Is Smalland Better Than Grounded?

In this video I discuss what Grounded and Smalland do well and what they could do better and let you know which game is better right now.
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[@Vlad-The-Lad]

In grounded, you feel small, and that you shrunk but not the world around you. But Smallland feels like a new dimension with bugs larger than normal, and the environment being random sizes at times. Some plants in Smalland are what they would appear like at normal hight to the player, while everything in grounded is still as big as it would normally be. Grounded is if you want to experience being shrunk and having to survive, Smalland is if you want to explore a new world of insects and plants.

[@paulracina8150]

In smallands its like you a sprite or gnome. In grounded your character feels small because they were once Big, but in smallands your character still feel small but you always been small so its nothing new.

[@comicstylegames7003]

Great explanation.

[@AnkleMuncher]

Still grounded is a terrible game thats why its on gamepass

[@Vlad-The-Lad]

@@AnkleMuncher how is it terrible? I personally enjoyed it very much.

[@codywalsh2075]

​@@AnkleMuncher what does gamepass have to do with this? Grounded is an Xbox game that's why it's on there. And terrible? Just say you suck at it and move along.

[@NoName_4200]

The mutations in grounded make a HUGE difference. I hope small land gets lots of love

[@dukefrywokker6470]

I feel like Grounded is closer to Subnautica and Smalland is closer to Ark. Smalland needs a lot more development time before a full comparison can be made, though, imo.

[@DarkestVoid]

Nah lmao. Only comparison Smalland has to Ark is taming. Grounded is 20x better than Smalland and Ark is 20x better than Subnautica.

[@rexpowercolt8216]

​@@DarkestVoidLmao, what, this games are absolute different, smalland is darksouls with ants, it can not be 20x worse

[@rexpowercolt8216]

​@@DarkestVoidAnd Ark can not be better than Subnautuca, this thought is stupid my bro

[@savage1144]

@@DarkestVoidArk is definitely not better than subnautica

[@rxgz5722]

@@rexpowercolt8216 so smalland is basically Ark 2 then?

[@sigma6840]

Smalland is not 75% complete. You can only get 1 of the 4 Clover Keys currently. Which says to me there is much more to come. Grounded is more Sci-Fi. Smalland is a grander fantasy adventure. The games, outside of being a tiny person, are two different games. Both are great in their own right. This comparison people keep making is a moot point really.

[@MediocreMilton]

The map is mostly populated. They will either add a few more bosses that drop keys or could also have existing bosses drop them. Only time will tell but right now I believe we've seen the majority of what Smalland has to offer.

[@RodneyG669]

@@MediocreMilton I'm not sure, there are areas like the swimming pool that are clearly being developed but are totally inaccessible at this time. There's also the potential to add watercraft or flying craft and allowing players to travel to the islands you can see off the coast. It'll be fun to watch it develop though.

[@paulracina8150]

@@MediocreMilton you couldn't be more wrong, a recent update just added a new area.

[@darkskysz2102]

@@paulracina8150 4 months later... you dumb.

[@bobbyhill6193]

Not really much different than grounded

[@Darkplasma26]

I think Smalland is a lot cooler with taming and riding plus the tree claiming. But Grounded has so many different weapons and cool mutations. If I had to choose I’d choose Smalland because I’ve played so much Grounded and I love Ark so I wanna take some bugs.

[@Darkshizumaru]

The Coaltana is also a third type of tower defense in grounded now. It used to let you just collect the sword like a blueprint but now you must defend in an area you cannot build in with just yourself and what you know about sizzle to win. It also counts for unlocking the mutation Guard Dog, I did that mission first and unlocked it there before doing any of the mixers.

[@Gamasa123]

Haha same here. Finally started doing the mixrs when we learned we needed to do them to open a door.

[@stoneycooper9758]

​@@Gamasa123 they're def a bit harder in the beginning game stages tho.

[@fowox_]

Grounded gives me nostalgia.

[@thepopmanbrad]

yeah same gives me ant bully vibes

[@asmongoldsmouth9839]

What nostalgia? It isn't an archaic game. It is very new. Or do you mean it reminds you of Honey I Shrunk The Kids or Page Master or Thumbalina? Etc?

