Released on 19 January and reaching a huge player base as soon as it was released, Palworld has brought such a big echo that it has managed to attract the attention of even players who are not interested in this game genre. According to the latest figures, Palworld has achieved a great sales success by selling 8 million units in about 10 days. In addition, with more than 2 million people playing the game at the same time, it managed to sit in second place in Steam history. PUBG is in first place with 3.5 million users.
A good formula lies behind Palworld’s success. When we look at the game, we see a structure that is actually very similar to Pokemon – and Nintendo has already started its research on the subject. Pocketpair, the producer of Palworld, has not only stuck to the Pokemon concept, but has also added various features from different species to the game. For example, you can have a hut of your own. In order to build it, the resource gathering mechanic used in many games comes into play: You spend time in nature for wood, stone and other materials. On top of this, a survival mechanic is added and you need to eat when you are hungry. Therefore, instead of travelling from one end of the map to the other just to hunt creatures, the game is diversified in a sense by doing different jobs, and this works extremely well.
Palworld appeals to players of all levels
The interesting thing is that Palworld does all of its features at an average level. None of the features are revolutionary or unnecessarily boring. When these are combined with even more addictive game features such as a wide variety of creatures and the ability to use weapons, the result is a game that appeals to players of all levels, takes a short time to understand and master, and is impressive with its visuals, and increases the interest of a large player base, which we call “casual”, in the game.
In summary, Palworld has succeeded in attracting attention both with its simple structure that appeals to all types of players and with the “hype”, that is, “everyone is talking about it, I should be there too”. It is clear that Pairpocket has already made a huge profit, but only time will tell if the game will be a long-term success…
