Can Palworld be played in multiplayer, and if so, how do you play with friends? Although it’s often referred to as “Pokémon with guns,” Palworld’s gameplay has many similarities to games like Ark: Survival Evolved and Rust, where players are given an entire world to explore and create in, using survival gameplay…but with Pals and guns.
Can Palworld be played in multiplayer or co-op? And split screen?
Yes, Palworld features an online multiplayer mode that players can use to play with their friends online, with options to play in 4-player co-op mode or to join official servers that support up to 32 simultaneous players .
Unfortunately, multiplayer is online only, there is no split-screen or local multiplayer in the game at the moment, though it doesn’t look like there will be any time soon.
How to play Palworld with friends
To play Palworld in co-op mode with up to three other friends via online multiplayer , you’ll need to do the following:
- One of you creates a world and sets it to multiplayer , either during world creation or in “World Settings” before re-entering the world.
- The creator of the game can then pause the game and click to reveal the invite code in the pause menu under the “Options” tab.
- Share this code with others you want to invite to join.
- For those who join, there will be an option to “Join Multiplayer Game (Invite Code)” in the main menu .
- Select it and enter the code your friend gave you to join their game.
Is Palworld multi-platform?
Palworld does not have cross-platform capabilities , so cross-play between Steam and Xbox will not be possible. However, this has been promised to happen in the future , so stay tuned!