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Palworld
Developer Pocketpair
Palworld is a monster-taming survival game created and published by Japanese developer Pocketpair. It was announced in 2021 and launched through early access for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in January 2024, and for the PlayStation 5 in September 2024. The game was fully released on July 10, 2026. The game is set in an open world populated with animal-like creatures called "Pals", which players can battle… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
333 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
94
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234 positive · 15 negative
95% range 90–96%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
465,056 of 491,660 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 333 · most liked firstI don't play games often. My grandkids got me into this game. The last game I put this much time into was Breath of the Wild which this game has a few similarities to. I hope the tree is going to be a bridge to other realms as large as this one. I highly recommend! After 1447 hours so far I'd say it's worth the money.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I first played Legends: Arceus, I thought it was the best Pokemon game ever. It had most of the "this is what a perfect Pokemon game" features: big, open worlds, riding Pokemon, reasons to explore and discovering brand new things. But then I played Palworld and realized: THIS is the best Pokemon game ever. Pokemon's biggest flaws (in my opinion) and how Palworld solves them: * The majority of Pokemon are functionally useless. Whether it's stats, move pools, or typing, the majority of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →~Virovirokun Quickie~ I like this dummy cause she's so simple to draw :V Also been playing a lot of Palworld again, trying actually commit into finishing up that game. But for now, enjoy the silly!
unlabelledView post →This is not "Pokémon with guns", this is Ark Survival Evolved with Pokémon. If you like survival/crafting games and like monster catching games, there is nothing better on the market than Palworld, period. This comes from someone who has been playing Pokémon since generation 1. It came out when I was in middle school and I have played every mainline game and most of the side games. I'm still a fan of Pokémon, but this is such a fresh take on the monster catching genre that Gamefreak has a ton…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I play this game for 4 reasons: 1. To give Nintendo the finger 2. Because it is everything Pokemon could have been, and MORE. 3. I particularly enjoy survival games. It feels like there is actually a reason to progress and keep pushing on. And the replayability? Oh my god... this is still in early access??? There's more?? 4. To give Nintendo the other finger Edit: Someone in comments mentioned my ripe 1.7 hours on record. Game does in fact exist outside of Steam (another plus) and I've got my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is gonna get a huge update on July 10 and its gonna be Peak as ♥♥♥♥. Nintendo could never compare, greedy ass bastards lol.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of those games where you log in with a specific goal in mind, and then 4 hours pass. You'll go out to get materials, build something, or catch a specific Pal, but instead end up exploring a new area of the map, finding dungeons, uncommon Pals, and becoming completely sidetracked. Great game, highly recomend it. And there's a new patch update happening soon.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Throw Ball. Catch Chicken. Breed Chicken. Make The Chicken The most powerful In the world and slaughter everything and everyone. Good Game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Palworld gives you options ... whether you die and lose your items or not; how much daylight and night you want; gives you many options to breed pals and; most of all since I'm an elderly and had a stoke, it allows the option to make the fight less difficult.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When it first came out in Early Access, my nephew asked if I wanted to play with him. I watched a bit but said, 'F*** no—that's not a game for me.' The color palette? Just NO F***ING WAY I'd ever play that." "A month later, my son asked if we could play together. Reluctantly, I said sure; I thought it would give us a few hours of playtime. So, I bought the game and joined him... Now, 404 hours later, here I am at 2:53 AM. I can't wait for the damn v1.0 to come out in a few hours! :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll just do one thing. Finds a new Pal. Builds a better base. Unlocks new tech. Gets distracted by something else. Somehow, every distraction is progress. Started as "Pokémon with guns." Became one of the best sandbox survival games I've played. Pocketpair listened, improved, and kept building on the idea. This is how Early Access should be done.