Palworld 1.0: did leaving Early Access fix the grind?
Shared report · updated Oct 14, 2026
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG · $29.99 · out since 2026 · from the Steam descriptionPalworld players who set out to collect and complete describe a grind that sets in after the early hours, with resource chains and rare drops standing in the way of progress.
OneStar read 2,520 Steam reviews of Palworld posted from Jul 2026 to Oct 2026. Of the 2,520 people who reviewed Palworld in OneStar's sample, 24% complain and 87% praise it. The top complaints about Palworld are grind (24% of complaints), gameplay and design (15%) and bugs and crashes (9%). In OneStar's sample of Palworld reviews, 1% of reviewers say they're quitting. OneStar's report on Palworld was last updated on Oct 14, 2026.
What goes wrong
You'll find yourself waiting for pals to craft resources, find you need other resources to craft resources to craft other higher resources which require more resources to build up to make the next...
Nonexistent story and terrible base mechanics.
EXCEPT it wont load.
I want to like this but there are just isn't enough to justify buying it.
I said blissfully unaware of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ optimisations, lower than 15 fps gameplay (on low settings) (with a 9070 XT...) How does one achieve so many good reviews with constant stuttering gameplay...
What goes well
Really good - The exploration is epic, even if you don't go too hard on the survival & crafting side - if this had no pals it would still be excellent. No brainer pick up for any play style.
Absolutely amazing game, would recommend to ANYONE
Great game with lots of content and value
good game to play with friends!
consistent updates and good game
Reasons for quitting
The main complaint of the 21 reviewers who say they stopped or are quitting
Their categories
Yes or no questions the person who shared it asked of each review
Still extremely buggy and you can't move anything on your base or move your base for that matter- you need to destroy everything.
EXCEPT it wont load.
You'll find yourself waiting for pals to craft resources, find you need other resources to craft resources to craft other higher resources which require more resources to build up to make the next...
The game is too grindy.
played it a lot, but waited until the full release to write a review. i was a fan of the game the first few times, but each update made it feel less and less fun, and then the full game came out...
What they use it for
569 of 2,520 reviewers said; shares are of them
This game is super fun. I find that I will tell myself "I'll just craft one more thing", or "Just one more boss", or "Just one more fast travel point" sometimes its, "Just a couple more pals to...
Okay so, the game lets me load in, however when i try to join my friends server it REFUSES to let me load in and times me out; which then causes the menu music to loop NONSTOP even when the tab is...
I love this game. it like ARK but lots of QoL. I don't have to manage the inventory and chests. Pals can use matts directly from chest. I don't have to memory and do calculation.
What they ask for
154 reviews ask for something
Who is saying it
The biggest clear differences between audiences; 4 more with a free account
UseCollecting and completing: say they're quitting 3.3x as often as everyone (2% vs 1%).
Playtime at reviewUnder 2 hours: say they're quitting 15.9x as often as everyone (11% vs 1%).
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