Palworld has sold about 30.5 million copies across PC and consoles, according to estimates by Alinea Analytics.
This totals an estimated gross revenue of $700 million to date.
According to Alinea Analytics, Palworld’s impressive numbers make it one of the largest new gaming IPs in history.
First launching into early access in January 2024, the game immediately went viral for its Pokemon-like “pals” and its engaging survival-combat gameplay loop.
The game recently exited early access with its 1.0 update, which went live on 25 June on Steam and 16 July on PlayStation.
Since the 1.0 release, Palworld has sold nearly 1.5 million copies on Steam alone, totalling $25 million in gross revenue.
An estimated $8 million additional revenue has been earned in the same period on PlayStation and Xbox.
“A calculated 30% launch discount for the 1.0 release (its lowest price point to date) gave Palworld a strong secondary sales surge across Steam (starting June 25th) and PlayStation (starting July 16th),” said Alinea Analytics.
This surge resulted in daily active users increasing to about 3.7 million over the 18-20 July weekend (the first weekend since the PlayStation version launched).
The data company added that the two largest Palworld markets are the US and China, which each comprise 27% of the total playerbase.
Across all regions, 20% of Steam owners have logged over 100 hours in Palworld – a testament to the fact that Palworld cannot be written off as a Pokemon knock-off.
Players are invested in the IP for the long haul – which is why it is unsurprising that developer Pocketpair has plans for a new game in the works.
Palworld: Palfarm was announced last year, and will be a cosy farming game that offers a new twist on titles like Stardew Valley.
Watch the trailer for Palworld: Palfarm below.
Loading ...
