Palworld developers are reacting to the game's massive resurgence in player count thanks to the launch of 1.0.
Over on Twitter, the Palworld Twitter account celebrated hitting 850,000 concurrent players on Steam (with the game's 24 hour peak on Sunday, July 12 hitting 855,525, per SteamDB). The post reads, "We can't believe it! Following the official release, Palpagos is once again bustling with Pal Tamers! A huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone playing Palworld. We hope you're enjoying Palworld 1.0!"
Meanwhile, head of publishing and communications at Pocketpair, John 'Bucky' Buckley, reacted on his own account, giving his thanks to the players who have dropped in for the game's 1.0 launch. "Obviously, we had high expectations for 1.0 internally, but this is staggering. We really hope you are enjoying your time in Palworld again!"
The 855,525 concurrent player count lands Palworld within the top 15 biggest games ever on Steam when it comes to concurrent players, just below Baldur's Gate 3 (875,343) and above Battlefield 6 (747,440). Or rather, it would land Palworld there, except it's not even Palworld's biggest.
When Palworld launched into early access in 2024, the game reached 2,101,867 players. That number – at the time – gave it the second-highest number of concurrent players on Steam ever, just behind PUBG: Battlegrounds. However, it's since slipped into third following the release of Black Myth: Wukong.
Even so, this new number is still a hell of a resurgence, given that the highest the game ever reached post-launch was 273,204 the following month, and since last August, the game's monthly peaks have generally stayed below 100k.
Palworld 1.0 redesigns multiple Pals and makes them look less like Pokemon.
