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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.

Updated 2026-08-08

Key takeaways
  • Not a product name
  • Why the phrase exists
  • The five real pillars
  • The card game too

Not a product name

There is no announced Pocketpair game, DLC or campaign called 'More than Pals'. Treat any page selling one as unofficial until pocketpair.jp says otherwise.

Why the phrase exists

Palworld gets pitched as a creature collector, then players discover the survival, automation and shooter systems underneath. The phrase is shorthand for that surprise.

The five real pillars

Combat and gear, base automation, tech-tree progression, boss and raid content, and multiplayer. Pals feed all five rather than being the whole game.

The card game too

The Palworld OFFICIAL CARD GAME extends the IP off-screen with its own sets, rarities and rules — genuinely more than Pals, and covered across the Pal Stars TCG tools.

How to use this guide

Each article below takes one pillar and points at the Pal Stars tool that plans it, so you can go deep on the systems the Pal-catching tutorial never explains.

Further reading
Palworld — official site

Official Palworld hub and news.