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Sekhmet and Zoe Win 2026 Palworld Characters Popularity Poll
The Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026 results for top human and Pal characters are in alongside a new patch teaser.
Palworld’s Next Big Update “Side by Side” Launches This Winter
Pocketpair will share more "soon", but the update's first teaser image implies two more Tower bosses will become recruitable.
Palworld: Side by Side is the survival game's next big update, and it releases in Winter 2026
Palworld is getting a new update called Side by Side, and it's due to release in Winter 2026. That comes from a new press release by Pocketpair, which confirms the news without revealing much else. At the time of writing, all we have to share is an image with three different Pals blacked out....
Palworld: Side by Side is the survival game's next big update, and it releases in Winter 2026
Pocketpair has also announced the results of a fan poll that should bring no surprises
Palworld: Side by Side Update Announced for Winter 2026, Popularity Poll Winners Revealed
Pocketpair has announced Palworld: Side by Side, a new update scheduled to arrive in Winter 2026. The announcement also comes alongside the results of the Palworld Global Popularity Poll 2026, revealing the most popular Pals and characters. The popularity poll took place in September 2026 and...
Palworld update ‘Side by Side’ launches this winter
Pocketpair will release the next major update for Palworld, dubbed “Side by Side,” this winter, …
Palworld devs don't want to just "release 100 new Pals with the next update," says Pocketpair lead
Palworld has seen its fair share of new Pals since Pocketpair first launched its Pokemon-like survival game into the wild, with 1.0 adding 72 just over the summer – but that doesn't mean that the developers are in a rush to add loads more. Speaking in a new interview with MP1st, Pocketpair head of...
Palworld devs don't want to just "release 100 new Pals with the next update," says Pocketpair lead
Developers "try to add Pals in a meaningful way" every time
Palworld isn't following Fortnite because making money "as quickly as possible" isn't the mission
The Palworld universe is expanding quite a bit in the coming months. Developer and publisher Pocketpair has got a dating sim, a farming sim, and an MMO on the slate, and while you might think elements of these would make more sense as expansions of the main game, the team isn't keen on simply...
Palworld isn't following Fortnite because making money "as quickly as possible" isn't the mission
The devs are simply driven by whether something sounds cool
Palworld's cursed dating sim is a "little goofy thing" and not a proper spin-off, Pocketpair lead says
Palworld Online's designation isn't specified
Monmate Master codes (October 2026)
Updated on October 04th, 2026 - new code added Taking inspiration from Palworld, but built entirely for mobile, this is one of the few idle RPG adventures where the gacha feels fun, and more like a "gotcha!" rather than a "must-get-this-otherwise-the-game-is-unplayable". ... [MORE]
Palworld Card Game Reveals Special Promo Cards
Bushiroad is teasing a set of special promo cards coming to the Palworld Official Card Game as part of the game's newest release.
Palworld adds “best-reviewed Steam title of 2026” to its list of achievements
From underdog to big dog The post Palworld adds “best-reviewed Steam title of 2026” to its list of achievements appeared first on Destructoid.
New Open-World Game on Steam Is Like Monster Hunter Meets Palworld
A brand-new open-world game on Steam called Monster Fantasy seems poised to combine the epic battles of Monster Hunter with the creature-collecting elements of Palworld, resulting in an interesting hybrid. Monster Fantasy describes itself as an action RPG with cozy life-sim features, but what has...
New Open-World Game on Steam Is Like Monster Hunter Meets Palworld
Fans of creature-collecting and monster-hunting games might want to check out this new Steam game that has Monster Hunter and Palworld vibes.
Palworld being best-reviewed Steam game of 2026 is "nothing short of miraculous" says Pocketpair dev
Palworld recently got its long-awaited 1.0 update, an update with patch notes so long it's a bit mind-blowing – and it's safe to say that it has not stopped dominating the charts on PC since. In fact, Palworld still sits nicely on the list of Steam's most played games globally, overtaking the likes...
Palworld being best-reviewed Steam game of 2026 is "nothing short of miraculous" says Pocketpair dev
"The facts speak for themselves"
Palworld dev says 2026's best indie could be this Overwhelmingly Positive Steam citybuilder
Despite Palworld's triumphant 1.0 launch this year, John Buckley, head of publishing at Pocketpair, says there's another, much lower profile indie game contending for the category's top spot this year. "100% Combolands. I strongly recommend you guys check it out on Steam, even if you think you...
Palworld dev says 2026's best indie could be this Overwhelmingly Positive Steam citybuilder
John Buckley says Combolands is "perhaps the best indie of the year"
Palworld lead says survival game genre has "found its stride" with the likes of Valheim 1.0 and Dune
If there's one genre where players are spoilt for choice at the moment, it's survival games. There are just so many to pick from the minute, and one of the leads on Palworld believes the scene has truly come into its own after a few wilderness years where not many releases stood out. "What a year...
Palworld lead says survival game genre has "found its stride" with the likes of Valheim 1.0 and Dune
And of course, the Pocketpair-published Windrose
Aniimo, Pawprint Studios' debut creature collector, is out now on iOS and Android
With Palworld having blown the doors wide open, many other studios are getting in on the Pokémon-style creature collector craze. And alongside Honkai: Nexus Anima, one of the most interesting releases has been Pawprint Studios' Aniimo, which just hit full release on iOS and Android! Set in the...
'Pokémon' Leak Teases A Totally New Frontier For The Series
After the explosive success of Palworld, Game Freak may feel pressure to develop a more ambitious type of Pokémon game after Winds and Waves
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