[@RodneyG669]

@@asmongoldsmouth9839 the entire reason I got Grounded was because of Honey I Shrunk the Kids.

[@corichcortex9454]

@@asmongoldsmouth9839 Nostalgia doesn’t require a long time to go by in order to experience it. Just the absence of a fond event being reintroduced or recalled by memory at a later time could trigger nostalgia. Which can occur the next day, a month or a few years later. Grounded had been in early access from 2020 and fully released in 2022. Depending when he or she had played it, then yeah viewing Grounded as a nostalgic game can be legitimate. Of course what you listed could be true as well.

[@Wavedashnoir]

Lmaoo you don't know what nostalgia is do you

[@Grizzlewood]

When you have played as much Grounded as you have, sure the combat is probably boring but for someone new? The combat is way better than you made it out to be. Having to learn timings on the bugs and the actual difficulty is so much fun and also extremely rewarding when you get the parries down. Small land combat feels like a slog and so far I haven't found it rewarding. One thing I noticed as well is Grounded actually makes you feel small, the ambiance just makes the game much scarier than it might look. Smalland lacks this in every way for me and it's nothing to do with early access, Grounded felt like this on day one. I do like the mounts in Smalland though and the ability to play with more friends is nice, it's just very far off right now. Different games imo, I get more og rpg vibes from Smalland and when I am done and dusted with Grounded I will still play it with friends.

[@darkvoid4017]

W opinion but after mastering blocking in grounded every fight is boring

[@Ethan9077]

@darkvoid4017 Same can be said about mastering any game buddy. People seem to be missing the point any game can become boring after playing it for sometime especially pve games.

[@StealthyZombie]

@@jujuonthatqueef5043 Awe someone likes Smalland & couldn’t handle the opinion.

[@TheBigdan217]

Grounded combat is horrible tf

[@tundaja]

Grounded combat is horrible, 0 skill expression you either play like the game horseshoes you to play or you cheese, there's 0 dodging involved, if you don't block you get hit no matter if the insect is 10 feet away as long as it has aggro on you they become heat seeking missiles, I haven't played small land but I've played plenty of survival games and grounded combat is one of THE worst I've ever experienced it honestly doesn't entice me to play the game more as I progress, I did 2 labs so far and I'm already thinking about quitting because combat just becomes a juggling act of attack block and die in one hit, It's one of the most on-rails survival game out there if can even be called survival, it has cool things like the scanner stuff and it has a pretty aesthetic going for it but there's not even any shortage whatsoever of food or water ever in the game so that goes out the window too, it's more of an annoyance than anything the hunger/thirst system on this game lol

[@vinhtrieu8060]

Smalland is closely resemblance Valheim in ways like building base, it's so satisfying. Combat can be challenging

[@BaritoneUkeBeast4Life]

First time viewer for your channel, Milton. This was an excellent and very informative video, well done. I did however wish to point out, that I had difficulty figuring out most of what you were saying at first, and it required lots of concentration and focus on my part to understand you. Thank God I remembered that KZbin provides us with the ability to slow down video speeds. You were much easier to understand when I put you at 75% speed. I still found some of your words would run into the next one without a pause or break, but changing the video speed definitely helped.

[@RayKat.]

Shut the hell up

[@Beachtrader0007]

The great tree mechanics and the faster traversal options sold me on smalland

[@Jotolink]

Grounded = "Honey I srunk the kids" vs Smalland = "Ferngully" There ya' go

[@X_Kaijuju_X]

110%

[@jigdavis273]

Perfect analogy!!!

[@JaggedMercenary]

The movie Honey I shrunk the kids is like a thousand times better than Grounded though. The game focuses way too much on crazy tech and mutations and stuff, and in the end you spend more time in those weird stations fighting robots rather than dealing with insects or environmental hazards like in the movie.

[@TerenceStigers]

Grounded is like playing a good Disney movie. Smalland is like playing a badass Pixar movie.

[@teehoops6819]

So basically. Grounded owns smallland From your logic lol because Disney owns Pixar lol

[@JaggedMercenary]

The opposite, actually. Smallands is way more dreamy and idealistic like an old Disney movie. Grounded tries to be more "edgy", aiming at teens looking for cool stuff.

