Pocketpair Confirms the Palworld Dating Sim Is Actually Happening
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Pocketpair has confirmed that the Palworld dating sim, Palworld: More Than Just Pals, is officially in development after starting as an April Fools joke.
What started as an April Fools Day joke is officially becoming a reality. Pocketpair has confirmed that the previously teased Palworld dating sim, officially titled Palworld: More Than Just Pals, is in active development. According to a recent announcement video shared on official channels, the studio has moved past the initial gag phase. The reveal featured a humorous sketch where head of publishing and communications Bucky debated company founder Takuro Mizobe, who silently played Slay the Spire 2 throughout the entire exchange before sealing the project's fate.
Early gameplay footage suggests the title will lean into a surprisingly dark narrative structure beneath its colorful surface. Alongside standard conversational mechanics with Pals and familiar faces like Zoe Rayne, the trailer showcased unsettling plot beats involving murder and a time loop sequence where the player character is shot by a cloaked Black Marketeer. This tonal duality draws immediate comparisons to psychological horror hits like Doki Doki Literature Club, pointing toward an experience that subverts typical romance genre tropes.
The project arrives as Pocketpair continues to expand the Palworld universe well beyond its creature collection survival roots. Following its second anniversary, the franchise is branching out into physical card games this summer, building on previous crossover momentum with indie standouts like Ultrakill. For the community, this spin off represents another playful expansion of a universe that thrives on subverting expectations. You can read the original report over at Eurogamer.
Originally reported by Connor Makar at Eurogamer.
Tags: Palworld, Pocketpair, Dating Sim, Gaming News, Indie Games
Original article: Eurogamer