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PALWORLD aka Pokemon with Guns

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Updated: Jan 23

Ever wondered what it would be like to see machine gun wielding Pokemon? Well, here it is! In this new upcoming indie game called Palworld, you can collect Pal monsters to help you survive in a harsh environment and explore its many dungeons. With many different features to keep you busy, Palworld has many fans awaiting its coming early access release and start building their collections!





What Is This Game?

Palworld is an open world action RPG that involves collecting “Pals” and surviving on the Palpagos Island after washing ashore. In this world, the environments are merciless when it comes to the bare necessities like food or shelter, and avoiding the many poachers and hostile creatures. In fact, you may just have to make the hard choice to eat your own Pals when you capture them for food. Times are tough, so you gotta do what you can!


However, Pals can be much more than just food. Pals have many unique uses, so the more you have, the better. Not only can certain Pals become mounts to help you travel quicker, farming crops and building structures, but they can even go full on creating factories to make as many guns as possible!


The main point to the game is not just survival and exploration, but to collect as many Pals as you can. To do this, players will not only have to traverse the land and the different biomes, but also delve into deep and dark dungeons. You will use little spheres to throw at weakened Pals in order to catch them. Just be careful that they don’t break out of them mid-catch! It is always good to keep a Pal with you when traveling anywhere, as they will be sure to protect you at all costs.




Across the valleys that you explore, players will have many encounters with hostile poachers and large Pal monsters. This is where the guns come into play, as you and your Pal army go into major warfare to protect yourself and maybe even earn some loot. You can even battle atop of mountable Pals in the air too! The combat can get pretty intense as wild Pals become stronger and surround you, so having other players and their pals fighting with you is always a good strategy. The game will support multiplayer co-op with up to four players, with a maximum of 32 players on dedicated servers. However, not only is this number planning to increase in future updates, but PVP is confirmed to be added too! Better get your guns polished and Pals gathered and ready for that!


Speaking of combat, you will also run into other Pal users on the islands likely in the different dungeons you explore. These characters will show no mercy in battle with their own

highly-trained Pals, with many even having their own themes as to what type of Pals they use. These battles not only promise to be a fun challenge, but also a good way to hone your battle abilities and train your Pals even further.


You may also encounter certain areas called “wildlife sanctuaries”, where supposed endangered and rare Pals live. Here, you will be able to capture some of these Pals, but you must be very careful. Capturing Pals in these areas are “technically” illegal, which means you could get attacked if seen. But hey, it isn’t illegal if you don’t get caught!


Now, if you’re looking for a more wholesome way to get more Pals without going down creepy dungeons or potentially breaking the law, then there is always breeding. The game contains simple genetics that will allow your baby Pal to inherit the characteristics and skills of its parents. It can also be a quick way to earn more rare Pals, making breeding very useful.





Who Is Behind This Game?

The brains behind Palworld are the indie developers of Pocketpair; a studio residing in Tokyo Japan. Here they have made only two previous games which are Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse, and Craftopia. However, these games along with how Palworld is looking now coming to early access, the devs at Pocketpair have proven to have amazing talent!


The CEO at PocketPair, Takuro Mizobe, has been a longtime fan of many video games, especially those by Nintendo such as The Legend of Zelda and Pokemon series. Taking inspiration from both games as well as others such as Harvest Moon for its farming and Fortnite for the, well, guns, Takuro’s team managed to come together with the concept of Palworld and make it come to life.


Great! So When Does The Game Come Out?

The game’s first announcement trailer was back in June of 2023 for the Summer Games Fest and on the official Steam page. Since then, Palworld has been under heavy development with no date for full release just yet. However, the game will be releasing for early access starting January 19th of this year, so best to keep an eye on the game now and get it on that wishlist!


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