Palworld developer to remain a small studio, details first raid

The “Pokemon with guns” phenomenon Palworld has dropped its latest update, and it’s a fairly beefy one. The big addition is Palworld’s first raid boss, Bellanoir, an intense battle you can adjust the difficulty on for some big rewards. In addition to that, the update brings a number of improvements to building, a bunch of new handy items, and more. You can check out a quick teaser trailer for Bellanoir, below.

Palworld developer PocketPair has released a big new update for its breakaway hit, bringing with it the game's first raid boss.

Pocketpair have released a new Palworld update, Steam version v0.2.0.6, which introduces the monster-catching survival game's first Raid Boss, a gloating Gothy squid-lady by the name of Bellanoir. She'll be available to conjure by using slabs at new Summoning Altars. Be prepared for a tough fight, especially if you opt for the "extreme" version of the boss. Bellanoir can't be captured, but she does drop a Pal Egg on defeat.

Palworld update 0.2.0.6 is now available for download. This patch introduces the game's very first raid boss, Bellanoir, in addition to expanding Palworld with dozens of other features and improvements, including some much-needed anti-cheat measures.

Palworld’s latest update has added the game’s first raid boss, Bellanoir.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has released the biggest update to the game yet, adding its first raid boss, called Bellanoir, alongside a long list of new content.

Pocketpair has released its first major content update for Palworld, adding the early access title’s first raid boss, Bellanoir. Using slabs at the Summoning Altar, players can battle her. While raid bosses can’t be captured, they do drop Pal Eggs. There’s also an Extreme version of Bellanoir that is “incredibly powerful and difficult to defeat.”

players are using mods to create massive cities from scratch in-game and the results are quite impressive. Though there are small cities spread throughout the map, most of them are small shacks built out of wooden planks and metal scraps instead of the materials players can use to build their bases. Fortifying bases and making sure that the base is completely unraidable is key in but this player wanted to make sure that they had even more life than just a few Pals running around.

PocketPair's Palworld — a game that the internet dubbed 'Pokemon with guns' ahead of its early access release in January — has been a huge success for both the developer and Xbox.

could see a much-needed endgame improvement soon. Unlike most open-world survival games, is surprisingly linear. Sure, players can go wherever they want, whenever they want, but the map is always the same, aside from its procedurally generated dungeons. Players will always find the same landmarks, Pal habitats, and skill trees in the same places in . There's something to be said for a bespoke map design, but the linear nature of means that there's a clear-cut endgame. At a certain point, a player has done everything there is to do on the Palpagos Islands.

In January, the «Pokemon with guns» game Palworld blew up the internet. Thanks partly to its availability via Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview, the game attracted some 25 million players. Developer Pocketpair says that plans to bring the game to other platforms continue apace, and discussions with unnamed platform holders are underway, likely including PlayStation.

Palworld’s endgame options are set to expand with the introduction of the game’s first raid. Following the game’s meteoric rise earlier this year, the team published a roadmap laying out its plans for the game. The main takeaway was that while new content was coming, Pocketpair was prioritizing fixing the game’s major pain points before pivoting to adding new things to the game.