In case you’ve been dwelling underneath a rock, the monster-catching survival sport Palworld is the most well liked factor since sliced bread. As such, it’s solely pure that gamers would need to take it wherever they go; it’s at present solely out there on PC and Xbox Collection X/S (through early entry). Nonetheless, cellular variations have lately been noticed, however you’ll need to suppose twice earlier than downloading them.
An app posing as Palworld has appeared on Apple’s App Retailer and Google Play. In an X post, nevertheless, Palworld developer Pocketpair states that there isn’t any official cellular model of Palworld. The app retailer model lists its developer as Oleksandra Kryvcun, which is the first tip-off that one thing is amiss. Although not out there, the app is out there for pre-order and lists a February 11 launch date.
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There isn’t any Palworld utility for telephones. Apps utilizing names and product photos equivalent to “パルワールド” and “Palworld” are showing on the AppStore and Google Play, however they don’t seem to be affiliated with our firm in any method.We have now reported this situation to Apple, which…
— Palworld (@Palworld_EN) January 31, 2024
Pocketpair warns that downloading this app might result in your private information being stolen. It states that it has reported these apps to Apple/Google. We could not discover the pretend Palworld on Google Play, so it might already be gone. Hopefully, the App Retailer pretend is handled quickly to guard keen gamers from putting in one thing doubtlessly nasty.
Palworld has turn out to be the most well liked (and most controversial) sport of the yr, and it stays to be seen if and when will probably be dropped at different platforms. Till then, you possibly can make amends for all the joy and discourse by studying our in-depth overview of what Palworld entails and our studio profile on developer Pocketpair from final yr. You can even watch us play Palworld from the start on this episode of Recreation Informer Dwell.