Palworld's developer, Pocket Pair, has today shared news about teaming up with the indie survival game, Terraria. This collaboration is expected to appear in Palworld's next significant update, which is set to arrive in early 2025. However, details about this partnership remain quite limited from both Pocket Pair and Re-Logic.
Community Reactions
The Terraria community has expressed a variety of concerns regarding this collaboration. On the Terraria forums, opinions have been mixed. Some members are frustrated about a new partnership when Re-Logic still hasn’t delivered the 1.4.5 update, which was supposed to include the promised Dead Cells collaboration from over a year ago.
Update Delays
Originally, the 1.4.5 update was meant to be a small improvement, but it has now transformed into a more complex issue due to feature creep. Since it was announced, there have been multiple delays; it was first pushed to 2024, and now it appears that it will only release in 2025.
Legal Worries
Others have voiced their worries about Pocket Pair being in a legal dispute with Nintendo over claimed patent infringements. The main issue here is that collaborating with Pocket Pair, who is associated with a potentially infringing game, could lead to Nintendo taking action against Terraria, which might jeopardize the Switch version of the game.
At the end of the day, Palworld and Terraria do share some gameplay elements, notably in survival-crafting, building, and companion mechanics. However, it’s still unclear how the two games will actually merge in this collaboration. Given Re-Logic's current priorities and focus on the 1.4.5 update, it seems more plausible that Palworld will incorporate some Terraria elements rather than the other way around.
Both Palworld and Terraria perform well on handheld devices, such as the Asus ROG Ally, which is currently available at a discounted price of $499.99 for Black Friday.
