Open-World Survival Crafting

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Palworld 1.0 key art with players and Pals on the Palpagos Islands

Capture Pals, build a thriving base and explore the Palpagos Islands. Breed stronger companions, automate your resource production and take on challenging bosses alone or with friends.

  • 1.0 Launched Jul 10, 2026
  • Steam Updated Sep 14, 2026
  • 287 Pals
  • Lv80 Cap
  • 4-Player Co-op
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Palworld Wiki Hub

Eight guide collections covering beginner steps, breeding, Pals, the map, bases, resources, bosses and multiplayer.

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  • Palworld Ancient Relic Recycler Guide: Optimize Your Late-Game

    Learn how to master the Palworld Ancient Relic Recycler to farm rare items, schematics, and ancient cores efficiently. Discover the best setup strategies here.

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  • Mastering Palworld Base Design: The Ultimate Building Guide

    Discover expert Palworld base design strategies to optimize your space, prevent AI pathing issues, and build an impenetrable fortress for your Pals.

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  • The Ultimate Guide to Palworld Best Base Locations (2026)

    Discover the Palworld best base locations for every stage of your journey. From resource-rich mining spots to raid-safe havens, master your building strategy today.

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  • Palworld Ranch Drops Guide: Maximize Your Base Resource Yield

    Discover the best Palworld ranch drops strategies. Learn which Pals to assign for maximum resources and how to optimize your base efficiency today.

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  1. Beginner Guide

    Learn the opening survival loop, essential tools, early technology and the first steps toward a reliable Pal team.

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  2. First Base & Resource Farming

    Choose a starter base location and organize food, wood, stone and mining jobs for steady early progress.

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  3. Catching Pals & Building Your Team

    Understand Pal Spheres, capture opportunities and the difference between combat companions and base workers.

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  4. Breeding & Passive Skills

    Learn how breeding and inherited traits help you raise companions for combat, travel and production.

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What is Palworld?

Palworld is an open-world survival crafting game developed and published by Pocketpair. Collect creatures called Pals, explore the Palpagos Islands and use your companions in combat, farming and base production.

Build automated settlements, breed Pals with inherited traits and challenge towers, dungeons and raid bosses. Version 1.0 expands the adventure with Sunreach, the World Tree and new Pal progression systems.

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Three curious Pals looking up in Palworld
  • Developer
    Pocketpair
  • Platform
    Windows PC / Xbox / PS5 / macOS
  • Genre
    Open-World Survival Crafting
  • Pals
    287
  • Level Cap
    80
  • Online Co-op
    4 Players
  • Dedicated Servers
    Up to 32 Players
  • Platforms
    Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, macOS
  • Genres
    Open-World Survival Crafting
  • Players
    1–4
  • Modes
    Single player, Multiplayer, Co-op
  • Release date
    2026-07-10
  • Developer
    Pocketpair

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Guides

Palworld guides for every stage: beginner basics, breeding, passive skills, leveling, element charts and 1.0 endgame progress.

Pals

Palworld Pal profiles and comparisons: roster overview, tier list, best base Pals, flying mounts and standout picks like Jetragon and Anubis.

World

Explore the Palpagos Islands: the map and fast travel, tower bosses, dungeons, Sakurajima, Feybreak, the World Tree and the Terraria dungeon event.

Building

Palworld base building guides: starter locations, base design, ranch drops and key stations like the Summoning Altar and Ancient Relic Recycler.

Resources

Where to farm every key Palworld material: coal, sulfur, crude oil, hexolite, ancient parts, honey, leather and more.

Equipment

Palworld equipment guides: best weapons, accessories, implants, the Terraprisma and where legendary schematics drop.

Support

Palworld multiplayer and technical help: crossplay setup, dedicated servers, hosting, mods and fixes for common errors.

News

Palworld news coverage: version update notes, the 1.1 expansion, the Palworld TCG, mobile plans and crossover events.

Palworld Beginner Guide

Start Palworld with a clear plan for your first captures, a working base and reliable food. Follow these opening steps before taking on longer exploration trips.

  1. Catch your first Pals

    Weaken wild Pals, then capture them with Pal Spheres.

  2. Build a working base

    Build a base and deploy Pals to gather resources and grow crops.

  3. Keep Pals fed and rested

    Provide food and rest to support your Pals' morale and productivity.

  4. Explore on rideable Pals

    Use rideable Pals to explore land, sea and sky.

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Palworld Breeding Guide

Plan Palworld breeding around inherited traits, mutations and your choice of cake. Use the revised 1.0 breeding combinations when researching parent pairings.

