Following weeks of teasers and reveals, the free Grounded 2 Toxic Tangle winter update is just around the corner. It’s the biggest set of changes to the game since Obsidian launched it in early access in July 2025, with more bugs, gear, places to explore, and stuff in general.
Below, we break down what time the Grounded 2 winter update will launch in your time zone, and highlight what Obsidian is adding to the game.
Grounded 2 Toxic Tangle winter update release time in your time zone
Grounded 2‘s Toxic Tangle winter update goes live on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. PT for Xbox and PC. Here’s what that looks like around the rest of the world.
- 10 a.m. PST on Tuesday, Jan. 27 for the west coast of North America
- 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 27 for the east coast of North America
- 3 p.m. BRT on Tuesday, Jan. 27 for Brazil
- 6 p.m. GMT on Tuesday, Jan. 27 for the U.K.
- 7 p.m. CET on Tuesday, Jan. 27 for western Europe
- 3 a.m. JST on Wednesday, Jan. 28 for Japan
- 5 a.m. AEDT on Wednesday, Jan. 28 for the east coast of Australia
Bear in mind that if you’ve been playing the update in its Public Beta Test form, your progress will not carry over to the update when it goes live for everyone else.
What to expect from the Grounded 2 Toxic Tangle winter update
Simply put, a lot. We outlined what’s in the update previously, but the short version is this: Obsidian is adding a whole new region to the park called the Garden. A giant greenhouse (well, giant for you and your tiny friends) is the centerpiece, and the team promised a lot more verticality in puzzle-solving and exploration.
The update also adds several new bugs, some brand-new to Grounded 2 and others making a comeback from the first game. They all have some kind of gear associated with them, such as daggers you can make from earwig parts or armor crafted from potato bug bits. Pumpkins will play an important role in resource gathering, you can use mushroom chunks in base building, and there’s another buggy, the Ladybuggy. Just make sure you’re prepped and ready to hunt down a ladybug egg first, since, like with the other buggy egg quests, you can expect to face down some steep challenges on your way to collect this one.
