Palworld recently celebrated its launch into 1.0 and out of early access with 27-pages of patch notes and no price hike, and the devs were rewarded with the best turnout they’ve seen since the game first released into early access way back in January 2024.
A peak of 855,525 concurrent players turned up for the 1.0 release on Steam alone yesterday placing Palworld back up near the top of the Steam charts. It’s a massive achievement and one that was properly celebrated, not least by Pocketpair’s head of publishing and communications, John “Bucky” Buckley.
“I promise I’ll try not to just be posting Steam numbers every day but really, thank you so much, gamers,” Buckley said in a social media post. “Obviously, we had high expectations for 1.0 internally, but this is staggering. We really hope you are enjoying your time in Palworld again.”
Palworld’s all-time peak still sits at 2.1 million, a ridiculous achievement that places it above the likes of Counter Strike 2, Dota 2, and Monster Hunter Wilds. In fact, the only two games that have managed to beat Palworld’s all-time player count on Steam are Black Myth: Wukong and PUBG, of course.