[@honeybadger9425]

I prefer Small Land I just feel like you get more freedom to potter about setting your own goals doing what you want to. Grounded kind of has a path you have to follow to unlock things so although I thought it was a very impressive game it did make me feel a bit restricted compared.

[@marieanne286]

Looking forward to getting Grounded in the future (Out of context that would sound a bit odd to say). I have Smalland, and I love it so much. Even thought it's early access I feel like there is so much to do. Lot's of weapons to get, armor to make, and materials to find to construct a base with. Building is so enjoyable, and upgrading to wood from leaves, and then to stone from wood feels so rewarding. It's a great game to play with friends as quite a few people can join at once. Really a gem of a game, I highly recommend Smalland. If Grounded is as fun as Smalland I will not be disappointed.

[@icydragoon543]

Grounded is probably the best experience I have ever had exploring in a game before. The genuine fear my boyfriend and I have had as we learn the terrain and explore new areas is terrifying. We have barely explored a fifth of the yard and im already sold on the exploration. You need to get it and try it once you get a chance. I've had for little over a week and its already one of my favorite games

[@tenthirtyseven-v1]

Smalland is the basically the Euro jank version of Grounded. At least for me, it reminds me more of Euro RPGs like Outward than a typical survival game. Smalland is inherrently going to be forever less polished, but I imagine it'll make up for that with unique, fun new ideas. Basically, both, both are good.

[@BungieStudios]

lol Eurojank describes it perfectly. Reminds me of the 90s and 00s when the UK used to copy American franchises with their own weird twist and vice versa. ❤😂

[@Buffypoodle]

Maybe it's the music but Smalland gives me very nostalgic vibes. Sort of reminds me of games like Kameo.

[@JaggedMercenary]

I'll take it as a compliment. "Euro jank" usually means better/richer/deeper gameplay and story. Gothic or Divinity games versus the Elder Scrolls, for example.

[@spelt5664]

Outward is awesome

[@DOSkywalkR]

Grounded doesn't really speak to me personally. I've watched Honey I Shrunk the Kids on VHS a lot as a kid, but Smalland is more up my alley (I really dug the setting of the movie "Epic"). I have played Smalland a lot on Steam Deck since it launched and really like it. Swimming /diving would be neat though 😄

[@paulracina8150]

Yes you should be able to swim, but only for a short time as you would be fishfood, if you stayed in the water too long.

[@frenchbloo]

Grounded has swimming/diving

[@honeybadger9425]

I just got it on steam deck myself what graphic settings your recommend using?

[@JaggedMercenary]

I've also watched the movie quite a number of times, and strangely, I felt a stronger connection with Smallands. Maybe there's too much tech in Grounded. But you're 100% right. EVERYBODY on Steam forums is asking the developer to add swimming... Such a frustrating issue! The water is beautiful too, and there are some nice creatures. It would be so nice to swim there!

[@Plutonas]

you wrong about the underground exploration in small land, I found it by accident an entrance of a cave that leads you into a cluster of caves and the entire game map is a cave!!! It is the biggest cave I ve ever been in a game it is big as the entire game map!

[@chaze0064]

Do we always need to think that competitive?? I look at both games separately and play both, enjoy both.

[@scotte4765]

Many people watching this are doing so because they know they only have the time or money right now for one game of this type. "Play both" is not helpful.

[@dylandylans422]

Honestly I feel lots of the developers always try to figure out the best ways to keep people playing their games but when they finally give us an update it’s either something we don’t need or want or it’s just nerfs that everyone gets mad at If they want us to keep playing listen to the players feedback

[@Ethan9077]

​@mamabudgieclipper2735 I agree. I find it annoying how all people do is complain just because things didn't go the way they want but the game isn't just for you. Your not entitled to make every decision with a game just because you want it to be a certain way. Things in grounded obviously got nerfed because the game creators did not intend to make certain things the way they were in the first place. People always make excuses when it's a pve game so it doesn't matter if things are overpowered. But honestly it does matter. It's basically like trying to say balancing doesn't matter. Just throw it all out the window. As it is most fights in grounded is trivia as it is and most people get upset about nerfing something that made fighting a joke. Like dang you can tell all these people just want the game to be very very easy.

