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Palworld

Palworld

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

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “addictive creature-catching survival gameplay” (87 of 103 reviews) and “huge map and abundant content” (15); the most common complaint is “janky, shallow building and combat” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Jan 18, 2024 Developer Pocketpair Platforms Windows Open WorldSurvivalCreature CollectorMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-09.

94.6%positive490,390 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-09

Recommended · 28 found this helpful

“The hardest part about this game is forcing myself to stop playing. Plays perfectly on the steam deck.”

— a player, Steam review · 103 hrs played
Recommended · 21 found this helpful

“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…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“This game is unbelievably fun, they definitely playtest to the max. Every time I come to a point where something can become annoying there is something to remedy it. The other reviews are right, this isn't just "pokemon with guns" this is about 7 other IPs smooshed into one, and…”

— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

2,101,535all-time peak
0 1M 2M 2025 2026 1.1M avg · Jan 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

75achievements
15.4%median completion
0.6%rarest: Arena Legend
92.4% of players 81.6% of players 76.2% of players 72.9% of players 62.6% of players 50.8% of players 45.1% of players 44.4% of players 41.2% of players 39.8% of players 38.8% of players 35.6% of players 35.2% of players 31.6% of players 29.2% of players 28.5% of players 27.6% of players 27.4% of players 27.0% of players 26.6% of players 25.2% of players 24.8% of players 24.5% of players 23.1% of players 23.1% of players 22.6% of players 22.6% of players 21.8% of players 21.7% of players 20.3% of players 20.2% of players 18.4% of players 17.7% of players 17.0% of players 16.5% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 15.4% of players 15.3% of players 15.1% of players 15.1% of players 14.5% of players 14.1% of players 13.6% of players 13.4% of players 11.9% of players 11.4% of players 10.6% of players 10.5% of players 10.1% of players 10.0% of players 9.8% of players 8.5% of players 8.4% of players 7.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.2% of players 5.9% of players 5.3% of players 92.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.4%Beginning of the Legend — Caught your first Pal
81.6%Newbie Pal Tamer — Caught 10 kinds of Pals
76.2%Intermediate Pal Tamer — Caught 20 kinds of Pals
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Arena Legend — Reached legend rank in the arena
1.2%Arena Champion — Reached Master Rank in the Arena
1.3%Feybreak Guru — Obtained 20 Tanzee Effigies

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$20.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU28.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia43.95 AUD
Canada38.99 CAD
Japan3,400 JPY
Brazil88.99 BRL
China108.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$16 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$33

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-30 08-20 09-11 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 20, 2026
Global Popularity Poll 2026 Results & New Update

Pal Tamers! A huge thank you to everyone around the world who voted in the Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026 back in September! Thanks to your amazing support, we received even more votes than last

Sep 25, 2026
Palworld × Windrose Steam Bundle is Out Now!

You can now grab both of these unique open-world survival craft games at a 10% OFF discount! If you already own Palworld, you can still use this bundle to purchase RuneScape: Dragonwilds at the discou

Sep 15, 2026
v1.0.5: Bug fixes

▼Bug Fixes ・Fixed an issue where terrain, building, and other textures could load at significantly reduced resolution for some players ・Fixed an issue where some map icon filters could unintentionally

Sep 07, 2026
v1.0.4: Balance Adjustments & Bug Fixes

Palworld version v1.0.4 has been released! === ▼New Missions ・Added the sub-missions “Beyond Dimensions” and “From the Far Side of the Moon.” “Beyond Dimensions” can be accepted from an NPC at Fisherm

Sep 01, 2026
Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026 is LIVE!

The time has come to decide who stands at the top of the Palpagos Islands. Voting for the Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026 is officially open! With the launch of version 1.0, our roster has expand

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-09.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access
Player tagsOpen World · Survival · Creature Collector · Multiplayer · Open World Survival Craft · Online Co-Op · Crafting · Co-op · Adventure · Base-Building · Sandbox · Building (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Indonesian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Polish
ControllerFull support
Achievements57
Official sitehttps://www.pocketpair.jp/palworld
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or later (64-Bit) Processor: i5-3570K 3.4 GHz 4 Core Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 40 GB available space Additional Notes: Internet connection required for multiplayer. SSD required.