One of the most entertaining aspects of Palworld is that it fuses a few different genres into one very silly package. It means that finding a game that’s a lot like all of Palworld is tricky, although not impossible. It also means that if there’s a part of the game you enjoy, you can find games that go all-in on that specific thing, which can be very satisfying. So, to help you find your next game, we’ve gone ahead and compiled some options for you.
Best Games Like Palworld
Before we get into the list proper, we’re just going to explain how this works, as it’s a touch different to normal. Each game here captures an aspect of Palworld, and we’ve listed that aspect in the subtitle below the game name. So, if you’re here trying to find a game about automation, we’ve got you covered. If you want cute creatures, we’ve got you covered. If you want horrible ethical decisions, you can just read a newspaper. Let’s get into the best games like Palworld.
Moonstone Island
Most Like Palworld Overall
If you like everything that Palworld does, but wish it was just a smidge cuter, then Moonstone Island is the game for you. Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim, which means you get to farm, fish, brew potions, and make friends, but also get to go out into the world and collect spirits to do battle with in some cool card-based fights.
While it lacks the base-building, it has an approximation of pretty much everything else from Palworld, and also makes a lot of the other systems a little deeper too. It’s a nice change of pace to Palworld, and while it lacks co-op, it makes up for it with some very lovable NPCs.
Satisfactory
Best For Automation Lovers
There’s a certain type of player in Palworld who adores the automation side of things. There’s something undoubtedly gratifying about putting pieces together to make everything just work. If that’s what you really love about Palworld, then you absolutely need to check out Satisfactory.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory-building game. You can play it with friends, which is our preference, but even alone it’s an exercise in absolute perfection and forethought. Not everyone’s into that, but if you are, this game’s going to scratch that itch in an unmatched way.
Enshrouded
Best For Survival Fans
In any other month, Enshrouded would have been the most exciting survival game released. However, Enshrouded had the misfortune of launching just after Palworld. It’s a sublime take on the survival genre though, and brings in a lot of cool action RPG mechanics to make it just that little bit more exciting.
Enshrouded casts you as a Flameborn, and your only mission is to try and stave off an evil corrupting fog. It’s a fairly hard mission, but you can not only build up a home base to set out from, but also constantly learn and craft new weapons, armour, and even spells. Plus, it has co-op and is a blast with friends.
Siralim Ultimate
Best For Creature-Breeding
Do you like smushing your creatures together to see what happens? Good news, Siralim Ultimate also likes doing that, and it likes doing it a lot. In fact, because of the way it all works, there are over 1,200 different creatures in Siralim Ultimate, each of which has its own skills and talents, and they can be combined to have the best of those talents in one place.
It’s an excellent old-school RPG with more than a touch of the old Dragon Quest Monsters games, and aside from the story itself, has a nigh-on infinite end-game if you’re the kind of person that enjoys that kind of thing. You can also get this game on mobile, which is a good place to have a potentially endless game.
World of Final Fantasy Maxima
Best For Creature-Catching
Finally, we have World of Final Fantasy Maxima, which is the ultimate version of World of Final Fantasy. This is a creature-catching game that pulls together all sorts of parts of the Final Fantasy multiverse into one seemingly adorable creature creature-catching experience. You can get tiny, medium, and huge monsters, and you fight as towers of these critters. It’s very, very, cute.
It also shares a similar darkness at its heart that belies its cute visual style. The story goes to some pretty intense places, and it’ll keep you hooked from start to finish. The Maxima version adds a few cool things as well, so grab that version if you can.