[@Ethan9077]

@mamabudgieclipper2735 it's pretty fun game. It's nice how to recently just released a new update for it been while since they updated it. Nice they added wasps a new enemy type. Tho they are a pain to deal with

[@dr.bherrin]

They do listen. To the loudest set of players. Usually, the loudest are the minority. Players who are happy and content don't tend to comment or say "hey, I like your game." Instead, they are just playing it. That's why you find this happening. You need to be sure to provide that feedback, so that the loudest group isn't the vocal minority. It's the same reason so many things have tons of negative reviews, few positives. You sold a million units and have 5000 bad reviews. That seems like a lot when there are only a few hundred good ones. Until you consider the percentage of owners vs reviews. 90% of your playerbase hasn't complained. That's a good indication the game is good to me.

[@AJLikesGamesAlot]

​​@@dr.bherrin thats a good point. I think thats what people seems to forget. Alot of people dont follow topics on all social media commenting about it wether its good or positive. Even if, like, i showed my sister a game and she really liked it and played it. She still wouldn't search up gameplay videos on youtube or the reddit community or the discord server. But i do get why the devs themselves listen to them. Because obviously you have to listen to the audience that makes themselves known. It just makes sense from a logical perspective.

[@OriginalRyan]

I'll say it. They are literally 2 different games only deemed similar by the "small or shrunk" appearance. Grounded is an individual "survival game with mostly survival aspects such as hunger, thirst, & stamina with a very light temperature condition in two areas. Co-op is a pain even still. Mutations barely improved but were a cool concept. Building is frustrating yet possible. Combat is somewhat better with perfect blocking. Water is not an instant death. The story is decent and reminiscent of a popular movie. Upper yard and late game is severely rushed and just loaded with parkour and insects. There are many more but that's the idea. Smalland with only being in EA for a week has many different positives and negatives. Character customization, mounts, weather, more insects, more bosses, and better co-op with up to 10 total players. Base building is much better, and your bases can be moved seamlessly on the great trees. Most buildings on the ground are used for just spawn points. Combat is better but needs improvement. There are foods and potions that add certain buffs. Also, there are many more, but that's the jist. It all depends on whether you want a fully released (yet unpolished game) that has better backing and is more in line with survival OR a survival game that is less polished but has potential which is more akin to an MMO or Valheim style.

[@IntangibIe]

Thanks

[@bbgun7098]

There isn’t a lot about this video that’s actually correct about Small Lands and idk if it’s because the research wasn’t done or if there were a lot of changes made but it might be good to go back and add cliff notes to everything you criticized since not a lot of it is correct. Different foods give special bonuses, the game is available on all platforms, the story will take more than 30 hrs to complete guaranteed. Those are just a few things that were wrong at 5 minutes in.

[@maximumoverdrive7554]

You should see how much he hated on grounded over the years. He let's his bias show way too much in his videos part of the reason why a lot of people prefer Jade.

[@spelt5664]

Yeah in other videos he mentioned he played Smallands for 3 hours and made a whole review on it

[@whatisthebigpicture]

I get why ppl want to compare Smalland to Grounded and that's fair, but almost isn't. Smalland is more like Valheim than Grounded, but it is it's own game. The great tree mechanic is like ziplines in Grounded and portals in Valheim. Can't wait to see where they take it.

[@jonservo]

This has nothing to do with either game but honestly my favorite game for base building is Raft. Building your raft and expanding it actually has a purpose and is made possible as you progress and can make more items. When your raft is finally fully tricked-out with engines, fuel delivery lines, water pumps, reservoirs, auto sprinklers, farms and a full kitchen you feel good. It's not required that you fully trick everything out with all the different paints and stuff but the option is there if you want it.

[@DexterRose]

smalland is on ps5 ($26) on sale at launch. its got some bugs but its fun.

[@DbDPuppet]

Very good information as I was looking into Small Land recently. I’ve just finished my first complete play through on Grounded

[@stoneycooper9758]

There's two endings btw.

