Palworld

Moderate overall intensity
Highest flag: Crime & lawlessness — rewarded for crime against innocents

What's in it

Crime & lawlessness rewarded for crime against innocents
High

The player shoots and kills human enemies and raids their camps for loot. Humans as well as creatures can be caught in capture spheres and then put to work at the player's base or sold to a black-market trader for money, and the game pays out for doing it.

Violence realistic
Moderate

Combat involves firing guns and melee weapons against non-human enemies in a survival setting.

Dark themes intense
Moderate

Cartoon creatures can be butchered for meat, worked until they collapse from exhaustion, and used as ammunition or as shields in a gunfight. Humans can be captured, put to forced labour at the player's base, or sold, all played straight inside a bright, cheerful-looking world.

Animal combat graphic killing
Moderate

Exploitation of animals for resources and materials.

Who can reach your kid

Voice chatUser-created content

What it is

Palworld is a survival and crafting game with elements of monster catching. Players explore an open world, build bases, gather resources, craft items, and capture various creatures called Pals to assist in their adventures.

How it's framed

The game presents a fantasy setting where players engage in survival activities such as building shelters, gathering materials, and battling wild animals or Pals for resources. There is no explicit moral judgment on the violence involved; it is part of gameplay mechanics without graphic depiction.

Details

Developer
Pocketpair
Publisher
Pocketpair
Released
Jul 9, 2026

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