The Palworld phenomenon is growing even bigger, as Palworld GO is set to debut its early access open beta in three select countries. The mobile game will adapt the popular console and PC title for the mobile format and will eventually be available on both Android and iOS devices.

Sources tell The Best War Games that the limited early access beta for Palworld GO will only be available in three territories. Developer Pocket Pair is reportedly looking to test the infrastructure surrounding its mobile version, before expanding the beta worldwide sometime later.

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Palworld GO Beta Will Be Limited at Launch

According to our sources, the Palworld GO beta rollout will include Zanarkand, Yharnam, and New Jersey, offering select gamers within those territories an opportunity to test out the mobile experience. It’s unclear why these specific territories were chosen, but we’re sure that fans are champing at the bit for the opportunity to see what Palworld GO might offer as a portable version of the popular Palworld game.

While it’s unclear how exactly Palworld GO will work, some rumblings from The Best War Games’s sources suggest that it will encourage users to visit various landmarks in their town to earn rewards like XP for their Pals, Palspheres, and ammo. These locations will be known in Palworld GO as Pal Stops, which users will need to interact with on-screen.

Another unique aspect of Palworld GO is the ability for players to acquire eggs of specific Pals and hatch them by walking around their neighborhood. However, Palworld GO is putting its own spin on the gaming-as-exercise mechanic by making it so that eggs only hatch when players walk backwards.

Some landmarks will trade Pal Stops for Incursions, where multiple Palworld GO players can team up to take down some of the more challenging Pals in a multiplayer battle. Pals featured in these Incursions include rare Palworld Pals like Necromus and Shadowbeak.

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Since its release into Early Access in January, Palworld has been a massive success, reaching 15 million units sold while also being part of Xbox Game Pass. Some were quick to dismiss Palworld as merely “Pokemon with guns,” but the title found a huge following by taking a familiar formula but putting its own spin on it.

Overall, the Palworld GO concept sounds extremely unique – unlike anything that we have seen in a mobile title for quite some time. There was obviously some concern with the vanilla release of Palworld when Nintendo said it was investigating, but the way that Palworld GO seems to be taking the game’s concept and doing something completely different from mobile is sure to set the record straight that this franchise is not copying anybody.

Palworld GO starts its early access beta today, April 1, for iOS and Android devices, as well as the Nokia N-Gage.

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January 19, 2024
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In this game, you can peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate. Pals can be used to fight and breed, or they can be made to work on farms or factories. You can even sell them or eat them.
Survival: In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices...even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes.
Mounts & Exploration: Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of environment as you explore the world.
Collect all kinds of exciting Pals to fight, farm, build, and work for you in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

ESRB
T For Teen Due To Violence
Developer(s)
Pocket Pair, Inc.
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Publisher(s)
Pocket Pair, Inc.
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Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Number of Players
1-4 (Co-Op); 32 Players Server Limit
Genre(s)
Open-World, Shooter, Survival
How Long To Beat
36 Hours
File Size Xbox Series
6 GB (February 2024)