Fit check
Is Aground worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want a survival RPG combining mining, crafting, construction, and quests
- Explorers interested in progression from island survival to travel across planets
- Players who enjoy games mixing farming, combat, technology, magic, and NPC relationships
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly focused adventure may hit a wall when the game expands across mining, crafting, farming, technology, magic, and travel.
- Players wanting a short, linear experience may lose interest in the broad set of activities, locations, and progression systems.
- Players who prefer combat-focused RPGs may not enjoy the equal emphasis on gathering, construction, cooking, farming, and exploration.
Our take on Aground
The bounce point arrives when basic island survival gives way to the game’s wider collection of systems. Players seeking a focused combat or story route may hit resistance once crafting, farming, technology, magic, NPC relationships, and travel join progression.
What is Aground?
Aground is a mining and crafting RPG about one of humanity’s last survivors stranded on an uninhabited island.
Progress includes gathering resources, building structures, completing quests, fighting enemies and bosses, farming crops, cooking food, and befriending NPCs. Players can advance technology, discover magic, ride vehicles and mounts, travel to other islands and planets, raise dragons, capture enemies, level up skills, fish, and explore secrets. The game’s wider story concerns humanity’s attempt to return to the stars and confront what lies beyond. A free demo covers the first few islands, and saves can transfer to the full version.
How Aground plays
- 01Resource Gathering
- Mining provides ores, gems, and other materials for crafting and progression.
- 02Construction
- Players can build structures while developing their surroundings.
- 03Quests And Combat
- Progress includes quests, enemy encounters, boss fights, and skill leveling.
- 04Technology And Magic
- Players can unlock new technology and discover magic during the game.
- 05Island And Planet Travel
- Travel extends beyond the starting island to other islands and planets.
- 06NPC Relationships
- NPCs can be befriended as part of the game’s progression.
Aground compared to similar games
Aground combines mining, crafting, construction, farming, exploration, and RPG progression. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition centers on story, characters, and exploration of a dangerous city, while Back to the Dawn focuses on prison survival, investigation, crime, and escape. Ghost of a Tale emphasizes exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations in a medieval world populated by animals.
Aground: platforms & release
Is Aground worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want a survival RPG combining mining, crafting, construction, and quests. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly focused adventure may hit a wall when the game expands across mining, crafting, farming, technology, magic, and travel.
Where can I download Aground?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Aground's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Aground on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
