The Grounding overview

Gus Jewell | Sep 16, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 17:42:08 UTC

Indie Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak36
Units sold (VGI)21,270
Revenue (VGI)$14,013
Review score89% positive

The Grounding dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak36
Units sold (VGI)21,270
Revenue (VGI)$14,013
Review score89% positive
Total reviews676
Release dateSep 16, 2020
DeveloperGus Jewell
PublisherGus Jewell

Genres: Indie

Company pages: Developer: Gus Jewell Publisher: Gus Jewell

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Game overview

Overview

The Grounding comes from Gus Jewell and is published by Gus Jewell. It arrived on Steam on Sep 16, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Grounding's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:42:08 UTC, with a tracked peak near 36. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 89% positive across 676 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Grounding is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	x84	1 GB RAM	DX10	1 GB available space
macOS	Minimum	Sierra 10.12+	x64	1 GB RAM	Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs	Not listed
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 16.04	x64	1 GB RAM	OpenGL 3.2+	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Grounding has sold up to 21,270 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $14,013. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Grounding overview details

The Grounding combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The more you smoke, the faster she moves, and she can only move when you are not looking at her. If she's far away, she might cheat, and if she catches you, she will kill you. Press E to smoke and open doors

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Grounding is listed as a game with $2.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:42:08 UTC, a tracked peak of 36, and 89% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Grounding
Steam App ID	1408110
Type	game
Release date	Sep 16, 2020
Developer	Gus Jewell
Publisher	Gus Jewell
Price	$2.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Indie
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 17:42:08 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	36
Positive reviews	600
Negative reviews	76
Total reviews	676
Positive percent	89%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	31 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 16, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 17:42:08 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 17:42:08 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 17:42:08 UTC

Content descriptors

Graphic paintings, smoking

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1408110
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1408110/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1408110
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for The Grounding

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Grounding?

The Grounding's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:42:08 UTC, with a tracked peak of 36 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 1 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Grounding growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Grounding?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (47.4%), Canada (11.3%), United Kingdom (8.2%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.7%), Canada (9.6%), United Kingdom (7.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (50.7%), Canada (9.3%), United Kingdom (7.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.7%), Canada (8%), China (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Grounding?

The Grounding currently sits at 89% positive across 676 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 600 positive reviews and 76 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Grounding have?

The Grounding currently has about 541 tracked Steam followers as of 21 May 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Grounding?

The Grounding is currently listed at $2.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

89% positive, 600 positive, 76 negative

Price and discount

$2.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 16 September 2020

DLC and packages

The GroundingBuy The Grounding #519126$2.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: x84 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DX10 Storage: 1 GB available space

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