Palworld launched on January 19 in early access form on Steam as well as on Xbox and Windows PC, day-and-date with Game Pass. Palworld overtook CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 to set Steam’s fifth highest peak concurrent player count with 1,291,967 online at the same time on Valve’s platform. Palworld is currently the most-played game on Steam, ahead of behemoths Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and PUBG. It is just the sixth game ever to hit one million concurrents on Steam.
IMO, Pocketpair has really smashed it with this one - hope the new revenue allows them to spend some time improving the game. Seen quite a few requests for voice actors being added to the NPCs as one example.
Thought I'd also add some FYIs here too:
- Palworld is on Game Pass for PC and Xbox, so you may already have access
- Multiplayer has been having a few issues with the load, may be worth considering joining or hosting a dedicated server if you plan to play with others. Singleplayer is unaffected by the server issues