# Palworld

> Palworld reached 2,101,867 concurrent Steam players during its first launch week.

- Owner: Pocketpair
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2024-01-19
- Peak date: 2024-01-27
- Spread Score: 57 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Controversy, Press loop

## Summary

Palworld entered early access and rapidly climbed Steam player counts. Its creature designs attracted comparison with Pokémon, while Xbox announced platform support and press tracked the sales milestones.

## Timeline

- 2021-06-08 — Natalie Clayton / PC Gamer (Press) — Turned the announcement trailer’s sheep shield and gun-making creatures into a scene-by-scene article.
- 2024-01-19 — Pocketpair (Open web) — Pocketpair released Palworld in early access.
- 2024-01-20 — Pocketpair (Open web) — Sales reached two million copies in the first 24 hours.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/palworld

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Palworld.” Case HIS-01051. Spread Score v1.2: 57/100. Updated 2026-10-16. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01051