Palworld

Open-world survival RPG combining creature collecting, crafting, and base automation

Pocketpair · Released Jul 9, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 95% of 489K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 8,882 in 30 days
Playing now: 47K; peak 24h 52K
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 week ago; Sep 15, 2026

What is Palworld?

An open-world survival RPG centered on capturing creatures called Pals while gathering resources, crafting, fighting, and exploring varied environments and dungeons. You build farms and factories, assign Pals to production, breed them for inherited traits, and play alone or with others while dealing with a poaching syndicate.

For you if...

+you enjoy survival crafting mixed with creature collecting
+you want cooperative exploration and shared base building
+you like breeding creatures and automating production

Not for you if...

−you dislike grinding and repetitive base management
−you want deep tactical combat rather than stat checks
−you prefer guided progression over open-ended exploration

What players say

95% of 489,180 reviews are positive · 95% of 8,882 in the last 30 days

Players praise the loop of exploring, catching and breeding Pals, and building automated bases, especially with friends. Common complaints include a grindy, repetitive late game, shallow combat, weak AI and pathfinding, awkward base management, bugs, and uneven performance.

Screenshots and trailer

Palworld system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-Bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5-9400F
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1660
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: SSD Required - Performance may vary depending on the amount of active Pals.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 75
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Indonesian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Polish.