If you’ve stepped into the gaming world for even a yoctosecond these past few days, you’ll have heard of Palworld. Maybe it’s a bit cliché to say it’s taking the industry by storm, but the data shows just how massive it’s been in such a short span of time.
We’ve already spoken about how the game has been smashing Steam records, but the numbers just keep going up and up. At the time of writing, not only has Palworld surpassed 1.8 million players within the last few minutes, but it’s also become the second-most-played Steam game ever, according to stats from SteamDB. This puts it ahead of Valve’s own Counter-Strike 2.
On top of that, a recent tweet from the developer says the game has now sold more than six million copies. That’s in the space of four days, remember?
Let me catch my breath, please!
I seriously can’t keep up with the figures. Between pitching this story and writing these very words, Palworld seems to keep breaking expectations. By the time this article gets published, I’m anticipating news about how it’s elevated itself above human comprehension and has taken over the very cosmos.
But how long can something like this last? It’s not even been a week, but the number of people playing has exceeded what anyone could have predicted. It’s knocked the Steam Deck off its number one spot, which is something that even the most hyped-up games struggle to do.
And the best part is, it is still in Early Access. It’s pretty bug-ridden (it’s straight up crashed my Xbox twice already, to the point where I thought it had bricked the console at one point), but there’s something about a “Pokémon-with-guns” game that’s got everyone talking. Surely the bubble will burst soon, yeah?
