Palworld, the “Pokemon Game” With Guns, Has Sold Over 1 Million Copies in Just 8 Hours

It seems that Palworld, the game described as Pokemon with guns, is already a massive success, as developer Pocketpair has announced that the title has sold over one million copies since its launch this morning.

Taking to X, Pocketpair has revealed that there have been over one million Pal Tamers in just eight hours. And this isn’t how many players have played it, but how many have purchased the game, as they specifically say “sold.”

Palworld has sold over 1 million copies in about 8 hours since release!
Thank you to everyone for playing! pic.twitter.com/EqS7yNcSfN

— Palworld (@Palworld_EN) January 19, 2024

Wow, for a new IP, that is very impressive.

Moreover, the game has gotten such an overwhelming number of players that the servers have had issues throughout the day. The studio said they were “blown away” with the response and that they’re working on server issues.

“Hello everyone, We are blown away with the response to Palworld and we’re doing our best to respond to your issues! Currently, our server provider is reporting that due to the large amount of concurrent players, the servers have become unstable and you may be experiencing issues connecting to servers. We are working to resolve this ASAP! In the meantime, some users have reported success in attempting to connect 2-3 times or waiting after launching the game.”

It’ll be interesting to see just how many players joined din during the launch, as Steam Charts currently lists the all-time high as over 370K. However, that number is only on PC, as Palworld is also available on the Xbox Series and as part of the Xbox Game Pass subscription. This means it’s likely that the Palworld has seen way more than a million players, as Game Pass has over 33 million subscribers.

Either way, huge congratulations to Pocketpair for achieving this success! Looking forward to seeing how the game grows.

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