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Palworld dev says the studio still calls itself indie because of its "genuine creative freedom"

Pocketpair's John Buckley contemplates what makes a studio indie, asserting that the most important factor is its level of creative control. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Palworld dev says the studio still calls itself indie because of its "genuine creative freedom"

Глава Pocketpair допустил порт Palworld на Switch 2 - при условии переговоров с Nintendo

Генеральный директор Pocketpair Такуро Мидзобэ заявил, что порт Palworld на Nintendo Switch 2 возможен, если Nintendo будет готова сесть за стол переговоров. Это происходит на фоне продолжающейся судебной тяжбы между компаниями: в октябре 2025 года Японское патентное ведомство от

Palworld × Graveyard Keeper 2 Steam Bundle is Out Now!

We're thrilled to announce that the Palworld × Graveyard Keeper 2 Steam Bundle is now officially available!Whether you'd rather explore a vast world alongside mysterious Pals or restore a town, manage a graveyard, and put the undead to work, there's plenty of adventure waiting fo

Глава Pocketpair уточнил, что анонс Palworld Side by Side - это всего лишь обновление 1.1, а не сиквел или спин-офф

На этой неделе Palworld анонсировала «Side by Side». Название и загадочный ключевой арт вызвали у некоторых игроков мысли о полноценном продолжении или ответвлении, поэтому Джон «Баки» Бакли решил внести ясность в Twitter: «Кстати, Palworld Side by Side — это версия 1.1. Мне каза

Palworld получит крупное обновление Side by Side этой зимой - Pocketpair также раскрыла любимых Палов игроков

Pocketpair объявила, что следующее крупное обновление Palworld под названием Side by Side выйдет зимой 2026 года. Разработчики пока не раскрыли подробностей о новом контенте, предложив следить за будущими анонсами. Одновременно студия подвела итоги глобального опроса о популярнос

Global Popularity Poll 2026 Results & New Update

Pal Tamers!A huge thank you to everyone around the world who voted in the Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026 back in September! Thanks to your amazing support, we received even more votes than last year.Here are your top 3!\ 1st: Sekhmet 2nd: Solenne 3rd: Chillet\ 1st: Zoe 2nd:

Разработчики Palworld не хотят добавлять сотни новых Палов ради количества - каждому нужна своя особенность

Pocketpair не собирается бесконечно расширять список существ в Palworld ради очередных цифр в обновлениях. Разработчики считают, что каждый новый Пал должен чем-то запоминаться игрокам — будь то внешний вид, способности, боевая роль или даже необычная черта характера. Об этом рас

Авторы Palworld рассказали, почему не превратили успешный мир с "покемонами" в новый Fortnite

В Pocketpair объяснили, почему решила развивать вселенную Palworld через выпуск самостоятельных спин-оффов вместо создания единой метавселенной по примеру Fortnite. В интервью изданию MP1st руководитель компании Джон Бакли заявил, что разработчики ставят во главу угла творческую

Palworld неожиданно для самих создателей стала самым высоко оценённым релизом 2026 года в Steam

Palworld неожиданно для самой Pocketpair стала самым высоко оценённым релизом 2026 года в Steam по данным Steam250. Руководитель издательского направления и коммуникаций компании Джон «Бакки» Бакли назвал этот результат «ничем иным, как чудом», отдельно поблагодарив игроков за ре

Palworld × RuneScape: Dragonwilds Steam Bundle is Out Now!

We are thrilled to announce that the Palworld × RuneScape: Dragonwilds Steam Bundle is now officially available!You can now grab both of these unique open-world survival craft games at a 10% OFF discount!If you already own Palworld, you can still use this bundle to purchase RuneS

v1.0.5: Bug fixes

▼Bug Fixes・Fixed an issue where terrain, building, and other textures could load at significantly reduced resolution for some players・Fixed an issue where some map icon filters could unintentionally be turned off after the player respawned

Palworld publishing chief worries early access has 'lost its meaning' as the rise of 'hyper-casual' gaming culture means people often don't understand what they're getting into

Early access on Steam is a simple concept. You buy a game before it's finished, provide bug reports and feedback to developers, and help shape a project's direction and ambitions. Everybody wins: You get to play the game early, and developers earn money that helps them continue a

Palworld publishing chief worries early access has 'lost its meaning' as the rise of 'hyper-casual' gaming culture means people often don't understand what they're getting into

v1.0.4: Balance Adjustments & Bug Fixes

Palworld version v1.0.4 has been released! ＝＝＝ ▼New Missions ・Added the sub-missions “Beyond Dimensions” and “From the Far Side of the Moon.” “Beyond Dimensions” can be accepted from an NPC at Fisherman’s Point in Mount Obsidian. “From the Far Side of the Moon” can be progressed

Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026 is LIVE!

Pal Tamers！The time has come to decide who stands at the top of the Palpagos Islands. Voting for the Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026 is officially open!With the launch of version 1.0, our roster has expanded to over 280+ Pals, and every single one of them (plus some in-game

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

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

How to get Chromite in Palworld

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

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

* Big Walk ; * MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls ; * Cyberpunk 2077 ; * IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator ; * ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs ; * Palworld ; * Gears of War: E-Day ; * Mistfall Hunter ; * Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands ; * Rust ; * excluding free to play games V

Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 28 Jul — 4 August 2026

* Mistfall Hunter ; * Cyberpunk 2077 ; * Halo: Campaign Evolved ; * Palworld ; * Marvel's Spider-Man 2 ; * Baldur's Gate 3 ; * Shift At Midnight ; * Corsair Cove ; * Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered ; * Battlefield™ 6 ; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDB

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 21 Jul — 28 July 2026

* Palworld ; * Halo: Campaign Evolved ; * DragonSword : Awakening ; * Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced ; * Battlefield™ 6 ; * Shift At Midnight ; * Grim Dawn ; * MECCHA CHAMELEON ; * Steam Deck ; * Grim Dawn - Fangs of Asterkarn ; * excluding free to play games View top 100 o

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