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Is Palworld Crossplay or Cross-Platform?

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Published: Mar 20, 2025 6:28 PM UTC

Palworld is basically Pokémon with guns, and since it’s still currently available via Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Pass, you may want to try playing with friends. With that in mind, here’s whether Palworld is crossplay or cross-platform.

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Is Palworld Crossplay or Cross-Platform?

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Palworld supports crossplay between all platforms. Originally, it was only between the Xbox Series X|S console version of Palworld and the Xbox Store PC version, so Steam purchasers were left out. But, a year and two months after launch, a new patch has added complete cross-platform crossplay. If you have the game, whether on it’s PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Mac, or PC, you can play alongside your friends regardless of their own platform.

Does Palworld Have Cross-Platform Progress?

What about cross-platform progression? Can you play Palworld on PC and then bring your progress to the Xbox? Unfortunately, not. If you bought Palworld through the Microsoft Store or Xbox Store, you can share progress between the Xbox and PC versions of the game. But if you bought it on Steam or any other platform, there’s no cross-progression at all.

Currently, there’s no news on whether developer Pocketpair will implement a cross-progression system, but I’d imagine it would take an awful lot of work and involve some kind of account system, as in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Related: How To Get and Use the Global Palbox in Palworld

That shouldn’t be enough to put you off Palworld, particularly if you’re just interested in single-player Pokémon, but it’s something to keep in mind. Right now, if you buy it on Steam, Mac, or PlayStation 5, you can’t transfer your progress off that platform.

So, the answer to whether Palworld is crossplay or cross-platform is that it now has crossplay, but cross-platform progression has yet to be added to the game and may never be implemented.

Palworld Early Access is available now.

The above article was updated on 3/20/2025 by Chris McMullen to reflect new information about the game and its crossplay and cross-platform process.

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Chris McMullen is a freelance contributor at The Escapist and has been with the site since 2020. He returned to writing about games following several career changes, with his most recent stint lasting five-plus years. He hopes that, through his writing work, he settles the karmic debt he incurred by persuading his parents to buy a Mega CD. Outside of The Escapist, Chris covers news and more for GameSpew. He's also been published at such sites as VG247, Space, and more. His tastes run to horror, the post-apocalyptic, and beyond, though he'll tackle most things that aren't exclusively sports-based. At Escapist, he's covered such games as Infinite Craft, Lies of P, Starfield, and numerous other major titles.
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