OTGLY - Steam Hit Palworld Sells 5M Copies Despite Death Threats Pokémon Plagiarism Claims | Benzinga
Palworld, the 'Pokémon with guns' survival and crafting game, sold more than five million copies in just three days, with an impressive rate of 86,000 copies sold per hour.
This sales pace outpaced major titles like Marvel's Spider-Man, God of War, and The Last of Us 2 in their respective first three days.
However, the success of the game has been marred by controversy and death threats directed towards its developers.
What Happened: There's an online debate regarding similarities between Palworld's creatures (Pals) and Pokémon, leading to accusations of plagiarism.
Although the developer, Pocketpair, insisted that Palworld is more aligned with survival crafting games like Ark Survival Evolved and Valheim, apparently this wasn't enough to stop the harassment from angry Pokémon fans.
"Frantically working through all my DMs and emails! I promise! However, you'll ...