The Creators of 'Palworld' Are Back--This Time With a Horror Game

Pocketpair, the company behind last year's viral game Palworld, has a new venture: publishing indie games. Its first project, scheduled for release later this year, will be an as-yet-unnamed horror game from Surgent Studios, the developer behind 2024's Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Palworld, jokingly referred to as "Pokémon with guns," was a breakout success last year, drawing in more than 25 million players in its first few months. The company's step into publishing comes at a turbulent time for video games, especially smaller studios; last year, Among Us developer Innersloth announced its own move into publishing to help push projects forward. Pocketpair's Palworld success, it seems, is allowing it to do the same.