This year’s biggest surprise so far in 2024, Palworld has taken the video game industry by storm. Since its Early Access launch on January 19, Palworld’s servers have struggled. Despite the issues, the game has gone on to have the highest concurrent player count of any game in the history of Steam. Today, developer Pocketpair has revealed a new milestone as Palworld has sold over five million copies in three days.

#Palworld has sold over 5 million copies in only 3 days!

Thank you soooo much!
In addition, thank you for all the illustrations on #PalworldArt and videos on #PalClips from all over the world!

Please leave a review if you’ve been enjoying your time in Palworld!#Pocketpair pic.twitter.com/wyq5HlNDHZ

— Palworld (@Palworld_EN) January 22, 2024

According to Pocketpair, there are 86,000 copies of Palworld selling per hour. For comparison, Marvel’s Spider-Man sold 3.3 million copies, God of War sold 3.1 million, and The Last of Us Part II sold 4 million copies in the same period.

Palworld overtook Cyberpunk 2077 and became Steam’s fifth-highest peak concurrent player count with 1,291,967 online at the same time. It is currently the highest

Alongside the player count record-breaking numbers, Palworld has garnered other records. Now, Palworld is the most-played Japanese-developed game ever on Steam passing Elden Ring. Palworld is the second most-played paid game ever on Steam, far ahead of Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds.

Despite all the success, there is some controversy as the game has been accused of plagiarising Pokemon. Game Director and CEO of Pocketpair Takuro Mizobe has posted a response to the accusations.

現在、弊社のアーティストに対して誹謗中傷が届いており、殺害予告に近いようなツイートも散見されます。

パルワールドに関して様々な意見を頂いておりますが、パルワールドに関する制作物の監修は全て私を含めた複数人で行っており、制作物の責任は私にあります。…

— Takuro Mizobe | Craftopia, Palworld (@urokuta_ja) January 22, 2024

“We are currently receiving abusive and defamatory comments against our artists, in addition to tweets that appear to be death threats,” he wrote on X, translated by VGC.

“While we have received various opinions about Palworld, it is important to note that the supervision of all materials related to Palworld is conducted by a team, including myself. I bear the responsibility for the produced materials. I would appreciate it if these comments towards artists involved in Palworld would cease.”