Palworld System Requirements and Platforms, Officially

14 August 2026 · 3 min read

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Checked: Claude (AI) — fact-checked against the Ukrainian original; not proofread by a native speaker

Before diving into Palworld, it’s worth checking whether your PC can run it, and which platform makes the most sense for you — the conditions differ a bit. All the numbers below come from the official Steam page, Pocketpair’s developer page, the Xbox Store, and the PlayStation Store.

Minimum PC requirements

Per the official Steam page, the minimum configuration looks like this:

• OS: Windows 10, 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i5-9400F
• RAM: 16 GB
• Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1660
• DirectX: version 11
• Storage: 40 GB free space, SSD required

The mandatory SSD requirement deserves particular attention: it’s not a suggestion but an explicitly stated condition, even for the minimum configuration — the game doesn’t officially guarantee correct performance on a regular HDD.

Recommended requirements

For smoother play, Steam sets a notably higher bar:

• OS: Windows 11, 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i5-12400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
• RAM: 32 GB — double the minimum
• Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or Radeon RX 6700 XT
• DirectX: version 11
• Storage: the same 40 GB on SSD

The gap between minimum and recommended memory (16 GB vs. 32 GB) is one of the most noticeable in this list, and it’s typical for games with a large number of simultaneously active creatures (Pals) and base automation systems, which we cover in our piece on base building and Pal work.

Platforms and release dates

The game is officially available on four platforms, per Pocketpair’s page: Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Mac App Store. Release dates don’t line up across platforms:

• On Steam, the game launched into early access on 18 January 2024.
• The Xbox page lists a release date of 19 January 2024 — one day later than Steam, most likely explained by a time zone difference between the storefronts.
• On PlayStation 5, the game launched considerably later — on 24 September 2024, well after Steam and Xbox.
• The full 1.0 release, which closed out early access on all platforms at once, launched on 9 July 2026 — a detailed breakdown of exactly what that update added is in our piece on Palworld’s major updates.

Every platform offers both online co-op and dedicated servers — the specific player limits per platform are broken down separately in our piece on Palworld multiplayer and servers.

Price

Across all three store pages we checked — Steam, Xbox, and the PlayStation Store — the price is the same: $29.99. None of the pages we checked lists a separate regional price.

What is officially not stated

• Mac system requirements (the App Store version) aren’t included on the Steam page we checked — it only lists Windows requirements. The Mac specifications would need to be checked separately on the Mac App Store page, which is outside the scope of this piece.
• Console version requirements (PS5, Xbox Series X|S) in a “minimum/recommended” format aren’t officially published — console versions typically have a fixed performance target per device.
• A regional price isn’t listed on any of the three pages we checked.
• The reason behind the Xbox/Steam release-date mismatch (19 January vs. 18 January) isn’t separately explained by the developer — most likely, it’s a time zone difference between the regional storefronts.