Pals as workers and base building
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“No Pal goes forgotten—there is always a use for each one, no matter your progression.”
Steam review · 121.4 h played ↗
Palworld
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Pocketpair2026Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Adventure
The verdict
A huge, addictive creature-collecting survival crafter that shines with friends, but the mid-to-late game turns grindy with weak automation and clunky Pal AI. Skip it if you want depth, story or polish.
Great for
Players who like catching creatures, base building and long sandbox sessions, solo or in co-op
Main risk
After the early game it becomes a repetitive grind with clunky Pal AI, base tools and bugs
What players love
Addictive catch-build-explore loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I log in thinking I'll play for 30 minutes, and before I know it, three hours have disappeared.”
Steam review · 126.5 h played ↗
Great with friends and co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Playing with friends is 100% the best part.”
Steam review · 137.9 h played ↗
Huge world and lots of Pals to catch
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“so many pals to catch and a huge map to explore 10/10 game”
Steam review · 68.3 h played ↗
Great value and lots of hours
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Definitely worth the money considering the hours you can sink into it while still enjoying it and not getting bored.”
Steam review · 75.9 h played ↗
Customizable world settings
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“You can always edit the world settings to make it easier or harder at anytime which is really nice option.”
Steam review · 158.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Late-game grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The grind becomes excessive and, in my opinion, unnecessary.”
Steam review · 195.8 h played ↗
Empty world, thin story and repetition
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Even with the 1.0 release the game feels empty. Such a huge world with so little to do, wasted potential imo.”
Steam review · 43.6 h played ↗
Bugs and unfinished feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Even after 1.0 the game feels like a hastily put together UE5 project with some ok ideas but lacks consistency and isn't very coherent.”
Steam review · 117.1 h played ↗
Clunky base building and weak automation
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Need ore? Build another base. Need coal? Build another base. Need sulfur? Build another base.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Dumb Pal AI and pathing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the atrocious AI, god awful pathing and navmesh issues, and crazy clipping bugs will have you tearing your hair out”
Steam review · 109.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support40 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-Bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-9400F
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1660
Storage40 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 (64-Bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory32 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 3060 Ti / Radeon RX 6700 XT
Storage40 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-Bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-9400F
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1660
Storage40 GB available space
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