Understanding the Decline: What Caused Palworld to Lose Two-Thirds of Its Players?

Palworld reached an impressive #2 peak concurrent player count on Steam, hitting 2.1 million players.

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The peak of 2.1 million players was about 15 days ago. Now, it's closer to 750,000, showing a two-thirds decrease over that time.

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Its primary appeal lies in being a live survival game playable on bustling multiplayer servers.

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It's crucial to note that this game isn't free-to-play, and each player has paid $25-30 for their copy.

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However, it seems that approximately 1.4 million players tried the game initially but dropped out after a few days.

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