ActionAdventureIndieRPG
Palworld
Give it 2 hours
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 92% of owners
Steam reviews 95% positive of 493,141
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 20h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Hillside Sovereign” (Defeated Zoe & Grizzbolt) and “Forest Sovereign” (Defeated Lily & Lyleen): from 79% to 55% of starters.
- 92% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 495,163 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 52h for positive, 45.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (92.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Hillside Sovereign Defeated Zoe & Grizzbolt 79% −21
- Forest Sovereign Defeated Lily & Lyleen Most players quit here 55% −24
- Volcano Sovereign Defeated Axel & Orserk 43% −12
- Desert Sovereign Defeated Marcus & Faleris 39% −5
- Astral Sovereign Defeated Victor & Shadowbeak 34% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (75)
story milestone ending side
- Beginning of the Legend Caught your first Pal 100%
- Newbie Pal Tamer Caught 10 kinds of Pals 88%
- Intermediate Pal Tamer Caught 20 kinds of Pals 83%
- Hillside Sovereign Defeated Zoe & Grizzbolt 79%
- Skilled Pal Tamer Caught 50 kinds of Pals 68%
- Forest Sovereign Defeated Lily & Lyleen 55%
- Seasoned Pal Tamer Caught 90 kinds of Pals 49%
- Freshman Surveyor Found 10 new areas 48%
- Inhuman Act Caught a Human 45%
- Volcano Sovereign Defeated Axel & Orserk 43%
- Rookie Pal Slayer Obtained 5 Pal Bounty Tokens 42%
- Desert Sovereign Defeated Marcus & Faleris 39%
- Junior Surveyor Found 30 new areas 38%
- Astral Sovereign Defeated Victor & Shadowbeak 34%
- Conqueror of the Sea Seized the Oil Rig 32%
- Successful Infiltration Cleared 1 enemy faction base 31%
- Alpha Pal Slayer Obtained 20 Pal Bounty Tokens 30%
- Iron Heart Crafted 10,000 ingots 30%
- Legendary Celestial Dragon Caught a Jetragon 29%
- Predator Hunter Defeated a Predator Pal 29%
- Legendary Steed of Ice Caught a Frostallion 27%
- Blossom Sovereign Defeated Saya & Selyne 27%
- Twilight Siren Defeated a summoned Bellanoir 27%
- Pal Labor Student Completed 10 Pal Labor Research projects 25%
- Senior Surveyor Found 70 new areas 25%
- Exceptional Pal Tamer Caught 140 kinds of Pals 25%
- Novice Pal Dispatcher Undertook 10 Pal Expeditions 25%
- Holy Knight of Legend Caught a Paladius 24%
- Dark Knight of Legend Caught a Necromus 24%
- All for One Maximized the rank of a Pal 22%
- Feybreak Sovereign Defeated Bjorn & Bastigor 22%
- Best Friends Forever Reached Trust level 10 with a Pal 20%
- Overhunting Caught 1000 Pals 19%
- Eclipsed Siren Defeated a summoned Bellanoir Libero 19%
- Elite Pal Dispatcher Undertook 20 Pal Expeditions 18%
- Sunreach Sovereign Defeated Auri & Shaolong 17%
- Novice Angler Reeled in 10 Pals 17%
- Meddling With Mutation Mutated a Pal for the first time 17%
- Legendary Ocean King Caught a Panthalus 17%
- Lunker Hunter Reeled in 1 Lunker 16%
- To the World Tree Set foot within the World Tree 16%
- Pal Labor Researcher Completed 30 Pal Labor Research projects 16%
- Sphere Craftsman Crafted 2,000 spheres 15%
- Incarnation of the Eternal Flame Defeated a summoned Blazamut Ryu 15%
- Voice of Resentment Maximized the rank of 5 Pals 15%
- Silver Champ Reached Silver Rank in the Arena 13%
- Senior Adventurer Cleared 20 dungeons 12%
- Palpagos Guru Obtained 50 Lifmunk Effigies 12%
- Savior of Palpagos Defeated Astralym 12%
- Blood and Iron Crafted 20,000 ammo 11%
- A Nose for Treasure Found 5 treasures with Treasure Maps 11%
- Seasoned Angler Reeled in 30 Pals 11%
- Invader from Space Defeated a summoned Xenolord 9.2%
- Hidden Potential Awakened a Pal for the first time 9.1%
- Pal Labor Professor Completed 70 Pal Labor Research projects 7.8%
- No-Fly Zone Defeated Attack Chopper 7.5%
- Veteran Angler Reeled in 50 Pals 7.5%
- Unstoppable Streak Cleared 10 enemy faction bases 6.7%
- King of Salvation Defeated a summoned Hartalis 6.4%
- Palpagos Guardian Obtained 100 Lifmunk Effigies 5.7%
- Champion of the Palpagos Islands Defeated 6 tower bosses in Hard Mode 4.2%
- Island Traveler Obtained 4 Relaxaurus Effigies 3.9%
- World Tree Guru Obtained 20 Cattiva Effigies 3.2%
- Forest Traveler Obtained 4 Lunaris Effigies 3.1%
- Sunreach Guru Obtained 20 Depresso Effigies 2.9%
- Trail of the Castaway Obtained 40 Notes 2.4%
- World Traveler Obtained 4 Yakumo Effigies 2.3%
- Sakurajima Guru Obtained 20 Herbil Effigies 2.2%
- Desert Guru Obtained 20 Munchill Effigies 1.7%
- Forest Guru Obtained 20 Lamball Effigies 1.6%
- Volcano Guru Obtained 20 Pengullet Effigies 1.6%
- Snowy Mountain Guru Obtained 20 Rooby Effigies 1.6%
- Feybreak Guru Obtained 20 Tanzee Effigies 1.4%
- Arena Champion Reached Master Rank in the Arena 1.3%
- Arena Legend Reached legend rank in the arena 0.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.