SUMMARY
- Palworld AKA Pokemon with guns, released on Steam a few hours ago and it is enjoying a massive success.
- Palworld takes players to a world of creatures that are similar to Pokemon in terms of being creatures with abilities except the players have guns.
Palworld commonly referred to as ‘Pokemon with guns’ just hit the shelves and it is already on top of Steam charts. The game features Pokemon-like cute creatures and presents the concept with a unique twist. Although the game attracted quite some controversies, it looks like the controversies got the gamers curious to try it.
Developer, Pocketpair Games first announced Palworld in 2021, and ever since then, it has been a highly-anticipated. It is a multiplayer open-world survival game that involves collecting over 100 different Pokemon-like creatures known as Pals paired with survival mechanics and base-building. The concept of Pokemon-like creatures battling with guns made it popular among the community as ‘Pokemon with guns.’
Palworld becomes a Top Seller on Steam
As soon as the game hit the shelves for early access, within just a few hours it climbed to the top of the Steam charts, selling over 1 million copies within merely hours. It just proves how successful the game is turning out to be.
Palworld has sold over 1 million copies in about 8 hours since release!
Thank you to everyone for playing!#Pocketpair #Palworld pic.twitter.com/HbllMotIJr— Palworld (@Palworld_EN) January 19, 2024
The developers officially announced that Palworld sold over a million copies in just eight hours. Currently, it appears to be among the top sellers on Steam. In the process, it has already surpassed top titles such as Warframe, Counter-Strike 2, and Baldur’s Gate 3. Apart from being the top seller, the multiplayer game is also among the games with the most concurrent players at the fourth spot with 367,000 players playing it at once.
The only three games above it are CS2, Dota 2, and PUBG. The game is expected to see more players during the weekend. It’s likely that it will have even more players during the weekend.
Palworld reviews
Currently, the game is enjoying ‘Very Positive’ reviews on Steam, with an average rating of 9/10 based on 4,000+ reviews. A user named ‘Punpun’ writes, “About 60 hours of gameplay and I have to say that the game is definitely worth the $30 they’re selling it for. I had about 50 hours sunk in with just the first 1/4~ of the game and it was a blast for the entire duration. Please support these devs!”
In fact several players have even compared it to the original Pokemon sarcastically. A user ‘Officer Jenny’ wrote, “It’s that new Pokémon: red, white and blue,” while another user ‘ItsRand0m’ wrote, “came out in better state than Pokemon Scarlet/violet”
The successful launch is definitely a good start, however, it remains to be seen if Palworld will continue its popularity even after the initial hype goes down. Palworld’s shelf life will highly depend on the developers releasing enough updates to keep players engaged.