[@brandibilliot6912]

idk...would you rather fight a wolf spider...or tame and ride one?

[@JaggedMercenary]

Eeeer... Neither! lol But in general, riding creatures is super cool in this game, so I'll take Smallands!

[@tangomcphearson74]

I've played both Grounded and Smalland and hands down - I LOVE smalland - but am not wild about grounded - they are two very different games. I think it really comes right down to what kind of game you enjoy and that will depend on the individual.

[@zerodaye9854]

While I dont like the comparison it was fair. Grounded only wins at this point for me because its a complete game. But if these games both released at the same time and you asked me I would say Smalland.

[@Sombriage]

Yet because Grounded is complete, Smalland has the advantage of time for better development to possibly surpass Grounded in the long run.

[@eliemendez9976]

Just here to say that there is a parry mechanic in smalland or is just me that was curious and found out by try to block perfect 😅.

[@aliciawhite7153]

I’m disappointed in smallland it feels just like I’m playing valheim. I was hoping it was similar to grounded

[@Jensen_Gaming]

Yeah, you wish it was half as good as Valheim. It does take some features from it but if you ask me is far from being the masterpiece Valheim is. I played both solo, I got bored of smalland in about 50 hours ... On Valheim 2k hours and still playing ..

[@paulracina8150]

@@Jensen_Gaming Valheim is a great game, but it is also much older then smalland, and has had more time to develop. I had Valheim nearly since its release have about 1000 hours into it, but didn't care much for it when it first came out. I think smallands can be just as good as Valheim in time.

[@nathanburgett1599]

Grounded is better. But smallland has the potential to be much better. That'll be up to the devs.

[@8Jory]

I'm looking forward to this comparison to be done again when smalland is complete. Would be really interesting to see the difference.

[@unknownastroid_2240]

Grounded 2 should be like small lands.. have it take place in like a 2- acre forest.. we have one in our backyard it’s the shape of a rectangle and surrounded by fields on 3 sides.. idk why but I can see it being a grounded map. It’s has jungle theme with a bamboo forest. We got a lake, swamps, pine groves, a flower strip and everything back there !

[@MonkeMan35]

I remember beating the early version of the broodmother with my brother, the broodmother looked exactly like a normal wolf spider, but it was a little bit stronger. It was accompanied by two orb weavers and when it died instead of wolf spider chunks it turned into orb weaver chunks (im not talking about the items, but the legs and butt that rips off and you cant interact with it)

[@craigshlabot5719]

Smalland = ferngally , grounded= honey I shrunk the kids

[@sethael1741]

I dont want to play as a child, my choice is clear..

[@Clogmonger]

But you want to play as a fat fairy? 😂

[@FatherDinny]

This is my first time hearing of this game and it looks great. I’m currently playing grounded and absolutely loving it. I hope the scaling in this game is as good as grounded so that you’ll actually feel like you’re a tiny person in normal word

[@mrdvcapj]

Can tell you right now small land needs character stats…move it to more of an rpg…it’s big world and feels touch empty. Taming bugs is great deff keep moving down that route. Perhaps a water bug too at some point.

[@Buffypoodle]

Waterstriders would be a great idea!

[@natasha6867]

thanks for making this video, now i know which one to get. i would like to suggest that you provide some more text or a summary bulleted list at the end of the video, because in some sections you bounced back and forth between both games by name very quickly and it was a bit hard for me to follow since i'm more of a visual rather than auditory learner. thanks!

[@steve_jackson9933]

What i do not like in smalland is there is no pause feature. I also think the nourishment meter drains way too fast. I am only in the starter zone, but my nourishment is at 10. As soon as I eat a mushroom, it barely does anything.

[@dannyspaz]

They literally JUST added a pause feature for single players

[@grumpysanta6318]

Yep, the pause came in today's update.

[@dr.bherrin]

You need better food. You can get food that literally stops the meter from depleting for 15 minutes. That's half a default day cycle. If you don't use the food more, you actually have very little to do in the game.

[@Cuchilain]

One of the BEST building systems is Enshrouded. Not just the detail and control of building but also the benefits of building well and decorating heavily.

