The survival game Palworld enters Early Access on Steam and Xbox on January 19, 2024. Streamers on Twitch are already showing what players can expect, and the “Pokémon with guns” looks really crazy.
What kind of game is it? Palworld is a survival shooter that the internet affectionately calls “Pokémon with guns.” In contrast to other monster collectors, you are not only supposed to send your “Pals” into battle but also let them work in factories for you and even be able to eat them.
This crazy mix makes many curious and earns Palworld a spot among the most wished-for games on Steam. On January 19, 2024, the survival game will start in Early Access, but it already has thousands of viewers on Twitch.
Twitch hit with human trafficking and bird butts
How is Palworld performing on Twitch? Palworld is poised to become a hit on Twitch even before release. Some larger streamers like Rubius, the “Spanish xQc,” and shooter streamer Lirik are already showcasing the game to tens of thousands of viewers (via sullygnome).
At its peak, Palworld even had more than 104,000 simultaneous viewers. It is currently playing in a league with established titles like Escape from Tarkov and Rust. At one point, the insane survival shooter even went head-to-head with Fortnite. Currently, it stands at number 16 of the games with the highest viewer peak in the last 3 days (via sullygnome).
What are the first impressions? To put it briefly: completely crazy. With more than 27,000 views, the currently most-watched clip shows how streamer “Coney” surprisingly catches a human instead of a chicken.
The game immediately informs him that this practice is considered morally reprehensible, but it does not stop him from selling the captured human at the next trader. Coney has thus already discovered the first “meta” in the game: human trafficking (via Twitch).
For those who find this too unethical, they can also simply process their prisoners into meat (via Twitch).
Other clips show the use of Pals as flamethrowers or as bizarre grenade launchers – no points if you can guess where the exploding eggs come from:
A factor that contributes to the popularity of Palworld on Twitch is that, besides the excitement of players, there is also curiosity about whether this is even a real game. After all, many may still remember The Day Before, which went from being the most wished-for game on Steam to the supposed “scam of the year”.
It is thus little surprising that potential players want to get a picture of the game first. Nevertheless, the absurd clips are also really damn entertaining.
What do you think? Do you want to give Palworld a chance at launch? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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