Palworld Sold 3+ Million Units in 40 Hours, Broke 1 Million Concurrent Users on Steam (Surpassing Elden Ring)

wccftech.com:

Palworld developer Pocketpair (previously known for Craftopia) must feel like they are on top of the world right now. Their new game, the so-called 'Pokémon with guns' survival crafting game, is topping Steam charts and breaking record after record. They sold one million units in eight hours, two million in twenty-four, and three million in forty hours since the game's launch this Friday.

Palworld has also surpassed one million concurrent players on Steam, leaving behind FromSoftware's Elden Ring and placing itself in the sixth spot on the all-time chart. It is very close to the record registered by CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077, which reached 1.054 million concurrent players at its peak. Chances are the game by Pocketpair will blaze past that game, too, placing itself in the Top 5. That would be even more notable since it'd make Palworld the top premium game on this particular chart; all the other titles (PUBG: Battlegrounds, Counter-Strike 2, Lost Ark, and Dota 2) are free-to-play games, though to be fair PUBG: Battlegrounds was not free to play yet when it registered its astounding record of 3.25 million concurrent users six years ago, right in the middle of the Battle Royale craze.

Related Story Decimated Q&A – Indie Team Unveils Cyberpunk Online Survival Game with FSR3 Support and Optional Blockchain

Steam isn't even the only place where players can check out Palworld, as the game is also available via the Microsoft Store on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S|X through the Game Preview program. It's included in the Game Pass library, too, although that version is a bit limited since it lacks the 32-player dedicated server option. There's currently no crossplay between the Xbox ecosystem and Steam, but the developers are working to add it to their game. They also said they would consider a PlayStation 5 port during development. Modding is expected to be added to Palworld (which is powered by Unreal Engine 5) after the game's full launch, with Pocketpair estimating