[@Joesidon]

The og brood mother spawned on the disc on the way to the hedge lab. Was decently tough kind of fun as a mini boss. Grounded was alright but the best survival craft is for sure Valheim.

[@kruimels]

I like first person more then third person, so I go for grounded.

[@TheAlphadark]

I certainly agree that need to add more to character stats and so on. While to maintain itself as different it should be more stats on armor pieces to give each one its own use. to make all craft able armors more usable. It does feel like the comfort system isn't really half complete. The hunger bar gives you a buff when its over a certain amount. Comfort should do the same.

[@RodneyG669]

I'd like to see armor balances better, Ironwing is awesome, but shouldn't give so much cold protection, Regal armor should have a better glide for distance, because the Ironwing suit is metal. I'd also like to see a reason to use different sets, I went from padded straight to regal then to Ironwing, I had zero interest or use for any of the other armors.

[@justinsimoneau5140]

“Likely experience a bad storm”…. It storms every 5-6 mins when I play, I can barely leave my base to explore because as soon as I do it starts to storm and I either have to turn back or quit to menu to “fast travel”.

[@JaggedMercenary]

I prefer smallands, but I have a feeling that it's a case of oranges versus apples.

[@cody9883]

Despite the appearance they are different enough to where they both feel unique, play both.

[@infinityfive0]

grounded was susposed to have a custom character. they teased it with the fith slot as well as the deuces trinket. it was susposed to have a differnt starting experience and be completly solo so that they did not have to do any voicelines with interacting with the 4 main teens. for whatver reason even tho they had alot of it done, Brennecke decided to ax it.. despite it was only the hot and hazy update at that point.. it sucks cause that would have given us what we wanted.. instead.. we got playgrounds..

[@benmunoz7920]

compare it to valheim since both arent complete yet

[@RodneyG669]

Something I haven't seen commented on is the sound, music, environmental noises. Grounded does well with sound and environmental stuff, Smalland also performs well there, but in terms of music Smalland absolutely crushes. The soundtrack is legitimately good and really adds to the immersion.

[@joganaround7630]

Grounded also has an amazing soundtrack…that also adds to the immersion

[@RodneyG669]

@@joganaround7630Grounded does have a soundtrack and it's good. But Smalland's is really good.

[@Buffypoodle]

@@joganaround7630 Yeah but to be fair Smalland has a fully orchestrated ost, which I find surprising. Also, I can't remember if Grounded has this but little sounds like rocks crumbling when you go in caves.

[@danteyoda]

They are both fun, Grounded is way larger as its a full game now. Smalland is amazing and the world is in many respects more interesting.. Buy both.

[@scotte4765]

When most people are watching this video because they only have the intention or time or money to buy one of them, "buy both" isn't a very useful suggestion.

[@MaximusPlayoff]

Grounded лучшая играю и ничто ее не переплюнет!

[@domdinocapuccino]

I prefer the fantasy setting of smalland to the sci fi setting of grounded. I also prefer the big focus on parkour and traversal with the wings, mounts and grappling hook... Considering its not been out nearly as long I'm excited to see what it does. So glad it's come to console too.

[@MardiganOwens]

Ones a finished game the other is early access

[@zacharybaker4503]

To me the games have totally different vibes honey I shrunk the kids and ferngulley

[@Hottactioncop]

Bruh I've been trying to remember the name of Ferngully for a while now to watch it with my kid

[@Jseitz81]

I am toward the start of Grounded, but I can see myself buying smalland after I do my first run through. One factor that would keep me going in these games is basebuilding and both games are pretty limited.

[@youlostthedebate]

Brother. Grounded has some of the best base building I’ve ever seen.

[@instantkevlar4763]

Thank you. Would have loved to know how they compare in co-op.

[@SteadyFreak]

Grounded to me gives more thrill, it’s a survival game I like that. I have played both playing grounded on the hardest difficulty and alrdy finished smalland, I like grounded so much more.

[@masterofbloopers]

Mounts and character creation are the biggest draws of Smalland for me. I recently bought Grounded on sale, and I'm loving it! Normally I don't like survival crafting games (unless it's modded Minecraft) but Grounded is such a fun concept that I fell in love with it! I'll definitely pick up Smalland once it comes out of Early Access! Edit: Just checked the wiki, and one of the mounts is a spider! I'm sold!

