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Garena revealed Palworld Online, a mobile MMORPG licensed from Palworld’s developer Pocketpair, featuring a seamless open world, new story elements, and touch-friendly one-tap controls for iOS and Android, with a 2026 release and further details to be announced.
Garena and Pocketpair revealed Palworld Online, a new mobile MMORPG launching later in 2026 for iOS and Android, featuring persistent online progression, creature collection, base building, and PvE/PvP plus exclusive mobile-specific story content, marking the first official MMO for Palworld ahead of Pokémon.
Palworld is coming to iOS and Android as Palworld Online, a mobile open-world MMORPG from Garena that reimagines the original with a new narrative setting, exclusive side stories, and a streamlined touch-friendly interface. It preserves crafting, creature collection, and multiplayer modes (co-op, PvP, PvE) and may release later this year, potentially ahead of Pocketpair's Palfarm spin-off.
Palworld leads July 2026's Top 20 Steam Deck games with only minor changes from June as returns like Diablo 4 and Skyrim reappear. The lineup also includes long-running favorites such as Slay the Spire 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, DAVE THE DIVER, Elden Ring, Hades 2, and The Witcher 3 among others.
Palworld's new tabletop card game launched yesterday, and the first cards are already selling for thousands (up to $4,000), with resellers dominating the market and mirroring Pokemon-style card collecting trends.
Palworld’s full release version 1.0 brings a major endgame expansion as the World Tree is opened for exploration, with Sunreach Sky Islands, the Wing Pack flight item, and more than 20 new Pals. The update introduces a genetic recombination breeding system, revamped Tower Bosses, a new MAX-difficulty area, redesigned Wildlife Sanctuaries, a narrative arc, new building and customization options (water-based building, decorations, Paint Mode), PvP, dedicated-server features including server clustering, and an Ultra Graphics mod for improved visuals, contributing to a Steam weekend peak of 855K concurrent players.
Palworld’s full Version 1.0 release on Xbox sparked a massive player surge (over 427%), lifting the game to #12 on the Xbox Top 40 and underscoring the impact of Game Pass, with the update adding end-game content, new Pals, and crafting options.
Palworld's long-awaited 1.0 release has propelled it to Steam's upper tier, currently posting 489,007 players and an 855,525 peak, behind only Counter-Strike 2. Forbes' Paul Tassi notes the relaunch drew a sizable audience, helped by Asian markets; despite controversy around the game, Pocketpair kept the price unchanged with a 30% launch discount, and Palworld has reportedly sold over 25 million copies by September 2025, underscoring a strong relaunch audience for its open-world, Pokémon-inspired survival game.
Palworld’s 1.0 update adds 72 new Pals, new locations and a higher level cap, but also reworks several existing Pals to look less Pokémon-like (notably Grintale and Robinquill). Pocketpair hasn’t commented on the changes, and fans speculate the edits could relate to the ongoing Nintendo lawsuit, while Hoodle debuts with a design that nods to Astro Bot and Mimikyu.
Palworld has officially left Early Access with its 1.0 Steam release, adding 72 new pal creatures (287 total) and a massive update that expands the world with a floating World Tree, new biomes, NPC settlements, and quests, plus extensive late‑game overhauls for base building, combat, and life-sim activities. The patch introduces new weapons, a Wing Pack glider, armor and accessories, many new animations, and broad balance changes. Modders are advised to remove older mods before upgrading to avoid crashes, with guidance that compatibility depends on mods' creators' updates on Steam notes.
Palworld’s 1.0 update adds 18 new Xbox achievements worth 435 Gamerscore, including three hidden, with most tied to finding Effigies across regions and milestones for mutating Pals, awakening, arena rank, bosses, and entering the World Tree. The update is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, and is playable via Xbox Game Pass (Premium, Ultimate, and PC Game Pass).
Palworld’s 1.0 update is confirmed for July 10 (12:30pm JST) with time-zone equivalents around July 9 in North America, delivering sweeping changes to raids, base-building, story, new locations, and more. Existing saves can remain, but starting a new character is recommended to experience the full overhaul; the Nintendo lawsuit backdrop continues to loom in Palworld’s ongoing history.
Xbox One owners are in for a surprisingly busy July 2026, with 12 notable releases: Hyperwired (Jul 2); Palworld 1.0 (Jul 10) with World Tree endgame and new Pals, Tower Dominion (Jul 10); Denshattack! (Jul 15, day-one Game Pass) and Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit (Jul 15); four titles on Jul 16—including Ratatan (delayed to Oct 15), Farlands, Moss: The Forgotten Relic collection, and Streetdog BMX; Ova Magica (Jul 21); Gothic Classic (Jul 28); and Leafy Corner (Jul 30). More titles may be announced and Game Pass updates could add additional Xbox One releases.
Xbox Game Pass’s July 2026 slate includes six titles: Palworld 1.0 on July 10, Ascend To ZERO on July 13, Halo: Campaign Evolved on July 28, Mistfall Hunter on July 29, and Speedrunners 2: King of Speed plus Wuthering Waves on TBD. Palworld and Wuthering Waves offer Game Pass benefits, and Denshattack! has been delayed to July 15.
A report says Nintendo is unlikely to win its two-year lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair, with potential damages capped at about 5 million yen (roughly $30,000) and Palworld unlikely to be taken offline. The case, which centers on older Palworld versions, is nearing its conclusion with court dates in 2026 and a ruling expected later that year; Nintendo’s patent tactic and high litigation costs are viewed as weak paths to victory and Pocketpair is poised to come out on top regardless of any settlement.