_x000D_Screenshot: Palworld / Pocketpair (youtube.com)

What is Palworld?

Palworld burst onto the gaming scene in January 2024, carving a niche of its own in the survival game genre. With over 2 million copies sold in just the first 24 hours of its early access release, it’s like Pokémon met Minecraft and went on an adventure together. The game, developed by Pocketpair, blends the familiar charm of catching and interacting with creatures (affectionately called Pals) with the thrill of an open-world survival environment. Players navigate through this world, crafting, building, and, yes, even making some tough choices about their Pals – like whether to protect them or, well, put them to more pragmatic use._x000D__x000D_Fun fact: Palworld faced controversy and plagiarism accusations for its designs, with several Palworld Pals bearing resemblances to existing Pokémon in terms of appearance, design elements, body structures, colors, and themes.