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Pocketpair may announce a game soon, but don't expect anything like Palworld

Pocketpair Publishing seems ready to share news of an upcoming title soon, but Publishing Manager John Buckley warns it likely won't be like Palworld.

TJ Denzer

March 12, 2025 12:28 PM

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Earlier this year, Palworld developer Pocketpair announced the formation of a publishing branch, aptly named Pocketpair Publishing. Now it seems the group is close to revealing its first batch of published games. However, with the fast-selling Palworld behind it, Pocketpair Publishing is also aiming to temper expectations lest fans believe it’s about to reveal something like Palworld.

Pocketpair Publishing shared a tease that it may be about to reveal its first published games on its social media this week. Where the group stated rather coyly that it should “probably announce a game soon,” publishing manager John Buckley was a bit more cautious, given the recent success of Pocketpair’s Palworld.

“I’m very nervous to reveal our first batch of games,” Buckley wrote. “Not because I think the reception will be bad (they are all bangers), but because I worry people will just expect more Palworld. PPP’s goal is to help cool indies get made so I hope you like our first round of games!”

I’m very nervous to reveal our first batch of games.

Not because I think the reception will be bad (they are all bangers), but because I worry people will just expect more Palworld.

PPP’s goal is to help cool indies get made so I hope you like our first round of games! Soon™️ https://t.co/7b789ARfQM

— Bucky | Palworld 🔜 GDC (@Bucky_cm) March 12, 2025

It’s not an out-of-place concern to have. Palworld will likely be synonymous with Pocketpair for a long time to come, given that the game was said to have been downloaded by around 32 million players two weeks ago. It may not be as active as it was at launch, but it still enjoys a playerbase in the 20k to 40k range on a daily basis, according to SteamDB.

Nonetheless, Pocketpair Publishing seems like it’s just about ready to show off something exciting. As we wait to see what that looks like, stay tuned for game reveals here at Shacknews by following the Pocketpair topic.

TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on BlueSky @JohnnyChugs.