Quests

Spoiler! This article contains potential story spoilers for Grounded.

A variety of quests are provided to the player upon beginning the game. Additional quests are triggered as the prerequisite ones are completed. Secret quests may be triggered upon finding specific locations or collectibles. During or after the completion of a select few quests, achievements may be granted to the player.

The player can also complete daily quests provided by BURG.L.

Tutorial Quests

Tutorial Quests are special variants of ordinary quests that commonly appear on the side of the normal quest storyline and can be seen marked with certain symbols in the "quest" section of the SCA.B. They exist to teach the player about new mechanics such as Tools, Workbenchs, or BURG.L.

Tutorial Quests
Quest	Objectives	Prerequisite
A Little Slurp	Find water. Find clean water. (If Nasty Water is drunk)	Reach 50% Water
A Small Snack	Find and eat some food. Pick and eat a mushroom	Reach 50% Hunger
Advanced Bushcraft	Craft a piece of armor.	Complete the Lucky Find quest
Apprentice Smith	Unlock the Smithing Station. Craft Whetstones or Plating Use the Smithing Station to upgrade a weapon or armor piece.	Obtain either a Brittle Marble Shard or Brittle Quartzite Shard
Armed and Mini	Craft a Pebblet Axe.	Complete the Rock Bottom quest
Bug Knowledge	PEEP a Creature	One day has passed without unlocking a Creature Card
Build Shelter	Build a Lean-To.	After 17:00 on the first day has passed
Catching Some Zs	Sleep through the night at your lean-to.	After 22:00 on the first day has passed
Diving The Depths	Analyze Lily Pad Wax. Craft a Pebblet Dagger. Craft Fin Flops. Analyze an Eelgrass Strand. Craft a Gill Tube.	Drown in the Koi Pond without any diving gear being acquired.
It's Just a Scratch	Craft a Fiber Bandage.	Take a any amount of damage, or perfect block an attack.
Light It Up	Craft a torch	Entering a cave or letting it become night.
Lucky Find	Scan a clover leaf at a resource analyzer.	Complete the Workbench Woes quest
Rock Bottom	Analyze a pebblet at a resource analyzer. Scan plant fiber at a resource analyzer.	Approximately 3.5 minutes pass without analyzing Plant Fiber and Pebblet or interact with the resource analyzer for the first time
Settling In	Set your respawn point at your Lean-To.	Complete the Build Shelter quest
Spending Science	Purchase an upgrade in the Science Shop using the ASL Terminal.	Complete the first objective in the Random Access Memories Quest
Workbench Woes	Analyze a grass plank at a resource analyzer Build a workbench	One day has passed without making a Workbench

Story Quests

Story Quests are the main chain of quests in Grounded. They commonly are tied to Biomes and Labs and are seen as the most important quests of the game. These quests contain major spoilers, so caution with these quests for new players is advised.

Story Quests
Quest	Objectives	Prerequisite
Explosion	Investigate the Oak Tree explosion. Explore the lab. Help BURG.L stand. Chat with BURG.L.	Complete the The Mysterious Machine Part 2
Go Big Or Never Go Home	Head back to the SPAC.R in the Lower Yard. Install the new Embiggening Cell into the SPAC.R. Turn on the SPAC.R to Go Home!	Complete the Troubles Brewin' quest
Grounded for Repairs	Unblock the obstructed laser. Find what's weakening one of the lasers.	Complete the The Mysterious Machine quest
Investigate Surroundings	Look around and to see what you can find. Find more evidence	Start the game
Mega Milk Molars	See BURG.L about Mega Milk Molars	Collect a Mega Milk Molar
Milk Molars	See BURG.L about Milk Molars	Collect a Milk Molar
Random Access Memories	Use the Biometric Scanner at the ASL Terminal in the Oak Lab. Retrieve a Super Chip for BURG.L. Retrieve one of the three remaining Super Chips for BURG.L. Retrieve the next Super Chip. Retrieve the last Super Chip.	Complete the Explosion Quest
Strange Signal	Track the signal to its source. Use the Resource Analyzer.	Complete the Investigate Surroundings quest
The Black Ant Lab	Investigate the Black Ant Lab. Gain clearance to Sector B. Further explore the Black Ant Lab. Gain entrance to the Observation Chamber. Terminate the Assistant Manager. Grab the Assistant Manager Keycard. Find the Black Ant Hill Super Chip. Return the Black Ant Super Chip to BURG.L.	Talk to BURG.L about the Black Anthill Lab
The Haze Lab	Find the Haze Lab. Enter the Haze Lab. Find the Haze Super Chip. Return the Haze Super Chip to BURG.L.	Talk to BURG.L about the Haze Lab
The Hedge Lab	Find the Hedge Lab. Explore the Hedge Lab. Find the terminal password. Log in to the terminal. Find the Hedge Super Chip. Return the Hedge Super Chip to BURG.L	Talk to BURG.L about the Hedge Lab
The Missing Scientist	Locate Wendell's SCA.B by his favorite chair near the shed. Install the fuse into Wendell's SCA.B. Activate the SCA.B. Enter the crawl space beneath the shed. Find Wendell's lab beneath the shed. Explore the lab for signs of Dr. Tully. Activate the hand scanner. Speak to Dr. Tully. Collect Grilled Science for Wendell. Talk to Wendell.	Complete the Random Access Memories quest
The Mysterious Machine	Investigate the Mysterious Machine.	Discover the Mysterious Machine
The Mysterious Machine Part 2	Investigate the machine further.	Complete the Grounded For Repairs quest
The Pond	Find the Pond Lab Explore the depths. Switch on all the breakers. Enter the opening in the depths. Explore the submerged lab. Find the Pond Super Chip. Return the Pond Super Chip to BURG.L.	Talk to BURG.L about the Pond Lab
Troubles Brewin'	Go to the JavaMatic machine. Install the Embiggening Cell in the JavaMatic carafe. Deposit ingredients into the JavaMatic pencil sharpener. Use the JavaMatic to brew the Embiggening Cocktail. Repair the MIX.R Modules. Speak with Dr. Tully at the JavaMatic. Brew the Embiggening Cocktail with the JavaMatic. Defend the MIX.R modules from O.R.C insects. Fix the MIX.R Modules and restart the Javamatic. (If the player fails the event) Retrieve the filled Embiggening Cell.	Complete the The Missing Scientist quest

Side Quests

Main article: BURG.L

All side quests are given by BURG.L in the form of 99 non-repeatable apprentice quests. When the character completes 20 apprentice quests, daily quests are introduced. These daily quests are active until the player completes them or rerolls the quest. The player can reroll daily quests once per day.