Palworld is an open-world survival crafting monster-collecting game  that supports up to 32 players and is set in a world where mysterious creatures called "Pals" live.

Along your adventures, you will encounter many Pals. Capture them, make them work, fight, breed and even sell them. You can adventure in a large world alongside your Pals.

In Palworld, mysterious creatures called "Pal" live in the wild. There are also many rare pals such as subspecies, bosses, legends, lucky pals, etc. Additionally, more Pals will continue to be added in future updates.

After reaching one million units sold in its first 8 hours, a few more million over the weekend, then five million copies, 6 million, 7 million, 19 million, developer Pocketpair revealed that Palworld has now clocked in at 25 million copies across PC and Xbox platforms since its Early Access launch on January 19, 2024.

The Steam version has sold approximately 15 million copies, and the Xbox version has approximately 10 million players in total. In addition, as of February 22nd, Steam user reviews are at the [very positive] rating with a rate of 94 %.

Palworld is currently on sale in an early access version. The team will continue to address issues such as bugs and implement new in-game features while working towards the official release.

About the Early Access Roadmap

Palworld is currently on sale in an early access version. Our top priority is to address critical issues first. After that, we will proceed with implementing new in-game features while working towards the official release.

[Early Access Roadmap]

• Addressing Critical Issues
• Currently, numerous bugs have been identified, and we are prioritizing fixing those.
  • Sometimes, the world date may experience rollbacks.
  • The loading screen may persist when trying to load into worlds.

...and so on.

• Improvements to Implement ASAP
• • Key configuration improvements.
  • Improvements to base Pal AI and pathing.

Planned Future Updates

• PvP
• Raid Bosses (End-Game Content)
• Pal Arena (PvP for Pals)
• Steam-Xbox Crossplay
• Various Xbox Feature Improvements
• Server Transfers and Migrations
• Improvements to the Building System
• New islands, Pals, Bosses, and Technologies.

Key Features:

• Vast Open World and many Dungeons to Explore: There are various areas such as plains, deserts, snowy mountains, and volcanoes, and the pals living there are all different. There are also many dungeons with hidden treasures and special pals. Set out on a great adventure in search of unknown treasures and unknown pals.
• Fight against Leaders of Hostile Factions and Field Bosses: As you explore the vast open world, you may come across giant Pals. In addition, each biome has a hostile faction based there, whose leaders stand in your way and won’t back down without a fight.
• Fight alongside Pals using a wide variety of Weapons: From traditional weapons such as bows and swords to modern weapons such as assault rifles and rocket launchers. Some pals can use heavy weapons such as Gatling guns and missile launchers!
• Build a Base: Leave production, farming, cooking, power generation, etc. to your pals. Pals work in ways that suit their personalities. However, pals are also living creatures like us. If you forget to give them food and rest, it will negatively affect their motivation.
• Supports Multiplayer for up to 32 Players: Palworld can be played alone as well as multiplayer. By forming a guild and cooperating with your friends, you can adventure together towards a common goal. Player Battles will be implemented in a future update.

Palworld is in development for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam).