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Casual Gamer

Posts about my gaming adventures, from casual playthroughs to personal takes on the gaming world.

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Grounded
Aug 15, 2025
 Casual Gamer

I came to the Grounded party waaaay later than I could have. Once again, my middle-aged lack of FOMO seems to have paid off. Grounded, published by major studio Obsidian rode a really good wave of being an "Early Release" title that got built alongside the community of players. It's been out since 2020, and recently released a sequel in much the same manner.

Incremental games are a genre of games that fans often celebrate with the phrase "Number go up." You may have played these by way of some sort of idle-clicker on your mobile phone. I must admit, it's not the most intriguing category of gameplay. At times, they can be downright boring. Somehow, it still triggers a bit of activity within the pleasure centers of my tiny reptile brain. No offense, reptiles.

I've been a gamer since I was a kid. But I was also a kid in the 80s, so gaming was different back then.