Highlights

  • Palworld has quickly become one of the most popular Steam games.
  • Despite some server issues, Palworld has reached an impressive concurrent player count of 855,706, placing it in the top 10 Steam games in terms of player count.
  • Despite being available on Xbox Game Pass, the majority of PC gamers have chosen to purchase Palworld on Steam instead of subscribing to Microsoft's subscription service.

Despite having launched just recently, Palworld is already one of the most popular Steam games of all time in terms of concurrent players. While there were those that were skeptical, it seems Palworld has successfully combined the survival game mechanics of Minecraft with the monster-catching thrills of the Pokemon franchise.

Palworld was an instant success for developer Pocket Pair. Palworld immediately jumped to the top of Steam's best-sellers chart and has managed to sell over 2 million copies worldwide so far. Palworld's incredible sales success has allowed it to become one of the most popular Steam games of all time. When it comes to Steam games with the most concurrent players, Palworld is now in 10th place, surpassing many other mega hits in the process.

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According to SteamDB, Palworld has so far peaked at 855,706 concurrent players. Baldur's Gate 3, Hogwarts Legacy, New World, Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, Dota 2, Lost Ark, Counter-Strike 2, and PUBG: Battlegrounds are ahead of it, but it's within striking distance of BG3 (875,343 players) and Hogwarts (879,308). Considering the fact that Palworld is a brand-new IP and has merely launched in early access, this is an incredible feat.

Top 10 Steam Games With Highest Concurrent Player Count

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  1. PUBG: Battlegrounds (3,257,248)
  2. Counter-Strike 2 (1,818,773)
  3. Lost Ark (1,325,305)
  4. Dota 2 (1,295,114)
  5. Cyberpunk 2077 (1,054,388)
  6. Elden Ring (953,426)
  7. New World (913,634)
  8. Hogwarts Legacy (879,308)
  9. Baldur's Gate 3 (875,343)
  10. Palworld (855,706)

It should be noted that Palworld has been suffering from some server issues due to the sheer number of people that have been trying to play it since launch. If Palworld didn't have to deal with those problems, it's possible that its concurrent player count record would be even higher than what it is right now. Palworld still has a chance of beating its concurrent player count record, of course, especially now that it's the weekend and more people will be trying to play, but it remains to be seen if it will do so.

What makes Palworld's concurrent player count success even more impressive is the fact that the game is available to play on Xbox Game Pass. Even though Palworld is on Xbox Game Pass for both consoles and PC, it seems the vast majority of PC gamers have decided to buy it on Steam for $30 instead of signing up for Microsoft's subscription service.

Future updates will potentially make Palworld even more popular than it is now, adding helpful new features and potentially debuting new Pals to collect. Even in its base early access state, though, Palworld is stuffed with content and should have no problem keeping fans busy for the long haul.