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Fan-Made Community WikiTake your pack to hostile planets, gather resources, and build defenses against alien swarms. Master the Grav Beam, shape your Mod Deck, and bring the crew home with the loot.
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GRAVHOUNDS Base Building Guide: Defense Systems, Power Cables & Layouts
GRAVHOUNDS Build Node Guide: Placement, Pipelines, and Defense
GRAVHOUNDS Last Mission Guide: How to Beat the Final Evacuation Wave
GRAVHOUNDS Local Coop Guide: Complete Multiplayer Walkthrough
GRAVHOUNDS Mining Minerals Guide: Resource Extraction and Survival
GRAVHOUNDS Solo Guide: How to Survive and Extract Lone Wolf Style
GRAVHOUNDS Story Mode Guide: Mission Walkthrough, Mechanics, and Survival Tips
GRAVHOUNDS Turrets Guide: Upgrades, Evolution, and Defense
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Your GRAVHOUNDS Journey
Beginner Guide
Learn movement, Grav Beam controls, mission objectives, and your first successful extraction.
Characters & Abilities
Compare the five Gravhounds and choose a special ability that fits your solo or co-op playstyle.
Base Building & Pipelines
Connect power, position turrets, and protect the infrastructure your team needs to finish each job.
Mods & Loadouts
Explore 60 Mods, understand Showstoppers, and plan a Mod Deck for future expeditions.
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GRAVHOUNDS Base Building Guide: Defense Systems, Power Cables & Layouts
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GRAVHOUNDS Story Mode Guide: Mission Walkthrough, Mechanics, and Survival Tips
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GRAVHOUNDS Base Building Guide: Defense Systems, Power Cables & Layouts
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GRAVHOUNDS Build Node Guide: Placement, Pipelines, and Defense
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GRAVHOUNDS Last Mission Guide: How to Beat the Final Evacuation Wave
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GRAVHOUNDS Local Coop Guide: Complete Multiplayer Walkthrough
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GRAVHOUNDS Mining Minerals Guide: Resource Extraction and Survival
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GRAVHOUNDS Solo Guide: How to Survive and Extract Lone Wolf Style
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GRAVHOUNDS Story Mode Guide: Mission Walkthrough, Mechanics, and Survival Tips
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GRAVHOUNDS Turrets Guide: Upgrades, Evolution, and Defense
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GRAVHOUNDS Weapons Guide: Best Armaments, Upgrades, and Swarm Loadouts
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Mastering GRAVHOUNDS Base Defense: Complete Turrets and Pipeline Guide
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The Ultimate GRAVHOUNDS Tutorial: Beginner's Survival & Building Guide
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GRAVHOUNDS Beta and Early Access Guide: Gameplay, Tips, and Progression
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GRAVHOUNDS Playtest Breakdown: Mechanics, Balancing, and Essential Tips
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GRAVHOUNDS Steam Deck Performance: Settings, FPS & Handheld Guide
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GRAVHOUNDS Steam Launch Guide: Co-Op Base Building Meets Swarm Survival
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GRAVHOUNDS Xbox Game Pass Review & Guide: Swarm Defense Co-Op
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GRAVHOUNDS Classes & Character Guide: Roster, Abilities, and Team Roles
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GRAVHOUNDS Voice Actor Roster: Meet the Cast Behind the Roguelike Heroes
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What is GRAVHOUNDS?
GRAVHOUNDS is a co-op action builder from Octopus Panic for PC and Xbox Series X|S. As bio-engineered canine workers, you take on dangerous jobs that combine resource gathering, third-person combat, base construction, and extraction.
Use the Grav Beam to move equipment or turn nearby objects into weapons, then connect pipelines to support your defenses. Character abilities and Mod Deck choices help shape your approach as expeditions become more dangerous.
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Octopus Panic, Inc.
Platform
PC / Xbox Series X|S
Genre
Co-op Action Builder
Players
1-4
Playable Gravhounds
5
Planets
25 across 7 Solar Systems
Mods
60 including 12 Showstoppers
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Find guides for your first expedition, co-op play, character abilities, builds, combat, and platforms.
GRAVHOUNDS Beginner Guide
Learn the core expedition loop: accept a job, gather resources, build defenses, and extract. Follow the essential steps for your first shift while managing the swarm's increasing pressure.
GRAVHOUNDS Co-op and Crossplay
Check platform compatibility before assembling your squad. Learn how player counts, public sessions, and friends-only hosting work so you can plan your next expedition together.
Play solo or with up to three teammates; difficulty and mission timing scale with player count.
Xbox Series X|S players can join players using the Xbox on PC version.
Steam currently has a separate player community, with no Steam-to-Xbox crossplay.
Browse public sessions, host a public game, or restrict a session to friends. Multiplayer uses player-hosted sessions.
GRAVHOUNDS Characters and Abilities
Early Access includes five playable Gravhounds with distinct utility abilities. Compare character skills while retaining access to shared weapons, the MultiTool, and movement systems.
Uses explosive bone bombs to fight alien enemies.
Uses a shockwave bark that physically knocks enemies back.
His Play Dead ability was updated for the October demo to provide invulnerability and healing while down, followed by a temporal bubble that traps nearby enemies on recovery.
GRAVHOUNDS Builds and Mods
Shape your expedition upgrades with the Mod Deck and explore different combinations. Early Access includes 60 unlockable mods, including 12 Showstoppers.
Customize your deck to influence which upgrades become available on future expeditions.
Pulls enemies together to concentrate a group in one area.
Chains electricity through groups of enemies.
GRAVHOUNDS Base Building and Turrets
Build a defensive network that supports resource gathering and extraction. Explore pipelines, core structures, and defensive equipment available in Early Access.
Extend the network to carry power and resources while providing positions for structures and defenses.
Deploy generators, fabricators, and turrets to expand and protect your operation.
MLRS and Electrocoil are among the defensive weapon platforms available in Early Access.
Cryo Rockets and the Ballistic Shield are additional defensive options available in Early Access.
GRAVHOUNDS Weapons and Combat Guide
Learn how weapons, the Grav Beam, and movement tools support your combat options. Explore upgradeable guns, improvised projectiles, and fast repositioning around your base.
Early Access includes four upgradeable weapon platforms, each with its own combat style and critical-hit mechanics.
Grab and launch objects or smaller creatures to create improvised attacks.
Use the Grav Beam to pass resources, equipment, or health pickups to teammates.
Grinding along pipelines provides unlimited boost for rapid travel between threats and objectives.
GRAVHOUNDS Missions, Planets and Bosses
Explore the jobs and hostile worlds that shape each expedition. Discover escort and defense objectives alongside the planetary scope and boss encounter available in Early Access.
Early Access spans seven solar systems and 25 planets with different biomes, times of day, and atmospheric conditions.
Escort the crew's hub-based ally through hostile territory.
Defend the hardpoint while gathering resources with the Collector.
An Early Access boss encounter that challenges your team's coordination, firepower, and defensive preparations.
GRAVHOUNDS Download and System Requirements
Find the official PC and Xbox versions and check the Windows hardware requirements. GRAVHOUNDS launched into Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview on November 2, 2026.
Available through Steam and Xbox on PC, and on Xbox Series X|S. The Xbox edition is included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate.
Windows 10 64-bit; Intel Core i5-7600K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600; 8 GB RAM; Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon RX 590.
Windows 11 64-bit; Intel Core i5-10600KF or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X; 16 GB RAM.
The Steam requirements list 10 GB of available storage, DirectX 12, and a broadband internet connection.
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