[@ichabobkrane7485]

i think you need to revisit this after the new update

[@whitefyy126]

I just think that grounded looks more idk better

[@TheOmnomymous]

I thought you wouldn't be playing any more early access games? I definitely still like grounded but think I burned myself out during early access. Smallland is amazing I wish it had voice acting though. I definitely like the ability to dodge and the more tactical combat system

[@MediocreMilton]

Only played Smalland because the devs sent me a Steam Key.

[@nerdycatgoddess]

Smallland full release in December and is said it gots many plans for the future after its full release

[@weedsgaming420]

why dose it seem like none of the youtuber share my views on games lol

[@timerohgod]

you can parry in smalland, but that feature may not have been implemented yet when you made the vid.

[@randomusers6953]

The world in Smalland seems sooooo small they need to open it up more and make it feel less restrictive

[@MizuTwo]

So I've watched the video, and I knew Smalllands exist but never played, yet. It does look really good ngl. And I'd check it out for sure and perhaps do a play-through. But I don't get alot of people here flaming one of these two games. Sure people have different opinions but just make it fair and compare both games with what you could get. Makes it much easier and enjoyable to read and also helps people alot better to decide. Grounded and Smallland is the exact as Minecraft and Terraria. Both great games. And the community shouldn't compare but work as a big one

[@daltonjaquez6930]

I haven't even played small lands and I rather play it

[@humorinpolitics56]

Who cares. Just play what you enjoy.

[@robertdale8758]

Grounded is a kids game literally your children in the game that wasn't something I enjoyed as an adult plus grounded should be twice as big the fact there is no access to the house and garage is stupid they I hear more people's frustration with that than anything else

[@brokentv1855]

You don’t sound like an adult?? Grounded is a kids game because you play as kids?? Where’s the logic?

[@_Sias_]

Hi, why is the hud at 5:25 looking so different? Is it a mod?

[@billybob-fw3vr]

Haven’t played grounded but I’m loving smalllands right now

[@olliefs9298]

I vote that the first of these to arrive on the switch is best .. sadly I think only one has a chance to do so.. :(

[@vesuviuscat2319]

What survival game should I buy, I'd love to play grounded

[@thenewpav543]

Of course falling is floaty, that's simple realistic at your small scale.

[@vetronrecon6514]

Smlland is like..."having more fun with an indie-game than with an AAA Game" That's it.Plain and simple.🤙

[@thehokage7642]

Here is the race: Grounded releases first being available to play with a phenomenal head start as it brings a new classic to the gaming industry Smallands arrives late but charges in with the potential being unlimited as it is on PC Grounded kicks in some juicy updates to stay ahead of the competition Smallands fumbles the race by allowing it to be available to consoles limiting its max speed! Looks like Grounded is going to win but then they claim the last update is near ! Smallands wins by pure luck as it has plenty more updates to gooooooo !

[@PhysicsPolice]

0:20 It doesn't follow that because development of one game started before the other, that game didn't rip off any ideas. It looks to me like a lot of specific models e.g. turrets and bug species e.g. stinkbug were first added to Grounded and then Smalland ripped them off.

[@jotto19871]

Is this worth buying? I loved grounded .. haven’t gotten a test run on small..

[@treddygaming6182]

Grounded is now getting updates, so its getting even better

[@andrellana8838]

Smalland has block/parry now.

[@unladybug]

With the mount problem, i think they're combating the mount problem with adding them to grounded. I think you'll need to use them as a pet though. But you should be able to do it, with flying mounts like bees and maybe a ladybug mount.

[@MediocreMilton]

The Grounded devs have repeatedly said there are no plans for mounts. Please link me clip or post from Obsidian mentioning mounts.

[@unladybug]

@@MediocreMilton Oh sorry, i was just asumming. I think im correct on the pet thing though, with a bee pet.

[@MediocreMilton]

The only thing they've shown is the Gnat that helps build. I've not seen or heard anything about bees being a pet.

