Palworld Is About to Outsell Skyrim In Launch Week Sales

Palworld is the very definition of a lightning in a bottle in the gaming industry. A game has never been this successful in Early Access, so you can only imagine how much better it can get a year from now. Even so, the consensus on Steam is that it's an excellent game for a work in progress. 93% of its 56,000+ user reviews are "Very Positive" and most of the criticism are valid, although some can't help nitpick on its still-unproven AI use and supposed plagiarism.

What's particularly surprising about Palworld is its success given its studio's size and how much it only cost to make. It's believed that Pocketpair was willing to scrape the bottom of its financial barrel to make the game, ultimately spending a billion yen on it, which translates to around $6.75 million - a relatively small figure when Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and other AAA games can cost well up to a billion to make.

All that's left now is for Pocketpair to prove that it's more than just a flash in a pan. The good news is that the studio appears to be committed to seeing Palworld through.

Given that it was already willing to spend a lot of money on Palworld when it was still an unreleased and unproven product, there's nowhere else to go but up for the game now that it's printing money for Pocketpair.

For those who've lived under a rock over the past week, Palworld is a creature hunting game where knockoff Pokémon-like critters wield machineguns and where you can force these monsters, called Pals, along with other human beings, to work for you as slaves. It's an extra edgy game that's cloaked in fluffy clothing, to both the amusement and shock of many.