Palworld: what is the popularity of the game? 🤩 It’s breaking all Steam records

The convenient and new concept of Palworld game has made it popular. Many players say that it is similar to ARK. Yes these games have a lot of similarities. The main objective is to catch a powerful creature and pump it up, build your house and survive.

Yes, in ARK you need to catch a dinosaur, pump it up and build your house. However, in the game Palworld, there are no dinosaurs, but there are pals that strongly resemble Pokémon. The concept in the game is that the pokémon start fighting with weapons and you need to survive.

Usually such games find a quick audience and the attendance of such games (online) is very high. Ark: Survival Ascended is also popular on Steam, but there the game about dinosaurs is bigger. I would like to note that players say that there are mechanics from Stray (about cats in a cyberpunk world). Yes, it is similar in some ways, but more still the game looks like Pokemon.

Here is not just “survival”, but several different genres, which combined together. Such a mixture will be interesting to everyone, so everyone will find their own. If you like to just collect creatures, then you can search and collect in the game Pokemon in the game. Tired of collecting – engage in crafting and building your home. Tired? Go explore the big world, kill bosses.

Palworld developers told about the choice of the game concept. The idea of “Pokémon with guns” came because of the stereotype about Americans about their love for shooting. The ability to choose body type was added for the same logic – “Americans sometimes want to make really ugly characters”.

It has been noted that many people joke and troll the game (and indeed Nintendo) for adding many similarities to their Palworld games: pokémon; elements and similar scenes, mechanics from The Legend of Zelda.

Nintendo’s lawyers finally woke up and started investigating the use of Pokémon in Palworld:

We have received several inquiries regarding another company’s game released in January 2024. We have not authorized the use of Pokemon intellectual property or assets. We will investigate and take appropriate action.

We expect the game to be taken off the market.

Despite the dozens of different genres, mechanics within the game that made it challenging in places, it would seem, but no, this concept of combining genres worked well. The combination of survival mechanics, building a base and defending it, finding and killing monstrosities is an incredible open world experience.

It is noted that the game now in Steam costs $29.99 *(1120 UAH;2700 rubles), which allows everyone to buy the game and play Palworld. I would like to note, if you compare it to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Nintendo Switch can be purchased for 67-70 dollars. That’s not to mention the fact that you still have to buy the Switch.

The Palworld game, on the other hand, has been released on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series. It’s also been added to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription. If you have an active subscription, you can download Palworld for free and play. Based on this, we can say that the game is more accessible and cheaper than the various exclusives from PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.

I would like to note that the game Palworld has excellent graphics, which looks nice due to the visual style, which is somewhat similar to Fortnite or The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. Despite the drawn monsters, they look very good and well thought out, and most importantly not boring. Yes, and fps does not sag, as the system requirements of the game is not so demanding, which means that even on your bakery pulls. Even pc with a collection of about 5 years ago, will pull the game at high settings.

It is noted that the game is now being discussed everywhere, especially on social media. Streamers and content makers have been able to create a great resonance and interest in the game. The game will present a new and interesting experience to everyone, which means sales are increasing rapidly, online influx too.

And as long as streamers and youtubers are praising the game, that hype around Palworld won’t drop for a long time yet. Or until they get switched to something else (the game) soon.