[@Beachtrader0007]

they must have played sons of forest and wanted a kelvin

[@BenBensen293]

How can you playthrough Grounded in 20-30 hours? We play Coop and now after 100 hours havent even fight one Big Boss?

[@ironvypex9737]

Grounded upgrade system is annoying but is really easy with experience as you know where the locations are for the upgrade rock

[@ichigokurosaki-ij6bk]

I'm just starting smalland but grounded is still way better. For now. Two different games. It's survival but one is human science and the other is the fey. Music is wayyyy diff too.

[@AtipuChannel]

I just start to play smallands, and i have complete grounded. I can't tell which one is better yet, but in my opinion i like grounded graphics cause smallands graphics look old it look like the elder scrolls oblivion character menu, ui, health bar look old.

[@GoldPlatedKikimora]

Imagine being such a moron where low-poly graphics are an ungodly sight compared to a comparably more ugly game like Grounded.

[@frenchbloo]

Seems like it's all a question of which sticks with who. Smallands is unarguably the more grindy game. Here is my perspective on why it fails to keep me interested: Exploration is scarcely rewarded. Whereas in Grounded going around every nook and cranny allows you to find tons of buffs and goodies, Smalland is just throwing you 10 to 20 more of the same enemy you fought in 10 other places. The world is also fairly dull. Not only are the colors so toned down I feel nearly depressed from looking at the game, but the world is full of spots that are basically empty of any thing interesting to look at, flat boring plateaus. And this leads to the next point which is that instead of that the world is fulled to choking point with aggressive creatures. This is what made me drop the game. Otherwise I still found enough value in the world to want to keep exploring it, but I cannot step 5 freaking meters without 5 enemies ganging up on me and proceeding to chase me relentlessly halfway across the map!!! It is unbearable. And those enemies... are just terribly designed. The model itself is actually very nice and realistic. But I cannot find a single enemy that doesn't have a crooked leg or mandible or head that makes it look like I'm fighting a bug that was already stepped on. Even the more well designed enemies in that field has such ugly static robotic animations I am completely taken out of the world and immersion. As for the base building, definitely the funnest aspect of the game so far, tho I haven't unlocked nearly as much as grounded in the same amount of play time in terms of base parts. What makes even this and the crafting aspect of this game fail is how tedious it is. Non content of having excessive ressources demands for crafting, there is jo streamlining, even after the latest update, everything seems to be made to make the process as painful and annoying (on console here). Finally the story... is just not built up in any even remotely enticing way, 20hrs in and I still don't even know a thing that's going on, just go see this guy, go see that gal. Ok.... Anyways that was my opinion. All purely my perspective of course

[@BuzzTheSpaceJumper]

Just the fact that you can mount or fly with bugs in Smalland; makes it 10 times better than grounded.

[@BarnaPaulusz]

Also you forgot to mention, when you join someone elses game you bring your great tree base with you.

[@davejones2227]

I like both games but I heavily disagree about grounded mutations. They make a huge difference to your builds and the biomes with environmental hazards. The mounts in small lands are present sure, but they don’t handle well and die super-quickly if you leave them alone for even a few minutes. It’s a good game, though they’re apples and oranges

[@idiocracywasadocumentary]

Both games are great, that said I liked small land more personally

[@actualgamer8754]

Its in the xbox store

[@milo6046]

Never played Smalland but I can confirm that Grounded is amazing

[@TheGamerFriends]

Oh, it must’ve been super successful on PC because it’s on every console now 😂

[@-_Nuke_-]

Grounded gives you a realy good sense of scale

[@jacobwhite6124]

Smalland does have perrying 😂

[@Marcustheseer]

o ya in my oppinion smalland is allot better although some of my friends like grounded more because of the disney feel. grounded is a good game its just not realy in my lane,what makes smalland so good is the wings on youre gear and the animals you can tame + i think the gear looks better aswel. thing is whats in one game you dont have to add to the other because you dont want to make the games copys of eachother.

[@adamstarks8682]

So basically it’s just a different outlook on the same idea

[@paulracina8150]

Smallands if you want feel like a sprite or gnome. Grounded if you want to feel like a human who was shrunken (honey i shrunk the kids).