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ActionAdventureIndieRPGOpen WorldSurvivalCreature CollectorMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft

25,075 playing#38 on Steam by players#38 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 42,665

Peak in the last 7 days: 52,597

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Game description

Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

Basic info

DeveloperPocketpair
PublisherPocketpair
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJul 9, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-Bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-9400F
Memory16 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1660
Storage40 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 402 reviews from the past 1 year

89.8/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Very Positive (95%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 11, 2026)

The comparison players make most often for Palworld is a favorable one to Pokemon, and it scores 89.8, top 20% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

217 reviews call it a fun creature capture game, and some say they like it more than Pokemon. Multiplayer ranks 77th of 642, with players describing long sessions with family and friends, and Gameplay ranks 186th of 1396. 30 praise the open world, riding creatures and exploring, and 27 say the hours of content make it worth the money. Some single out the graphics, especially the night sky. Content Volume ranks 198th of 1351, backing up those reports of long play time.

👎 Where it falls short

The complaints are about the middle of the game and how it runs. 29 reviews say building options are limited and the mid game turns grindy, 27 describe long loading screens and weak optimization, and 26 find the early creatures repetitive. Others report glitches such as creatures falling through the world, and some find one hit kills frustrating.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“creature capture game better than Pokemon” · 217 reviews
“open worlds, riding Pokemon, exploration and discovery” · 30 reviews
“1447 hours of content, worth the money” · 27 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 67% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.45 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open worlds, riding Pokemon, exploration and discovery” · 30 reviews
Negative “invisible walls trap player, world feels restrictive and isolating” · 6 reviews

Progression 41% · Difficulty 13% · Onboarding 8% · Strategy 28% · Controls & feel 11%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.07 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “아름답고 풍성한 맵 디자인, 눈호강” · 1 review
Negative “world needs more villages and NPCs for immersion” · 5 reviews

Story 10% · Characters 7%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.82 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “1447 hours of content, worth the money” · 27 reviews
Negative “only 56 hours of content, nothing left to do” · 2 reviews

Variety 28% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.62 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics are beautiful, especially the night sky” · 19 reviews
Negative “severe visual cohesion issues with clashing anime and realistic assets” · 4 reviews

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.39 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “playing with son since early 2024, commemorating 1.0 release” · 24 reviews
Negative “PvP feature promised but not delivered” · 5 reviews

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.20 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “majority of Pokemon functionally useless, only 30 viable endgame” · 7 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.51 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “developers listened, improved, and kept building on the idea” · 11 reviews
Negative “collaborations slowing down major updates and introducing unfitting features” · 6 reviews

Stability 12% · Performance 12%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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