, Mining, Crafting, Creature Taming, Fighting, Exploration and Magic… how will you shape the Wilds?It was the massive demo of Aground that brought it to life! Now, we just…
David MaletzAground Zero started with a simple idea: What if I made a 3D spinoff of Aground focusing on base building and automation? I teased this idea with an April Fool’s joke that turned out to be very real…
David MaletzIn our last update: https://steamcommunity.com/games/876650/announcements/detail/4681018173926286592 We had a lot of interest in a Spanish Translation as well, and today I'm pleased to announce it is done! You can select it in the options…
David MaletzFixed a bug that was causing frequent crashing, especially when playing in the Chinese language. This also has some stability improvements I made while trying to fix the actual crash - including backing up save files. If the game crashes…
Patch notesMany of you have been waiting for the Chinese translation of Aground - which was greatly delayed. But I'm pleased to announce it is now available for all players! Simply go to the options menu, and under language, select 简体中文 .…
David MaletzI hope you’re excited for Aground Zero - it’s been a long journey to reach this point - nearly 3 years of development - and we have so much more planned! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1795570/Aground_Zero/ What is Aground Zero? Aground…
David MaletzAs some of you may be aware, we ran a Kickstarter for Aground to fund development from the early web version until the early access release. We released exclusive items and weapons at different tiers for backers of the Kickstarter to thank…
David MaletzOops! My cat walked across my keyboard and accidentally posted an update to Aground! I’d been working on an update to Splicer, but it wasn’t ready to be posted! And what’s worse, it looks like he edited a few of the other files! I tried to…
Patch notesImplemented the new ShowFloatingGamepadTextInput to pop up a floating text input field for use on the steam deck or big picture mode.
Patch notesAfter the launch and final post-launch updates of Aground, we floundered (hah) for a bit deciding what to do next. We made many prototypes - several of which were put on hold, before finally settling on two games. Yes, that’s right, we’re…
David MaletzThis is a minor update that only affects Steam Big Picture mode and the upcoming Steam Deck. The game now uses the on screen keyboard, and a few tweaks to the controls have been made (the largest being that keypresses now perform actions on…
Patch notesA modder found potential exploits that a malicious modder could use in Aground (if you installed their mod). This patch blocks those exploits. As far as we know, no mods took advantage of these exploits, and this version is immune to them.
Patch notesAfter some delays and challenges, we’re finally ready to announce exactly when Aground will be coming to consoles (PS4, Switch and XBox One)! I know many of you have been waiting for a while and keep asking when they are coming, and that…
David MaletzMateria Collective is excited to release the Aground Original Game Soundtrack Deluxe Edition featuring music by composer Chase Bethea. The deluxe edition includes the entire Aground soundtrack along with seven additional tracks never heard…
David MaletzThe KOZ Modding Colosseum started out as a way to encourage new mods for Aground and put the spotlight on the growing Aground modding community, and we definitely succeeded in those goals. The competition saw the rise of a new Master modder…
David MaletzAfter two months of hard work, the finals are here and the mods are uploaded! It’s time to play and vote on your favorite mods! For more information on the competition, see this event…
David MaletzOne of the most asked-for post launch updates, the Hybrid Path is finally here! This update adds a lot more combinations of magic and science, along with a new ending to the game (and some new post-game content). We wanted to make a path…
David MaletzWe announced the theme - To Boldly Go - two weeks ago, and since then we’ve had many submissions to the modding colosseum with new worlds and areas to explore! Below is a list of all the teams that passed the qualifiers, along with a…
David MaletzKOZ is sponsoring an Aground Modding Competition! If you're a current or aspiring Aground Modder, read the rules below, and if you're not, stick around to try out the mods and vote on your favorites! Like with game jams, this contest will…
David Maletz2.0.7 is now live! Like 2.0.6, it’s another small update with some neat additions, bug fixes and quality of life improvements. The following changes affect the full version: Added a Backer NPC and cameo. All players can find and talk to…
David MaletzOur first post-launch update is live! 2.0.6 is a small update, but it adds a few neat features and finishes the last incomplete area. It also has a lot of bugfixes and minor quality of live improvements. The following changes affect the…
David MaletzToday is the day! Aground has left early access and is now fully released for PC, Mac and Linux! The launch build includes Co-op multiplayer (up to 4 players), two official translations (more to come), modding support, two backer planets…
David MaletzAground has finally reached update 2.0 - and it’s a big one - it adds co-op multiplayer! You might have seen the multiplayer beta announcement: https://steamcommunity.com/games/876650/partnerevents/view/1712996449562039865 But it has now…
David MaletzAfter more than three months of hard work, the Multiplayer update is now available in Steam’s BETA branch, and we are hoping to push it to live within 3-4 weeks! The BETA branch is publicly available to all Steam owners who opt-in, so you…
David MaletzAground is Coming to PAX East!!! We made it happen, folks - we are so excited to be able to share Aground at a big expo again and meet so many fans out there! Please stop by at booth # 25047 - in the central area of the show floor, Boston…
David MaletzThe second (and final) backer planet is out, along with a second batch of “quality of life” improvements to the game. The new planet is called the Depths (for reasons that will quickly become clear), and once again anyone can travel to it…
David MaletzHalloween is one of our favorite seasons - and yet we didn't have time to add anything for Halloween this year, so instead I decided to set up my own little homage to Halloween!…
David MaletzThe new planet is called Unnature Sanctuary, and is now reachable in the star navigator. It’s an optional side-quest planet, but check it out! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32921029/c635de84cb0a6c8ac10445bea9b16380d081d8b9.png In other news, we…
David MaletzWhat happens after you beat the final boss? What’s the resolution to the story? This update answers those questions, along with some post game content and areas! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32921029/301d663874ecff750b643d98d29bd806714478ab.png I…
David MaletzIt’s been a year since we launched Aground in Early Access, and we’ve come a long way. A year ago, the science path ended when you crafted your first fighter escort, and the magic path ended after the fight with the Old One.…
David MaletzUpdate 1.7.1 is now live! In this update, we finished the incomplete areas on the colony ship and did some overall improvements and bugfixes for the science path to end update!…
David MaletzUpdate 1.7.0 is now live!! It includes the Science Path to the end of the game, which involves several new planets, many new quests, NPCs, enemies, and much more!…
David MaletzIf you've been following the Early Access Roadmap, then you're probably aware that we were planning on posting an update with the second to last planet around now. However, The last two planets are strongly linked, so we decided to do both…
Patch notesThe main purpose of this update is to fix some major bugs/memory leaks that made the game unstable and crash more often. This version should be a lot more stable and even a little faster, but I also added the following extras: You can now…
Patch notesThe first new major planet is in, and it’s an exciting one! We think you’ll be very curious to see what happened to this familiar planet - along with new NPCs, quests, and features. This planet focuses entirely on the science path - but…
David MaletzTrading cards were just added to Aground! You should automatically get trading cards already based on how long you've been playing the game! Also, make sure to check the background/emote descriptions, as they might reveal a little more…
David MaletzUpdate 1.5.5 brings a lot of new features, and some new content (including a small dwarf planet), and I'm very excited for it as it's the backbone for what will be the final stage of the game - travelling between planets! Spacefaring has…
David MaletzUpdate 1.5.1 is here, and it’s a big one!! You can now follow the magic path all the way through many new quests and areas, right up to launching into space! This means that the entire starting planet is now complete, besides a few side…
David MaletzWhen we released the early access version with update 1.4.0, you could go all the way to building a spaceship like we promised, but many things we wanted to add before you left the planet (higher tech upgrades, power cores) didn’t make it…
David Maletzhttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921029/bb609d9a363f39cf95ff5e7a7f2afd1040238685.jpg The early access version of Aground is now available! Join us on Discord, Reddit, Facebook or Twitter today for some…
David MaletzEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Aground - Backer Items | WindowsmacOSLinux | 06 Apr 2023 |
| Aground Soundtrack Deluxe Edition | WindowsmacOSLinux | 25 Sep 2019 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | Aground.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | Aground.sh | linux | ||
| Launch | Aground | macos |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataRoaming | Fancy Fish Games/Aground/aground | * |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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