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Palworld

Developer
PocketPair
Publisher
PocketPair
Released
19 January 2024
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£24.99

Platforms: PC, macOS, Xbox One

Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , hack and slash beat em up , adventure , indie

Palworld is a multiplayer, open-world survival crafting game where you can befriend and collect mysterious creatures called "Pal" in a vast world! Make your Pals fight, build, farm, and work in factories.

Best gaming PC for Palworld in 2026

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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.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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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 / later (64-Bit) Windows 10 / later (64-Bit)
CPU i5-3570K 3.4 GHz 4 Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8 Core
RAM 16 GB 32 GB
GPU GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB) GeForce RTX 2070
Storage 40 GB 40 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Palworld?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8 Core and your GPU is at or above GeForce RTX 2070, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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