{"id":2051227,"date":"2026-07-19T15:51:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2051227"},"modified":"2026-07-19T15:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:51:45","slug":"palworld-is-once-again-dominating-steam-this-weekend-clocking-up-almost-1m-concurrent-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2051227","title":{"rendered":"Palworld is once again dominating Steam this weekend, clocking up almost 1m concurrent players"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a 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              <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-19T15:51:45+00:00\">July 19, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-almost-hits-1-million-concurrents-again?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"b6085a2f-e387-4cd9-ae52-4178110ad8a1\" data-name=\"Palworld\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Palworld\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Palworld\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Palworld\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Palworld\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Palworld\" title=\"Follow Palworld\"><br \/>\n  Follow Palworld<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-beginner-tips-tricks-9409\">Palworld<\/a> is once again one of the most played games on Steam this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Palworld finally released in full on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-version-1-release-date\">PC and consoles on 10th July<\/a>, and while it still hasn&#8217;t quite managed to top its massive 2.1m concurrent player peak from early 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/charts\/?sort=peak\">SteamDB<\/a> this is the second time it&#8217;s almost topped the charts as the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/charts\/mostplayed\">most played game on Steam<\/a> of the entire weekend, second only to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/counter-strike-two\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the top games can vary throughout the year depending on what&#8217;s out and what&#8217;s hot, it&#8217;s rare indeed to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dota-2\">Dota 2<\/a> knocked down into third place, but that&#8217;s exactly what Palworld has managed to do. Again. For the second weekend in a row.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Palworld 1.0 - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TlKuyVq-WXA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TlKuyVq-WXA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Palworld 1.0 &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Palworld 1.0 &#8211; Official Launch Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TlKuyVq-WXA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In fact, only three games have <em>ever<\/em> boasted more than two million concurrent players on Steam: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/playerunknowns-battlegrounds\">PUBG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/black-myth-wukong\">Black Myth: Wukong<\/a>, and Palworld.<\/p>\n<p>To put that in perspective, only five others have ever breached a million concurrents &#8211; Counter-Strike 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Lost Ark, Dota 2, and Cyberpunk 2077.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s particularly impressive given other games vying for Steam&#8217;s top spot like PUBG, Counter-Strike 2, Lost Ark, and Dota 2 are all ostensibly free-to-play, premium expansions and season\/battle passes aside, of course.<\/p>\n<p>Before the game was released, many dubbed it &#8216;Pok\u00e9mon with guns&#8217; due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-hides-an-unreleased-familiar-looking-pal-creature-in-its-code-fan-says\">familiar designs of some Palworld creatures<\/a> and some in-game mechanics. Nintendo announced it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-sues-palworld-developer-for-infringement-of-multiple-patents\">suing Pocketpair for infringement of &#8220;multiple&#8221; patents<\/a> back in September 2024, and it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-seek-injunction-against-palworld-plus-fine-and-damages-developer-says\">later confirmed<\/a> that the lawsuit is targeting three patents in particular.<\/p>\n<p>As part of an update in December, Pocketpair subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-ditches-pokeball-style-summoning-mechanic-amid-nintendo-legal-battle\">removed the ability to summon creatures by throwing Pok\u00e9ball-style Pal Spheres<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Palworld released in early access in January 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-version-1-release-date\">and left early access on 10th July.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-beginner-tips-tricks-9409\">Palworld<\/a> is once again one of the most played games on Steam this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Palworld finally released in full on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-version-1-release-date\">PC and consoles on 10th July<\/a>, and while it still hasn&#8217;t quite managed to top its massive 2.1m concurrent player peak from early 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/charts\/?sort=peak\">SteamDB<\/a> this is the second time it&#8217;s almost topped the charts as the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/charts\/mostplayed\">most played game on Steam<\/a> of the entire weekend, second only to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/counter-strike-two\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the top games can vary throughout the year depending on what&#8217;s out and what&#8217;s hot, it&#8217;s rare indeed to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dota-2\">Dota 2<\/a> knocked down into third place, but that&#8217;s exactly what Palworld has managed to do. Again. For the second weekend in a row.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Palworld 1.0 - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TlKuyVq-WXA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/TlKuyVq-WXA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Palworld 1.0 &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Palworld 1.0 &#8211; Official Launch Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TlKuyVq-WXA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In fact, only three games have <em>ever<\/em> boasted more than two million concurrent players on Steam: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/playerunknowns-battlegrounds\">PUBG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/black-myth-wukong\">Black Myth: Wukong<\/a>, and Palworld.<\/p>\n<p>To put that in perspective, only five others have ever breached a million concurrents &#8211; Counter-Strike 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Lost Ark, Dota 2, and Cyberpunk 2077.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s particularly impressive given other games vying for Steam&#8217;s top spot like PUBG, Counter-Strike 2, Lost Ark, and Dota 2 are all ostensibly free-to-play, premium expansions and season\/battle passes aside, of course.<\/p>\n<p>Before the game was released, many dubbed it &#8216;Pok\u00e9mon with guns&#8217; due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-hides-an-unreleased-familiar-looking-pal-creature-in-its-code-fan-says\">familiar designs of some Palworld creatures<\/a> and some in-game mechanics. Nintendo announced it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-sues-palworld-developer-for-infringement-of-multiple-patents\">suing Pocketpair for infringement of &#8220;multiple&#8221; patents<\/a> back in September 2024, and it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-seek-injunction-against-palworld-plus-fine-and-damages-developer-says\">later confirmed<\/a> that the lawsuit is targeting three patents in particular.<\/p>\n<p>As part of an update in December, Pocketpair subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-ditches-pokeball-style-summoning-mechanic-amid-nintendo-legal-battle\">removed the ability to summon creatures by throwing Pok\u00e9ball-style Pal Spheres<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Palworld released in early access in January 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-version-1-release-date\">and left early access on 10th July.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Palworld Palworld is once again dominating Steam this weekend, clocking up almost 1m concurrent players You can call me Pal. 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