"Palworld only really begins from here," says Pocketpair dev who once thought the megahit survival game would be doing great if it hit 50,000 players

Feb. 14, 2024

Not even Pocketpair predicted anywhere near the success Palworld has achieved

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Just seven months beforePalworldtook over the world bysomanymetrics, a member of the Pocketpair team reckoned 50,000 (presumably concurrent) players would be the most the survival hit would ever achieve.

Of course, despite being the biggest launch in Steam history, Palworld is still very much an Early Access game. “It has taken years to get to this point, and Palworld only really begins from here. Everyone is working hard to fix the issues and prepare new content and Pals,” Bucky added.

Bucky goes on to acknowledge that, as with virtually every game that’s ever released - and particularly following such an unpredictably massive launch - Palworld’s player base has ebbed and flowed in the weeks from release. That said,they assure players, “it is fine to take breaks from games,“and, “you don’t need to feel bad about that.”

“If you’re no longer playing Palworld, we still love you, and we hope you’ll come back for round 2,” Bucky said.

With the firstPalworld roadmappromising endgame raids, PvP, server transfers, better Pal AI, additional islands, and a whole lot more, there’s plenty of reason for lapsed players to come back in the future if they found any enjoyment in the Early Access game.

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