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its not pokemon its pokemon and like 7 other IPs had a kid who was slightly autistic and gets sued for being fun. Godspeed may all greedy japanese business men tremble before you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If anyone read this PLEASE PLEASE... jus enjoy the game and do not try to min max the s out of it.... jutst enjoy it...take yout time... make mistake.... and enjoy ... please... this is such a nice game... just chill with it...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This review will probably go unread. It probably won't say anything that hasn't been said a thousand times. But I'm just gonna leave one here just to add another number to the counter to praise the glory of Pocketpair and implore you to give it a try. If anything, to give GameFreak and Nintendo the finger. Growing up with Pokemon as a kid. Running home right after school every day in hopes to catch the last 15 minutes of the show. Linking up our gameboys to trade Pokemon during lunch and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Better than anything GameFreak has put out in the last 10 years, and it scares them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best games I've ever played, you can spend hundreds of hours without ever getting bored, there's always something new to explore and to achieve!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After more than 100 hours, I can confidently say this is the game every Pokémon fan has dreamed about since they were a kid. Catching Pals, building your base, exploring the world, fighting bosses, automating tasks, creating the perfect team... there's always something to do. I log in thinking I'll play for 30 minutes, and before I know it, three hours have disappeared. The funniest part is that the game doesn't end when I close it. I catch myself at work, lying on the couch, or trying to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its like if Nintendo didn't want to brutally reach into your wallet, and actually loved its IP
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I installed Palworld thinking: “haha Pokémon with guns.” I am now running an armed labor camp, my base is powered by sadness, and my cutest Pal has a higher kill count than me. The game lies to you at the start. It shows trees, sunshine, and adorable creatures. Then suddenly you’re: - Assigning Pals to factories like a corporate demon - Arming a fox with an AK-47 - Cooking food while being shot by bandits - Wondering if the Geneva Convention applies to digital animals Your Pals are cute,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I genuinely had way more fun with this than I expected. Playing with friends is 100% the best part. Everyone ends up doing their own thing, someone disappears for an hour, someone else comes back with five new Pals, and somehow everything still works. Also... having an entire base full of Pals doing all the work while I walk around pretending I'm being productive is way funnier than it should be. The world is also way bigger than it looks. Every time I thought I'd seen most of it, I ended up…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warm up sketch: Anubis from Palworld. Must admit I didn´t played the game yet ( I have on my Steam), but I liked the designs, will try others in another moment.
unlabelledView post →I attacked a bird and the game turned into Dark Souls, 10 out of 10 Pokémon
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I first thought hat Palworld was skating a little too close to copyright infringement for me, but then I realized they might actually be the good guys, as Nintendo was preparing to patent every trivial game mechanic. Creative imitation bordering on copyright infringement isn’t nearly as bad as patent trolling, so I jumped in with my two daughters and they love it, even the younger one who never got into Pokemon. It’s been our biggest family hit so far (after Terraria, Age of Mythology,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fun its a good mix of farming, cute creatures and violence
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They still released an AI game (not Palworld) and are still selling it. The only thing they figured out is what to say to please people
unlabelledView post →Funny enough I owe everything to Palworld. See, I've mainly been a Playstation gamer all my life, with occasional computer time here and there. (The Sims and League of Legends) But when this game came out and the hype around it was HUGE, it got me intrigued to try so I stole my bf's computer more than once to play on his account. This made me buy a Steamdeck which EVENTUALLY lead to my own customized gaming PC not long after.. fast forward to today and I haven't touched my Playstation in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The usual suspects are turning on Palworld (a game they constantly use as a "gotcha" to own "woke" games) because.... I don't fucking know any more, man. These idiots have to be exhausted crying about this shit.
