Summary

  • Palworld is a surprise hit, selling over 7 million copies in just 5 days. The game's unique combination of monster-catching, survival, and base-building mechanics has resonated with players.
  • Palworld has received rave reviews, with over 70,000 reviews on Steam and a 93% positive rating. The game's success is even more impressive considering it's available on Xbox Game Pass, where subscribers can play without purchasing it.
  • The future of Palworld looks promising, with planned updates including new islands, more Pals, new bosses, PvP content, and improvements to the base-building system. However, the developers are prioritizing addressing critical issues such as glitches, AI problems, and crashes before rolling out these updates.

Palworld has sold over 7 million copies in just 5 days, establishing its place as the most unexpected hit of early 2024. Despite still being an early access release, Palworld has already climbed to the top of the Steam charts, reaching over 2 million consecutive players and surpassing the records of even massively popular titles such as Counter-Strike 2.

While the so-called “Pokemon with guns” already made some waves when it was announced by Pocketpair in 2021, most gamers hardly expected it to be so successful. By mixing monster-catching with survival and base-building mechanics, Palworld became a huge hit. The game sold a million copies in only 8 hours, later reaching 5 million sales in just 3 days.

Now, Pocketpair has announced that Palworld sold 7 million copies just 5 days after its release. Not only is the game selling well, but it's also gaining rave reviews. At the moment, Palworld has over 70,000 reviews on Steam, sitting at Overwhelmingly Positive with 93% positive reviews.

How Many Copies Has Palworld Sold So Far?

  • 7 million copies.

Palworld’s sales numbers are even more surprising considering gamers can play it on Xbox Game Pass, where subscribers can enjoy the game without purchasing it. Recent data shows that Palworld had more daily active Xbox users than Fortnite in the United States this week, which is an astounding feat.

At the moment, Palworld is only available on PC and Xbox. However, this may change in the future, possibly leading to even more sales if it hits Sony’s consoles. A few days ago, PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida hinted that Palworld may appear on PS5 when inquired by a fan. However, it’s highly unlikely that a PS5 port may happen anytime soon, especially considering that the game has not even reached its 1.0 release yet.

The Palworld developers recently released a road map, sharing a glimpse of what the future of the Pokemon-like survival title has in store. According to Pocketpair, Palworld will eventually gain new islands, more Pals, and even a few new bosses, including endgame content like Raid Bosses. Other future updates include the eagerly awaited PvP content such as a Pal Arena, as well as more improvements to the game’s base-building system. Before all that happens, however, the main goal is to address the critical issues that plague the game, such as numerous glitches, problems with AI, rollbacks in world date, and the crashes experienced by some players.

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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!

Genre(s)
Open-World, Shooter, Survival