On Monday morning, the Early Access version of the game reached over 1.5 million concurrent players on Steam, making it the most-played game on the platform and marking the third highest number of concurrent players on the platform of all time. The statistic doesn't even include players who downloaded the game via Xbox Game Pass, meaning its overall active player base is likely much larger. According to its developer, Pocketpair, the game sold over 5 million copies in three days.
Palworld caught the attention of Steam wishlisters months ago with a catchy premise: What if Pokémon had guns? But the game's popularity upon release goes beyond its somewhat jokey pitch. As players discovered on Friday and into the weekend, Palworld blends gameplay elements from a variety of extremely popular games. To start, it's a survival sim, following in the footsteps of Minecraft, , , and Sons of the Forest. Then it adds the not-Pokémon.
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