Palworld
- Developer
- PocketPair
- Publisher
- PocketPair
- Released
- 10 July 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £24.99
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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 23 August 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, look at the tier picks above.