Summary

  • Palworld's upcoming December 2024 major update will introduce the game's "largest, harshest, and most mysterious" island yet.
  • Pocket Pair has teased that the new island is six times larger than the Sakurajima map, which was added as part of Palworld's June 2024 major update.
  • Palworld has also been discounted by 25% across all platforms until December 3, 2024.

Palworld developer Pocket Pair has revealed a major new update for the popular multiplayer survival game. Slated for release in December 2024, this update promises the largest and most ambitious map addition to Palworld since launch.

Released in January 2024, Palworld's success story is nothing short of gargantuan. Despite initially skipping PlayStation platforms, Palworld exploded in popularity across Xbox and PC, racking up over 15 million units sold and 25 million cumulative players so far. However, Palworld found itself embroiled in controversy a few months ago when Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocket Pair. While legal proceedings are ongoing, Pocket Pair continues to support Palworld with new content.

Pocket Pair recently announced on Twitter that Palworld will receive a major update in December 2024. This update will introduce a new island that's described as the "largest, harshest, and most mysterious" map added to Palworld so far. Pocket Pair also claimed that the new island will be six times larger than the map introduced in Palworld's Sakurajima update, which debuted earlier this year. Specific details around the new island remain under wraps for now, but the teaser images showcase various new biomes for Palworld players to explore, including a green crystal-filled cave and a golden autumnal forest.

Palworld December 2024 Major Update New Island Details

  • Largest, harshest, and most mysterious island so far
  • Six times bigger than Sakurajima island
  • Biomes such as crystal-filled caves, golden forests, cliffsides, etc.

Ahead of the upcoming December update, Pocket Pair has also discounted Palworld by 25% across all platforms it's currently available on. This price cut will be in effect until December 3, 2024, so those interested in Palworld only have until next week to snag the game at a reduced price before the major update drops. It remains to be seen what Palworld's next update will bring other than the new island, but if the Sakurajima update is any indication, players can likely expect new Pals, arenas, features, weapons, items, cosmetics, and more.

Beyond Palworld's major update in December, fans of the survival game have more to look forward to. Pocket Pair recently teased a crossover between Palworld and action-adventure sandbox game Terraria, inciting massive levels of excitement among both communities. With December's major update rounding out 2024 for Palworld, though, it seems almost certain that the Terraria crossover update won't be released anytime before 2025.

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Palworld
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Open-World
Shooter
Survival
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Systems
PC-1 PlayStation-1 Xbox-1
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Top Critic Avg: 71 /100 Critics Rec: 58%
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Released
January 19, 2024
ESRB
T For Teen Due To Violence
Developer(s)
Pocket Pair, Inc.
Publisher(s)
Pocket Pair, Inc.
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
Xbox Series X|S, pc
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DIGITAL
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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!

Cross Save
yes
Number of Players
1-4 (Co-Op); 32 Players Server Limit
Steam Deck Compatibility
yes
Genre(s)
Open-World, Shooter, Survival
How Long To Beat
36 Hours
X|S Optimized
Yes
File Size Xbox Series
6 GB (February 2024)
OpenCritic Rating
Fair