PCGame

Palworld

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

Pocketpair · Released Jul 9, 2026

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 432K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 3,308 in 30 days
Players
32K
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 15, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1660
16 GB RAM · 40 GB disk
Full requirements

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

94% of 431,741 reviews are positive · 95% of 3,308 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.

Players over time

▼ -31% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 69,332 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202631,513
Nov 6, 202622,770
Nov 5, 202624,320
Nov 4, 202627,376
Nov 3, 202628,351
Nov 2, 202627,940
Nov 1, 202642,042
Oct 31, 202638,094
Oct 30, 202628,629
Oct 29, 202627,551
Oct 28, 202629,596
Oct 26, 202629,225
Oct 25, 202642,406
Oct 24, 202636,727
Oct 23, 202629,401
Oct 22, 202629,160
Oct 21, 202629,503
Oct 20, 202629,937
Oct 18, 202644,913
Oct 17, 202640,302
Oct 16, 202631,478
Oct 15, 202632,198
Oct 14, 202633,055
Oct 13, 202635,621
Oct 11, 202648,783
Oct 10, 202641,379
Oct 9, 202636,720
Oct 8, 202634,673
Oct 7, 202638,754
Oct 6, 202639,969
Oct 4, 202652,564
Oct 3, 202647,080
Oct 2, 202639,148
Oct 1, 202640,277
Sep 30, 202639,303
Sep 29, 202641,874
Sep 27, 202659,816
Sep 26, 202656,235
Sep 25, 202649,320
Sep 24, 202647,864
Sep 23, 202646,826
Sep 23, 202651,798
Sep 22, 202651,570
Sep 21, 202669,332

How many players finish Palworld?

11% of Steam players have unlocked «Savior of Palpagos», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Palworld screenshot 1

Palworld system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1660, 16 GB RAM, 40 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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.

Recommended

OS
Windows 11 (64-Bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Graphics
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory
32 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
SSD Required - Performance may vary depending on the amount of active Pals.

Does Palworld have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Palworld run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

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

Does Palworld use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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