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Palworld and No Man's Sky are intensifying their months-long flirtation, and if those two don't just kiss already, I'm going to lose my mind

Palworld and No Man's Sky are intensifying their months-long flirtation, and if those two don't just kiss already, I'm going to lose my mind

Last week, Pocketpair head of publishing and communications John "Bucky" Buckley addressed a bubbling conversation about the developer's Palworld collaboration strategy , informing players that they "simply do not realize the sheer number of collabs we’ve rejected or scrapped" ov

How to get Chromite in Palworld

Chromite isn't actually rare in Palworld , but you've got to have a specific tool (or pal) to mine it, which is different from most other resources. To save you from the guesswork, I'll show you how to use a metal detector to get Chromite initially and also a passive farming solu

How to get Chromite in Palworld

The best Palworld 1.0 pals for running your base like a well-oiled machine

The best Palworld 1.0 base locations for early game builds, resource-rich farms, or raid safe havens

Pocketpair 'not planning to spend a year making a massive update' for Palworld 1.1

Palworld went into full release in July after more than two years of early access, and it's going pretty well: A massive surge in concurrent players on Steam is slowly settling back down to Earth, but more than a month after that 1.0 launch it's still putting up numbers that have

Pocketpair 'not planning to spend a year making a massive update' for Palworld 1.1

Palworld fans 'do not realize the sheer number of collabs we've rejected' even with the survival game's 'fun-first approach'

Palworld fans 'do not realize the sheer number of collabs we've rejected' even with the survival game's 'fun-first approach'

The crowning achievement of a game is no longer player count or Metacritic score, it's actually the number of collabs it can squeeze into its lifecycle—soon every game will collab with each other to make one giant game. I can see it coming... Read more.

v1.0.3: Balance Adjustments & Bug Fixes

\Palworld version v1.0.3 has been released! ＝＝＝\▼Items and Equipment ・Changed the unlock level of some Jetragon-related technologies from 79 to 70, and reduced the materials required for the Pal Gear used to ride Jetragon.・Changed the technology unlock level of the Aquatic Constr

Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 4 Aug — 11 August 2026

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Steam gamers have spoken: innovative indies like Palworld continue to thrive while traditional triple-A flounders for a foothold

Looking at the year's big Steam successes, there's a continuing trend of favoring more ambitious projects on PC over triple-A and remakes. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Steam gamers have spoken: innovative indies like Palworld continue to thrive while traditional triple-A flou

Palworld 1.0 review: A solid creature collector with a mild identity crisis

Palworld 1.0 review

s a child of the '90s-era pocket monster craze, I had what I suspect historians will call Monster-Taming Madness. A not-so-terrible, but sort of annoying affliction that meant I always had a Tamagotchi in my pocket, a handful of Pokémon cards, and the entire Spice Girls discograp

Why the Palworld OCG is worth picking up at launch

The all-new Palworld Official Card Game shows plenty of promise, with interesting combos and stunning cards galore based on the hit game. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Why the Palworld OCG is worth picking up at launch

v1.0.2.101103:Bug fixes

・Fixed an issue where an infinite loading screen would occur after defeating the World Tree boss in some cases.*Crossplay with other platforms will not be affected.

Mod Support Improvement

\Palworld version v1.0.2.100993 has been released! ＝＝＝ ・Made adjustments related to processing in order to improve stability when playing with MODs.Note: This patch is applied to the PC version only, but will not negatively affect crossplay with other versions of the game.＝＝＝Than

Latest Palworld patch keeps Victor & Shadowbeak from accidentally teleporting out of existence, prevents Panthalus from breaking everything

Latest Palworld patch keeps Victor & Shadowbeak from accidentally teleporting out of existence, prevents Panthalus from breaking everything

While its 1.0 launch has delivered impressive and continued success to the tune of a few million additional players , Palworld is still a bit squirrelly—particularly when it comes to bosses, who have presented some frustrating bugginess for multiplayer users... Read more.

v1.0.2: Bug fixes

\Palworld version v1.0.2 has been released! This update includes improvements to gameplay stability and fixes for various issues.＝＝＝ ▼Crashes and Disconnections・Fixed an issue where all players could be disconnected during the Panthalus battle on dedicated servers.・Fixed an issue

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The best Palworld 1.0 pals for running your base like a well-oiled machine

We all have our favorites, but my strategy of 'use the cutest little guys' doesn't guarantee I've always got the best Palworld pals in 1.0. After my adventures in early access, I think I've learned my lesson, and finally have some actual recommendations for the best Palworld pals

"Ultra" Palworld 1.0 mod adds ray-traced lighting, and it's already got 18,000 downloads

Palworld modder 'Fr4nsson' has uploaded an "Ultra Graphics" mod to Nexus Mods, which adds ray-traced Lumen global illumination to the game. Read the full story on PCGamesN: "Ultra" Palworld 1.0 mod adds ray-traced lighting, and it's already got 18,000 downloads

Every new Pal in Palworld 1.0 and where to catch them

Palworld players have harnessed the power of selective breeding to create 'infinite bomb' Pals that can blow themselves up, repeatedly, forever

Palworld players have harnessed the power of selective breeding to create 'infinite bomb' Pals that can blow themselves up, repeatedly, forever

Palworld, as our breeding guide shows, lets you accomplish some wild things by playing matchmaker for your creatures. You can gain early access to late-game Pals, spawn variant subspecies, and—as players have recently discovered—breed a genetic monstrosity that can repeatedly blo

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Where to find Coralum Ore in Palworld 1.0

Coralum Ore is used for a ton of late-game items, and finding it isn't as straightforward as most other resources in Palworld 1.0. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Where to find Coralum Ore in Palworld 1.0