Palworld has been an enormous success over its opening weekend, after its early access release for Windows and Xbox last Friday.
The open-world thrid-person adventure game is set in the 'Palpagos Islands', with players given the task of hunting, fighting, and capturing animals known as 'Pals'.
The game can be played in either single-player or online with up to 32 players on a server.
Palworld Is Setting Records On Steam After Opening Weekend
Nicknamed 'Pokémon With Guns', it sold 5 million copies over the weekend, and became the second most-played paid game ever on Steam, behind PUBG.
"Steam users currently playing #Palworld has exceeded 1.5 million!", the official Palworld account tweeted. "Thank you so much for making us the 3rd highest concurrently played game on Steam ever! We are working hard to make the game as enjoyable as possible."
The game is currently selling for €26.09 on Steam, and already has a an impressive Pokémon mod available.
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japanese clips of people playing PALWORLD is funny as fuck LMFAOOOOOOOpic.twitter.com/yCiYJyyQCw
— delty (@DeltyThe73rd) January 22, 2024
[3rd highest all-time peak in Steam history! ]
Steam users currently playing #Palworld has exceeded 1.5 million!
Thank you so much for making us the 3rd highest concurrently played game on Steam ever!
We are working hard to make the game as enjoyable as possible.
Thank you! pic.twitter.com/bPsFtAFuM1
— Palworld (@Palworld_EN) January 22, 2024
The fact that this looks & feels so natural & seamless speaks VOLUMES about Palworld lmao.pic.twitter.com/KnPCWna6Gk
— Glenn "Dreamer" Marc (@bynoirdreamer) January 22, 2024