Palworld's 1.0 launch is bringing back nearly a million players

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Gotta Shoot Them All: After two and a half years in early access, Palworld has graduated to its full 1.0 release. The "Pokémon with guns" experience is more popular than ever, with a massive influx of new and returning players arriving alongside an unprecedented list of improvements and in-game content additions.

Palworld 1.0 launched on July 10, and players showed their appreciation by flooding its monster-taming world in droves. SteamDB figures show the game peaking at 855,525 concurrent players over launch weekend, then climbing to 961,867 on July 19, its highest count since early 2024 to join in the fun.

Palworld was a sensationa couple of years ago, when Japanese developer Pocketpair pushed the game's early access build onto Steam and Xbox. On Steam alone, Palworld's popularity peaked in January 2024 at...

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