unlabelledView post →I'm addicted to Palworld, and got several of my friends hooked too. Nintendo sued because Pocketpair legitimately made a better game. All of the "patents" Nintendo filed after the fact, are gameplay mechanics that a dozen games used even before the 1st Pokemon game was released, and that hundreds of games have used before Palworld entered early access.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Palworld is stupid fun in the best way. It looks cute at first, then suddenly you’re crafting guns, catching creatures, building factories, and letting those same adorable creatures run your entire operation like overworked employees. The loop is addictive: explore, catch, build, upgrade, repeat. Yeah, it’s chaotic and a bit janky at times, but honestly that’s part of the charm. Watching a tiny smiling Pal operate heavy machinery or fire a rifle never stops being entertaining. Solo or with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is virtual crack. Palworld was a game when at release, people tried to compare to pokemon when the games cannot be anymore different. Palworld offers its own unique experience combining multiple survival/craft elements with a creature capture system and blends it all together very well. Pros: Art style: The art style for palworld is really good and expected for a game like this. While its not "cutting edge" graphics, the world is still beautiful and it has its awe moments. Once…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Pokémon with guns" that actually turned out to be an absolute blast. Came for the memes, stayed for the incredibly addictive gameplay loop. It's fun, chaotic, and highly recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →By and large, the biggest thing I noted about Palworld, that matters a lot to me, is the interaction and functionality that Pokemon lacks. Because that is the big thing, try and escape it, this game will always be up against Pokemon, it is inescapable. Sure, pokemon isn't a survival game thing. But I was telling someone how your pals provide practicality and functionality as opposed to Pokemon, once upon a time Pokemon had to use HMs. But that was just a means of clearing obstacles to actually…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game takes what worked from other survival titles such as Ark: Survival Evolved, Conan Exiles, and The Forest and mixes them together. I don’t like calling it “Pokémon with guns,” because the game doesn’t follow a JRPG-style linear story. Instead, it’s a free-roam survival experience, despite the similar art style and creature-capture mechanics (which have been around far longer than Pokémon). The controls are well done, and the creature progression feels fair. No Pal goes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's probably the first time where i have to give props to the devs not only because of the game itself but also the way they are handling problems and communicate with their playerbase. All that while having a lawsuit from N1ntendo on them. They are leading by example a new gen of devs that create quality games while challenging the big old money-greedy companies.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's those chicks from that game about hunting monsters, Palworld or something. #monsterhunter #nsfw #pregnant #nsfwpregnant #3d #3dnsfw
unlabelledView post →I bought this game 4.7.2026 2pm and when I downloaded it and started playing I had high hopes it will be exactly game for me. In first like 2-4 hours I already had Pals in my base working and defeated first boss. I got kinda let down by repetitive creatures. Than I discovered saddle for flying Pal. I found him in next 10 minutes because I didnt realize I have to look up when I look for something flying. After finishing saddle I felt kinda bored of all those same Pals so I started scouting new…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Palworld devs are a game publisher now! Pretty rad. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/palwo...
unlabelledView post →Playing the new Terraria 1.4.5 update blind and randomly found a CHILLET WOOO!!! ❄️❄️ It‘s super busted early game I love this goober so much. This update is already peak! #Palworld #Pokemon
unlabelledView post →9/10 Would recommend Pros: -Really solid game overall, even in early access -Works great on Steamdeck -Graphics are beautiful, especially the night sky -The gameplay is very straightforward and provides little barrier to entry -There’s so much to do in the game that it has something for everyone. Wanna have a chill time? You can. Wanna hardcore battle? You can. Wanna decorate a house you made on a mountain by a lake? You can. Wanna do crime? You absolutely can lol Cons: -500+ hours in and I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sekhmet fanart 💛💙 Maybe I should start playing this game~ :3 #palworld
unlabelledView post →I've put 1200+ hours in with multiple playthroughs. Palworld is an anomaly of everything I want a creature collector to be. I love this game completely. The only downside is (in my opinion) I wish they would focus more on actual content than doing collaborations with other games since it seems to be slowing down their major updates as of late, and some of the features they introduce with these collaborations don't seem to always fit into the world. And no, I'm not talking about my immersion…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't mistake this game for a copy, it has its own soul, flair and cohesion. Palworld is an open-world creature-focused game with survival mechanics, and although this combination may seem overwhelming at first, the implementation truly takes advantage of every one of those aspects. The creatures, called Pals in-game, are not only your adventure friends, that help you navigate through the world and fend off hostile Pals and other humans, but are also your workforce helpers. Granted they are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the Horizon x Palworld style game that Tencent has been working on.
