Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
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Most players never reach the end. On a 42.6-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
This is not "Pokémon with guns", this is Ark Survival Evolved with Pokémon. If you like survival/crafting games and like monster catching games, there is nothing better on the market than Palworld, period. This comes from someone who has been playing Pokémon since generation 1. It came out when I was in middle school and I have played every mainline game and most of the side games. I'm still a fan of Pokémon, but...
This game offers no challenge and is mostly a time sink. You cant get around battles by being clever, because every one of them is a stat check and bosses have a hard time limit that just kills you. You can tweak your chances with type advantage, but theres no clever strategy, you couldnt pull off a "beating pokemon emeral when every enemy is level 100" stuff. Base automation is alluring until you realize that...
When it first came out in Early Access, my nephew asked if I wanted to play with him. I watched a bit but said, 'F*** no-that's not a game for me.' The color palette? Just NO F***ING WAY I'd ever play that." "A month later, my son asked if we could play together. Reluctantly, I said sure; I thought it would give us a few hours of playtime. So, I bought the game and joined him... Now, 404 hours later, here I am at...
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BANGER · Multiplayer · 2026
Steam Deck VerifiedBUY IT.
Yes. A BANGER at $29.99.
about 42.6h$29.99 (~)
Better value than 100% of Multiplayer games
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Palworld scores 91/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1623730/palworld<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1623730/palworld"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/1623730" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1623730/palworld)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 3h ago.
Low $20.99High $29.99Now $29.99
PricePrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
Peak 18.0KLow 18.0KLatest 18.0K
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
The lowest price on record is $20.99, set in June 2026. It has been discounted 20 times in the 3 years tracked here, typically at 25 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales. Today it is at full price. The last sale was about 6 weeks ago, and on this game's rhythm the next one tends to arrive within 6 weeks.
On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. It outscores the games it most resembles, including Craftopia ($14.99, scores 39) and Overdungeon ($14.99, scores 39).