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Just More Than Pals — Everything Palworld Is Besides Catching Pals

Palworld is more than Pals: guns and gear, factory bases, raids and towers, tech tree progression, multiplayer and the official card game, all in one guide.

Updated for the current Palworld patch

Player and Pals battling wild creatures before a Palworld capture attempt
Weaken wild Pals and choose the right sphere before attempting a capture. Image: Pocketpair / Steam.
Article 1

What people mean by 'more than Pals'

'More than Pals' is how the community describes Palworld's non-collection half: gunplay, automated factory bases, a tech tree, tower bosses, raids, dungeons, multiplayer and the physical card game. No official Pocketpair product carries that name.

In this article
  • ✓Not a product name
  • ✓Why the phrase exists
  • ✓The five real pillars
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Article 2

Combat, guns and gear beyond Pal battles

Palworld's combat is a third-person shooter with a Pal layer on top: you craft and upgrade firearms, wear elemental-resistant armour, throw spheres mid-fight and let a partner Pal apply elemental pressure while you aim.

In this article
  • ✓Weapon crafting
  • ✓Elemental armour
  • ✓Partner skills in a fight
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Article 3

Base automation: Palworld as a factory game

A late-game Palworld base is a factory: ore and coal feed smelters, plantations feed cooking, power generators run production lines, and Pals with the right work suitabilities keep every stage fed without you.

In this article
  • ✓Work suitabilities are the wiring
  • ✓Production chains
  • ✓Power and logistics
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Article 4

Endgame: towers, raids, dungeons and multiplayer

Palworld's endgame is content, not levels: tower boss fights, raid bosses, dungeon runs, high-tier breeding projects and multiplayer servers where players build, trade and fight together.

In this article
  • ✓Tower bosses
  • ✓Raid bosses
  • ✓Dungeons
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Article 5

More than Pals FAQ

Answers on Palworld beyond collecting: whether 'More than Pals' is an official product, what the endgame is, whether it is a shooter, how much base building matters and where the card game fits.

In this article
  • ✓Is 'More than Pals' an official Palworld game?
  • ✓Is Palworld a shooter?
  • ✓What is there to do after catching everything?
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