A Palworld horror-themed dating sim spinoff is on the way
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Lawrence Bonk
2026-03-31
Palworld developer Pocketpair just announced a bizarre spinoff called Palworld: More Than Just Pals. This looks to be a dating sim with horror elements in which you can romance the various Pals from the original game.
The gameplay description suggests it's set at a mysterious school, and players can not only fall in love with these creatures, but also "dismantle and eat them." The original game already let you eat Pals, but the ability to romance the gun-toting animals is new.
We don't know too much about the specifics of gameplay, though there is a trailer. Developer Pocketpair insists this is not an April Fool's Day joke, despite today's date. There's an active Steam page complete with system requirements, for whatever that's worth. We don't have a release date or price for this one just yet.
This isn't the first Palworld spinoff. The company recently announced Palworld: Palfarm, which is a farming sim where players can punish Pals that aren't working hard enough. There's no release date for that one yet either.
The original Palworld has proven to be a huge hit. It's a cheeky and violent take on Pokémon that has attracted plenty of negative attention from Nintendo. There's no way to date or eat Pokémon in any of Nintendo's games, though Pokopia lets players move in with the creatures and sleep next to them. Many people are particularly fond of turning Machoke into a house husband, who is basically just a big and buff man.
NullKitty
Apr 20, 09:24 PM
No mod support. I'd give it a 5/10.; Way too long. nope _🤡
lostPacket
Apr 08, 05:54 PM
@maybe Cool characters.
404reasons
Apr 08, 03:54 PM
🎉 Unusually slow. To me... i painted it. not kid friendly.
breadMachine
Apr 08, 02:14 PM
IMHO... absolutely poor accessibility I gave it away. Well, seems pretty decent.
mysticPigeon
Apr 08, 01:24 PM
i was expecting more. nah bro totally Difficult to explain
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