Palworld 1.0 patch notes: 72 new Pals for 287 in all, the Sunreach sky islands, the World Tree and a level cap of 80

Palworld’s early access ended with a patch big enough to feel like a sequel. Here’s what version 1.0 changed and what’s been fixed since.

When did Palworld 1.0 come out?

Pocketpair released version 1.0 on July 10, 2026, Japan time, which was the evening of July 9 in the US. The studio announced the date with its first cinematic trailer at Summer Game Fest on June 5, 2026, and days before launch said 40 million players had tried the game since early access began in 2024. Palworld costs $29.99 on Steam, and the 1.0 changelog also lists fixes for the PS5 and Xbox versions.

What’s in the Palworld 1.0 patch notes?

The headline is 72 new Pals, made up of 47 new Pals and 25 variants, which brings the total to 287. They live in new places: Sunreach, a set of islands floating above Palpagos with tower bosses and ores that need special equipment, and the World Tree, where the reworked main story leads. Pocketpair also added 7 small islands with volcano, desert and ruins biomes, Ancient Ruins with minigames, Watchtowers that reveal the map and work as fast travel points, and new settlements with their own NPCs.

Pals got two new ways to grow. Awakening uses Radiant Gems from the World Tree to unlock a Pal’s hidden power, and Mutation gives breeding a low chance of producing a stronger Pal with higher stats and a unique passive skill. New cakes help, from the Vegetable Cake, which produces two eggs at once, to the Deluxe Vegetable Cake, which makes mutations more likely. More than 200 Pals had their Partner Skills reworked, and the player level cap went from 65 to 80.

What else changed?

In combat, dodging while attacking or aiming became a dash, you can attack while dashing, and reloading carries on through dodges. New gear includes the Wing Pack, a glider that flies on Wing Cells without a Pal, the Plasma Multicutter for gathering on the move and 13 new weapons. Base raids became a wave-based system with rewards for clearing every wave, and defense structures no longer use ammo. Building gained an Aquatic Construction Kit for bases on the shore or at sea.

Multiplayer added in-game voice chat on dedicated servers that turn it on, plus guild roles with their own permissions. Water, coastlines and lighting were redone across the map. Old saves carry over, but mission progress was reset, and Pocketpair told players to back up saves and delete old mod files before updating, because leftover mods could crash the game or corrupt saves.

What patches came after 1.0?

Five so far. v1.0.1 on July 15 and v1.0.2 on July 28 fixed bugs. v1.0.3 on Aug. 11 lowered the unlock level for Jetragon-related technologies from 79 to 70 and for the Aquatic Construction Kit from 66 to 23. v1.0.4 on Sept. 6 added two sub-missions, Beyond Dimensions and From the Far Side of the Moon, along with balance changes. v1.0.5 on Sept. 14 fixed textures loading at much lower resolution for some players.

For another survival game that just left early access, see our Enshrouded 1.0 page, and for what’s coming next year, our upcoming games of 2027 list. Another survival sandbox is still in early access, as our Hytale release date page explains.

This page is updated as soon as Pocketpair releases a new Palworld patch or announces its next major update.