Gravhounds Play on Steam
Official GRAVHOUNDS key art: three Gravhounds in work gear against a magenta sky

GRAVHOUNDS

Build. Defend. Extract.

Play on Steam Xbox Game Pass

Early Access · Nov 2 2026 $14.99 Steam · checked Nov 3 PC · Xbox Series X|S 1–4 player co-op

Desert drop site with a transport ship

Characters

5 playable Gravhounds. Shared tools, one utility each. Luna’s kit is unpublished.

5 / 5 named

 Ice planet surface from the store page

Planets

7 systems and 25 planets. Individual names are not in a public list yet.

0 / 25 named

 Night defense with a laser turret

Defenses

22 turrets and systems in the launch post. Press stories say 21. Six names are public.

6 / 22 named

What you do on a shift

Octopus Panic’s 1–4 player co-op builder is playable now. List price is $19.99. Steam’s launch sale is $14.99 as of 3 Nov 2026. It is on Game Pass from day one.

Take a job from COSMO, drop with the Grav Beam, lay pipeline from the Collector, and put turrets on the nodes. Leave before the swarm outruns the haul. The beginner guide puts that in order. Prices and stores are on download.

Guides

Release date

2 Nov launch; catalog and announcement timestamps compared.

Game Pass

Day one, with cloud tied to Ultimate.

Co-op

Xbox cross-play. Steam stays separate.

Fixes

Tutorial menu, DirectX 12, and hitching.

Pet the dog?

You are the dog. No pet button is documented.

Wiki

Counts versus the rows we can actually name.

Trailer

GRAVHOUNDS reveal trailer · Octopus Panic. The player loads after you click.

FAQ

What is GRAVHOUNDS?

A 1–4 player co-op action builder. You drop onto a hostile planet, haul resources with a Grav Beam, lay pipeline, build turrets, and extract.

How much does GRAVHOUNDS cost?

The US list price is $19.99. Steam’s introductory offer is $14.99, 25% off, as checked on 3 Nov 2026. Sale-end displays differ; see the price and download table. PC Game Pass and Ultimate include the game.

Is GRAVHOUNDS on Game Pass?

Yes. Xbox Wire and the Xbox store both place it on Game Pass at launch, including cloud on Ultimate.

Can you play GRAVHOUNDS solo?

Yes. The developer FAQ says solo works offline. Multiplayer sessions need a connection. Difficulty scales with the group size.

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