unlabelledView post →I post a negative review simply to get the attention of the developers if possible. This game is great. But it is heavily held back by one fact. It discourages using unique pals and teams and discourages the use of pals found earlier in the game. I chose to level up one of my favorite pals, Grizzbolt. He is currently 4 stars and fully upgraded in all of his stats. He has higher attack, defense, and health then my legendary pals. Yet he doesn't do nearly as well as a zero star legendary pal who…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pokémon with guns got me back into gaming at 43 As a 43-year-old dad who barely gets any gaming time anymore, this looked way too childish for me at first glance. Then I stumbled across some YouTube reviews talking about how well it runs on the Steam Deck. "Pokémon with guns and base building" sounded fun enough to give it a shot. A few weeks in, I keep coming back to it and genuinely enjoy it. Personally, I find it pretty challenging — I die regularly because I walk into fights or areas…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Imagine the Elden Ring map, Pokemon Legends Arceus gameplay, and the ARK Survival Evolved progression system. Palworld is the greatest survival sandbox game of all time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite the memes of "its pokemon with guns!", it is in fact...Not Pokemon. Are there cute, cuddly creatures to collect? Yes! Can you catch them in a portable device? Also yes! But the actual meat and bones of this game is BY FAR more akin to the gameplay loop of ARK than anything Pokemon has pumped out ever. I prefer to describe it to my friends as "ARK with a Pokemon mod added to it" because that's how it plays. And I, obviously with my 600+ hours at the time of writing this, adore this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think Palworld would be a good video game if you could be this thing with a loaded gun instead of an anime girl
unlabelledView post →I judged this game (Like a fool) for ages while it was in early access. Saw the clips, wrote them off. Dismissed the hype. "It's a Pokemon clone," I though to myself, "it simply has to be terrible." I was wrong, and I shall repent for my sins. This game is what Gamefreak SHOULD have been making. This is the game Pokemon SHOULD have become. In fact - Forget Pokemon. Forget Gamefreak and Nintendo. Forget all'a that crap. Palworld is the definitive creature catching game. The pal designs are (no…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I play multiplayer with my daughter (cross play - me on my PC and my daughter on her Xbox) and it is an absolute blast. As a parent, tbh some games I play with her just aren't fun to me (Minecraft, for example) but this game is not like that -- it is loads of fun. This game is top tier - the gameplay, combat, and especially the base building with the pals is a lot of fun. There's nothing I would recommend more for a family multiplayer game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went into Palworld expecting a novelty survival game with a gimmick. What I got instead was one of the most unexpectedly addictive, confident, and genuinely fun games I have played in years. Palworld does something rare: it understands why survival games are fun and then refuses to bog that fun down with tedium. Gathering, crafting, base-building, and automation all feel purposeful. Nothing exists just to waste your time. The moment-to-moment loop is clean, readable, and rewarding, whether…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Palworld maker Pocketpair to publish Tales of Kenzera studio's next game www.eurogamer.net/palworld-mak...
unlabelledView post →Two years ago, my friend and I constructed a stunning base by discussing hours. He no longer plays this game. The base exists as a beautiful memory on my server. :')
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Real-life socializing can be exhausting, but Palworld gave me a little virtual sanctuary to escape to. This was the very first game I booted up on my brand-new PC, and it quickly became my absolute favorite. Outside of gaming, real-world interactions can feel overwhelming. There's always so much unspoken tension, subtle mind games, and endless social hoops you have to jump through just to fit in. But none of that exists here with the Pals. I don’t have to overthink anything around them. They…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Palworld has a huge and impressive map that makes exploring really enjoyable. There's always something to do, whether it's capturing Pals, building your base, or exploring new areas. My only wish is that there were more villages or settlements with NPCs that offer more side quests. It would make the world feel even more alive. Overall, it's a fun game with a massive world and plenty to explore.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →12-days of Game Pass Countdown to the New Year ✨🎮🖥️ Day 10 🎁Palworld 🔥🔥
unlabelledView post →evil @muzzzzz.bsky.social as cremis from the hit game palworld totally anatomically accurate #art #furry #palworld #cremis
unlabelledView post →If Palworld was still in early access, the current level of development would be justified. I'm sure it would be a game of all times if it spent a couple more years in the oven. Sadly, from what I've read, the developer doesn't plan on anything beyond fixing bugs and polishing the game, so I guess it's safe not to expect any massive reworks in the future. My review is an honest compilation of my first impressions of the base game (no mods, Hard difficulty). Content for the sake of content…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I pirated this game and spent a lot of time alone in my world, wish i could get my prevoius world back. The game is great for sure, even when you are playing it alone. You will enjoy this game for sure. Very beginner friendly as well. I will definitely use this game to introduce gaming to my gf.... if I had one, but we dont need to talk abt that. BUY THE GAME and protect the devs from nintendo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I booted up Palworld expecting a Pokemon game, what I got was a fox holding an assault rifle.
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