Palworld News

Palworld is changing several key gameplay systems amid Pokemon Company lawsuit

Palworld, oh, how I've missed you. Blasting onto the scene in January of last year, topping the charts and upsetting parents everywhere, Pocketpair's colossal survival game has been quiet as of late, possibly a result of ongoing legal troubles with Nintendo. Several of Palworld's game mechanics have been compared to the Switch maker's classic creature catcher, Pokemon, with various models also allegedly plagiarized from Nintendo's game. While aspects and mechanics of Palworld have already been removed or adjusted in response to the lawsuit, Pocketpair has now confirmed that more "disappointing" changes are on the way.

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Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit

As we all suspected, recent changes to Palworld game mechanics were as a direct result of the ongoing lawsuit filed against developer Pocketpair from Nintendo / The Pokemon Company.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/palworld-devs-confirm-game-changes-due-to-the-nintendo-pokemon-lawsuit/

Update v0.5.5: Changes to glider Pals

[Patch Notice]
Palworld version v0.5.5 has been released!

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▼Mechanics Adjustment
・The mechanics for gliding with a Pal have been changed.
→ Until now, you could use certain Pals as a glider, however from this patch you will only be able to glide by using a glider.
※ Glider Pals will now provide a new passive partner skill effect while gliding, but the player must have a glider equipped to actually glide.

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Thank you for your continued support of Palworld

v0.5.4: Fixed minor bugs

Palworld v0.5.4 has been released.

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▼Bug Fixes
・Fixed minor bugs

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Thank you for your continued support of Palworld.

v0.5.3: Autosave and server bug fixes

Palworld v0.5.3 has been released.

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▼Bug Fixes
・Implemented a fix for the PS5 autosave bug
・Fixed a bug where dedicated server save data rolled back under certain settings
・Fixed a memory leak on dedicated servers
・Fixed other minor bugs

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Thank you for your continued support of Palworld.