Palworld, That Wacky Pokémon-Style Survival Game With Guns, Gets New Trailer

When Palworld first appeared to us last summer, we did multiple double-takes. At first, it looks like any other Pokémon-inspired title. It’s cute, colorful and has lots of monster-catching. Finally, the main character pulls out an authentic assault rifle and begins to kill his foes with his charming companions. The trailer for the film is short and sweet.

The game comes from Japanese developer Pocketpair and is a multiplayer open-world survival game where players befriend creatures called Pals. They can travel together with you as friends or as transport. They can be eaten, used for work, or forced to follow your evil plans. They can also be traded with others and can even be bred. 

Palworld can be harsher than its appearance suggests. There are unforgiving conditions and scarce resources as well as illegal poachers. There’s also plenty of farming, crafting, and construction, with players able to build houses or even rocket ships. In a dark twist, you can even build factories and put your adorable critters to work assembling guns and other tools. Palworld’s combat features over-the-shoulder style shooting where you’ll mow down poachers as well as hostile Pals. It is indeed a videogame. You can see the most recent version of the game here.

Needless to say, Palworld looks bonkers, and we can’t wait to get our hands on it when it comes to PC sometime this year.