Palworld — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
Palworld is currently the #5 most-played game on Steam, with a 24-hour peak of 302K concurrent players — holding steady at #5 for a second week.
Last official update Aug 12, 2026 (yesterday) · 12 updates in the last 90 days · 12 tracked here.
- Steam rank
- #5 ＝
- Peak (24h)
- 302K
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Pocketpair
- Released
- Jul 9, 2026
- Price
- $29.99
- Steam reviews
- 401K
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Latest updates & patch notes
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Patch
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…
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News
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…
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News
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
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News
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…
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News
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…
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Release
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
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Patch
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.
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Patch
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…
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Patch
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.
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Patch
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…
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News
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…
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News
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…
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Screenshots
About Palworld
Q. What kind of game is this? A. In this game, you can peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate. Pals can be used to fight, or they can be made to work on farms or factories. You can even sell them or eat them! Survival In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices...even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes. Mounts & Exploration Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-Bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-9400F Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1660 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 40 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD Required - Performance may vary depending on the amount of active Pals.
- Languages
- English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Indonesian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Polish
- Controller
- Full controller support
- DLC
- 1 available on Steam
- Official site
- www.pocketpair.jp/palworld
Frequently asked questions
- Is Palworld free to play?
- Palworld is a paid game ($29.99) on Steam.
- What is the latest Palworld update?
- The most recent official update is "v1.0.3: Balance Adjustments & Bug Fixes" (Aug 12, 2026), categorized as Patch. 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…
- How many people play Palworld?
- Palworld peaked at 302K concurrent players in the last 24 hours, ranking #5 on Steam's most-played chart (it was #5 the previous week).
- When was Palworld released?
- Palworld was released on Jul 9, 2026 by Pocketpair.
- What kind of game is Palworld?
- Palworld is a Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game, featuring single-player, multi-player, co-op.
Live player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Aug 13, 2026). Excerpts are from official announcements; follow the source links for full notes. Palworld and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.