I Save-Scummed to Survive the Hedge Lab | Grounded | Ep 3

First time playing Grounded (the original 2020 game — not Grounded 2): Episode 3, and I finally made it INSIDE the Hedge Lab after that ardous climb. It did not go how I planned — underpowered, no gear, swarmed by the lab robots, I ended up save-scumming just to survive, then fell right next to an Orb Weaver nest and ran for my life. Honest version, dad to dad: I bit off way more than I could chew. The robots reminded me quick that I had paper armor and nothing to fight with, so the only way through was reloading my save and chipping them down one at a time. While I was running around trying to grab the password, I slipped and landed about a foot from an Orb Weaver nest — and I did NOT stick around. I ran, found a passage, and it dumped me back out into the backyard, where I finally found the stuff I actually needed. No, I didn't beat the Hedge Lab — I retreated. The smart-dad move is to build a proper base, upgrade my gear, and come back when I'm not made of tissue paper. That's exactly what Episode 4 is. If you're a fellow first-timer stuck in here too, I see you — tell me down in the comments how YOU got through it. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Finally inside the Hedge Lab 10:05 Out of gear and way too squishy 12:38 My "hack" to survive: reloading my save 33:23 Armor already broken, weapons on their last legs 33:42 Resource room — jackpot! 34:52 ...but I still can't repair or build anything 45:12 Going for the password... then I fell 45:25 Run! Found a place to hide 46:17 The way out led back to the backyard 50:17 Retreating to build a base and come back stronger ▶ Previous — Episode 2 ( Grounded at night made me RUN for my life ):    • Grounded at night made me RUN for my life ...   ▶ Full Grounded first-time series:    • Grounded: The Beginning   This is ThisPapaPlaysGames — a late-blooming dad gamer catching up on a lifetime of games he missed, one first-time playthrough at a time. Grounded © Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios. Gameplay recorded on PS5 under the publisher's content guidelines. #Grounded #HedgeLab #FirstPlaythrough #GroundedGame #OrbWeaver #SaveScum #PS5 #BlindPlaythrough #LetsPlay #SurvivalGame