  • Skill Inheritance

    Inherited active skills come from each parent's three equipped slots.

    Each parent passes one skill from its three equipped slots.

  • Mutations

    Higher stats

    Mutations grant higher stats and a unique passive skill.

  • Vegetable Cake

    Vegetable Cake produces two eggs.

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Palworld Paldeck

Browse the Palworld roster to plan captures, party choices and base workers. Find Pals by name and compare the skills that matter for your next objective.

  • 287 Pals

    Version 1.0 contains 287 Pals, including variants.

  • Combat and Work

    Pals have distinct skills for fighting, farming and production.

  • Palpedia Search

    Version 1.0.4 added Palpedia name search.

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Palworld Map and Locations

Explore the Palworld map and plan routes to important destinations. Find Watchtowers, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Sunreach before setting out for your next capture or resource trip.

  • Watchtowers

    Reveal the surrounding map and serve as fast-travel points.

  • Sunreach

    Added in 1.0

    Floating islands above Palpagos, added in version 1.0.

  • Wildlife Sanctuaries

    Three reworked sanctuaries contain unique Pals, rare materials and bosses.

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Palworld Base Building

Build a Palworld base that keeps workers supplied and production moving. Compare job assignments and construction options as you expand your settlement.

  • Pal Jobs

    Assign suitable Pals to mining, farming and electricity production.

  • Food and Rest

    Fed, rested Pals maintain better morale and support efficient production.

  • Aquatic Construction

    The Aquatic Construction Kit enables building along shorelines and at sea.

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Palworld Resources and Farming

Find Palworld gathering and farming guides for the materials or crops you need. Plan ore collection, oil extraction and crop production to keep crafting progress moving.

  • Crude Oil

    Crude Oil Extractors and High Pressure Crude Oil Extractors support base oil production.

  • Soralite

    Sunreach only

    Soralite can only be mined in Sunreach.

  • Paloxite

    World Tree only

    Paloxite can only be mined at the World Tree.

  • Crop Farming

    Planting, watering and harvesting are separate Pal farming jobs.

Palworld Boss Guide

Prepare for Palworld boss encounters with current fight rules and unlock requirements. Learn how regular tower battles lead into Hard Mode challenges.

  • Tower Battles

    Version 1.0 tower fights have a five-minute time limit.

    Version 1.0 tower fights run on a five-minute timer.

  • Hard Mode

    Unlock

    Unlock Hard Mode tower fights by defeating the Azure Covenant Tower boss.

  • Field Boss Suzaku

    Suzaku is a desert Field Boss.

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Palworld Multiplayer and Crossplay

Check how Palworld co-op, dedicated servers and crossplay work before inviting friends. Choose a server setup that matches your group's platforms and player count.

  • 4-Player Co-op

    Online co-op supports up to four players.

  • 32-Player Servers

    Dedicated servers support up to 32 players.

  • Crossplay Platforms

    Official server documentation lists Steam, Xbox Series, Microsoft Store PC, macOS and PS5.

  • Console Server Access

    Xbox and PS5 players must join dedicated servers configured as community servers.

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Palworld FAQ

Common questions about Palworld, answered for new and returning players on PC, Xbox, PS5 and Mac.

Is Palworld still in Early Access?

No. Pocketpair announced the full release of Palworld 1.0 on July 10, 2026, marking the end of Early Access.

Which platforms can I play Palworld on?

Palworld is available on Windows PC through Steam and the Microsoft Store, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and Apple silicon Macs through the Mac App Store. The Mac App Store edition requires macOS 14 or later and an M1 chip or newer.

Can I play Palworld solo?

Yes. Palworld supports single-player, so you can explore, build bases and progress through the game without joining a multiplayer world.

How many players can play Palworld together?

Palworld supports up to four players in online co-op. Dedicated servers can support up to 32 players; the host's co-op world and a dedicated server are different multiplayer options.

Does Palworld support cross-platform multiplayer?

Yes. Palworld's official server guide supports crossplay between Steam, Xbox and Microsoft Store PC, macOS and PS5 versions. For dedicated-server play, Xbox and PS5 players need a server configured as a community server.

Can I keep my existing Palworld save in version 1.0?

Yes. Pocketpair confirms that existing saves can continue in Palworld 1.0. Main and sub-mission progress was reset for the update, with some tutorial and Tower Boss missions automatically completed based on earlier progress.

What is the maximum player level in Palworld 1.0?

Palworld 1.0 raised the player level cap from 65 to 80, alongside new technologies for later-game progression.

Ready to Master Palworld?

Build your first dependable base, raise a versatile Pal team and prepare for your next boss fight with practical guides.

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