Palworld
- Developer
- PocketPair
- Publisher
- PocketPair
- Released
- 10 July 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £17.49
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, macOS, Xbox One
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , hack and slash beat em up , adventure , indie
Palworld is a multiplayer open-world survival game that combines creature-collecting with crafting, base-building, and combat. Set on the Palpagos Islands, players capture and tame animal-like creatures called Pals, which can be used as mounts, combat partners, or workers at player-built bases. The game incorporates firearms and darker satirical elements into the monster-taming formula.
Best gaming PC for Palworld in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Palworld today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by PocketPair on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (64-Bit) | Windows 11 (64-Bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-9400F | Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
| RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1660 | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / Radeon RX 6700 XT |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Palworld?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and your GPU is at or above GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / Radeon RX 6700 XT, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.