Palworld: Feybreak Announces Hardcore Mode & Quietly Reveals Details That Make Death Way More Brutal

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is a major update coming on December 23, and it's just revealed a hardcore mode that significantly dials up the consequences. As an early access title,'s post-launch support has been one of the game's biggest selling points, and is essentially a major expansion that's releasing for free. It's set to significantly expand the map and fill out a new, huge island with plenty of new Pals along with some revisions and additions to gameplay mechanics.

The official Palworld_EN Twitter account announced the addition of a hardcore mode in, but details surrounding the mode were actually provided by community manager Bucky in the Pocketpair Discord server. According to Bucky, hardcore mode will have two options, one for "" and one for "."

These settings can be toggled separately or activated together for an even more difficult experience. Perma Pal Death presumably means that combat losses will spell the end for combatants, while Perma Player Death should be a complete game over if the player character perishes in the course of an adventure.

As a largely standard-issue survival crafting game that simply tosses creature collection into the mix, 's typical gameplay loop centers around iterative progress. It's possible to encounter setbacks, but the survival aspect tends to quickly fade away in favor of building advanced gear and capturing more powerful Pals.

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Although the exact nature of 's hardcore mode might not be revealed until releases, Bucky's explanation of the basic settings puts a much bigger emphasis on survival. The game already features Casual, Normal, and Hard options along with a Custom Difficulty that allows more individual toggles, but Hardcore should be a step beyond the intensity offered by anything to date.

Much of 's identity is defined by its edginess compared to, so hardcore mode feels like a natural evolution that