I'm not exactly someone who does a whole lot of survival games. They usually don't keep my attention for very long. Grounded has been the exception to the rule. I'm having a blast with this game, and part of that is due to the crafting and base building. There's a lot to work with, and I'm having tons of fun doing so!
After I had set up a couple of bases around the lower yard, I needed a place that would be good for higher level adventuring. Somewhere easily defensible, with plenty of good resources around. Someone had recommended under the picnic table, as it has a lot available for players and it's in close proximity to two good farming spots for endgame materials. So that's what I did!
This is Tablerock Lodge. It's a split level structure made primarily from weed stems, of which there are plenty to the south. I built a stem pallet and loaded it up repeatedly to build this. The whole structure sits on top of a pebblet foundation, that I had to build in two levels due to the uneven shape of this rock.
Ground bugs cannot reach this base due to the height of the rock. To climb up, I have to jump on the right side of this rock and then I can walk up to the stairs. Paybacks from ground based bugs are stupid easy as a result!
Inside, I have everything I need. There's an oven for making bricks and elemental upgrade parts, a cookery for food, a spit for roasting aphids and weevils, and trophies for damage buffs.
Up the stairs a smidge, is the main living area. Most of the crafting tools are here. The staircase leads down to the cooking and entrance, and up to...
...The top floor! I have my bed up here, Item storage, more crafting tables, and a dew collector outside on the balcony. It's my little home away from home, and it took me about a day to build due to the resources needed. I had to haul them in from all over the map!
Just by seeing the screenshots I was enchanted by the game, it reminds me of a movie I saw a long time ago about a man who turned his family into the size of an ant, it was a classic on television. And can you tell me the name of the game?
You're thinking of the movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids starring Rick Moranis. This game is called Grounded. It's published by Obsidian, the same guys that made Fallout: New Vegas.
https://xbox.com/en-us/games/store/grounded/9pjthrnvh62h
https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/Grounded/