Palworld launched to enormous success in 2024, and the developers at Pocketpair don’t seem to have any interest in slowing down. Palworld has received plenty of updates since its release, and there are more big changes on the horizon. The latest of these big steps for the game, the Palworld Crossplay update, is available now! Check out all the latest info on Palworld Update 0.5.0, the Crossplay Update, below.

Palworld Crossplay Update Release Date

Pocketpair originally made the announcement that a “late March” release would finally bring crossplay to all platforms, and it has finally arrived as of March 19, 2025! With this update’s release, players across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC can all play together in seamless cooperation!

New Content – Patch Notes

In their original announcement, Pocketpair also revealed that the crossplay update would bring more new content. While they didn’t go into specifics, we don’t have to speculate anymore! In fact, here are all of the new features you can enjoy in Palworld as detailed by the patch notes of update version 0.5.0:

  • Crossplay is now available across all platforms.
  • Global Palbox: Store Pal data in the Global Palbox and transfer Pals between worlds!
  • Dimensional Pal Storage: A new storage system with 10 times the capacity of a regular Palbox! Guild members can access it, and it can also be used as a personal storage with private settings.
  • Cosmetic Armour System: You can now equip armor cosmetically in the Antique Dresser. Change your character’s appearance without affecting armour stats!
  • Photo Mode: Accessible from the Pal Command Wheel. Hide the UI and move the camera around to take stunning screenshots.
  • Drafting Table: Combine low-rarity blueprints to create higher-rarity ones!
  • Dedicated Servers for Mac.

The update has also brought a variety of specification adjustments, balance adjustments, new achievements, and bug fixes. You can follow this link for the full rundown, or head to the bottom of this page for the full patch notes. Pocketpair has confirmed that this isn’t the final update for Palworld and that they have plenty of things in store for the game’s future. Per the Palworld 2025 roadmap, more surprises are still on the horizon. Said surprises could include new Pals, new technologies, the crossover between Palworld and Terraria, or the addition of a “true endgame” experience as described by the developers. Whatever Pocketpair has planned, fans seem to be ready for more. In celebration of the update, Palworld is also available for 25% off on Steam and the PlayStation store. If you’re a PC or PlayStation user who’s been curious about the game, now is the perfect time to jump in. You can also set up a Palworld dedicated server with BisectHosting regardless of the platform you play on!

Palworld Update 0.5.0 Full Patch Notes

Specification Adjustments

  • Buildings can now be placed even if they overlap with a Pal.
  • When connecting foundations or roofs, the connected pieces will now automatically align in the same direction.
  • Assigning an Ice Pal to the Flea Market will slow down item decay in storage and sales.
  • Added torches at the entrances of random dungeons for better visibility.
  • Players can now sit on chairs and cushions.
  • Some weapons that dealt ultra-high damage to trees will no longer drop items upon destruction.
  • Added new NPCs and improved NPC behavior during conversations.

Balance Adjustments

  • Adjusted elemental chest rewards. Dog Coins will always drop from these chests and they also have a small chance of containing work suitability books. (Existing chests in current worlds will retain old drop tables; new ones will follow the update table.)
  • Increased EXP gained from defeating the Attack Chopper.
  • Increased the DPS of Flamethrowers.
  • Adjusted teh default attack used by Electric and Dark Pals when all active skills are on cooldown, making them more in line with the other elements.
  • Some human NPCs now have work suitability and work animations when assigned tasks at a base.
  • Summoned raid bosses can no longer damage other bases.
  • Added Water attribute to Dumud.
  • NPC event rewards have been adjusted. To maintain fairness, all NPC conversation logs have been reset, allowing players to claim rewards again!

UI

  • Favorites have been categorized into Favorte 1, 2, and 3 groups.
  • Holding the +/- button in the Pal Soul Enhancement UI will now continuously increase/decrease values.
  • Added a new sorting option for Pal Box: Sort by Work Suitability Level.
  • Added a “Extra Large” text size option.
  • Added Fullscreen Mode.

Achievements

  • Added several new achievements.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where players could get launched into space while climbing.
  • Fixed a bug where getting stunned by an enemy while riding a flying Pal over water would send the player flying into the sky.
  • Fixed an issue where commanding a summoned Pal to attack would also target the Black Marketeer and Medal Merchant.
  • Fixed a bug where Bounty Tokens with identical passive effects did not stack properly.
  • Fixed an issue where players would sometimes get launched upward when dismounting Azurmane.
  • Fixed an issue on dedicated servers where Pals could get stuck on top of feed boxes.
  • Fixed an issue where raiding NPCs could attack players through walls if they couldn’t reach them.
  • Fixed a bug on dedicated servers where Bounty Token effects were not applied upon login.
  • Fixed an issue where attacking some NPCs did not add to the player’s crime level.
  • Various many other minor bug fixes.