Not bad for a dead game”: Palworld dev fires back at the haters as Pocketpair celebrates its Steam Best of 2025 rankings, says “we’re still humbled by our community’s endless support

Despite being released in early access all the way back in January 2024, Palworld remains in the top 100 of four of Steam’s Best of 2025 categories. Steam released top 100 lists of the best selling or most played games in seven different categories, and Palworld still ranks highly almost two years post launch.

Steam doesn’t reveal games’ exact position on the Best of 2025 lists, but Palworld appeared in the top 50 most played games on PC and most played games on Steam Deck in 2025. It was also in the top 100 best selling games, and most played games with a controller.