Summary
The runaway success ofPalworldcontinues as the game has once again shattered its concurrent player count on Steam with millions of active users. The launch of the mash-up of survival and monster-catching games last week has seen overwhelming popularity, taking the internet by storm and seeing players flock to the game. The newest game from developerPocket Pair would sell over 7 million copieson Steam within just five days of its launch, also releasing Day 1 on Xbox Game Pass. Now, the game has once again exceeded one of its own records.
The popularity ofPalworldhas seen plenty of fans draw comparisons between the new game and other popular franchises. The game’s titular Pals have been one of its most popular aspects, taking inspiration from franchises likePokemonwith its mix of cute and imposing designs. However, the game goes beyond its monster-catching inspiration and offers a variety of survival game aspects including base-building, a crafting system, and more. Now, players are clearly lovingPalworldas the game once again shatters the 2 million concurrent players mark.
A new update from popular Steam aggregate website SteamDB has revealed thatPalworldhas once again broken its concurrent player record. As of Saturday morning,Palworldsaw a staggering 2,099,074 playersactively playing the game, later breaking its own record again with 2,101,535 players. The numbers come as the game has already reported over 8 million copies sold within the first week of the game’s release. The player counts notably only take into account players on the Steam version of the game, not including Game Pass players.
Palworld Breaks Its Concurrent Player Record Again
WhilePalworld’s overwhelming success as an indie game has seen praise from many fans, the game has also faced repeated backlash. Many critics of the game have accused Pocket Pair of both using AI and directly ripping assets from thePokemonfranchise for its Pals.The Pokemon Company would even release an official statementaboutPalworld, claiming it intends to “investigate and take appropriate measures” regarding the accusations of theft of intellectual property. The former top lawyer for The Pokemon Company would even go so far as to directly callPalworlda “ripoff.”
While The Pokemon Company threatens action againstPalworld, developer Pocket Pair has not slowed down, with plenty of updates planned. Pocket Pair recently unveiledits first content roadmap forPalworld, emphasizing online play as its main focus. Some of the features mentioned within the roadmap include overworld PvP, raid bosses, and a special PvP mode for Pal battles among others.Palworld’s continued support will look to see the game maintain its momentum from its astoundingly successful launch.
Palworld
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In this game, you can peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate. Pals can be used to fight and breed, or they can be made to work on farms or factories. You can even sell them or eat them.Survival: In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices…even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes.Mounts & Exploration: Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of environment as you explore the world.Collect all kinds of exciting Pals to fight, farm, build, and work for you in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
