The survival crafting title is in early access for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One, and recently hit 462,632 peak concurrent players on Steam.
Pocketpair also revealed that the project began development with just four team members and has been in the works for three years.
Pocketpair's survival-crafting title has 298,012 concurrent players on Steam (and rising) since launching a few hours ago in early access.
Gather all your Pals - Pocketpair's "Pokemon with guns" is officially available in early access, with over 100 creatures to collect.
Pocketpair's eagerly awaited "Pokemon with guns" title is here, but does it offer more for creature-collecting fans to dive into? Find out here.
Go Mecha Ball, Brotato, and Turnip Boy Robs a Bank are also inbound, with Persona 3 Reload and Anuchard arriving in early February.
11 bit studios' post-apocalyptic city-builder is also launching for PC Game Pass in the first half of 2024 and later for Game Pass.
Developer Pocketpair will share a roadmap for its Year 1 plans shortly after the launch of early access on January 19th.
Pocketpair's survival crafting title will have over 100 Pals, +70 building types and more than 350 items for the early access launch.
The showcase will also feature Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Avowed and Ara: History Untold, but no updates for Activision Blizzard titles.
Close to the Sun is available today, while Figment, We Happy Few, Super Mega Baseball 4 and more will be available in the coming weeks.
As exciting as it would be to see Game Pass on Microsoft's rival platforms, it's very unlikely to ever actually happen.
In spite of the investment it demands, Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Game Pass is "making money" and is a "financially viable" service.
Despite recent indications, Phil Spencer has stated that the company currently has no plans to bring Game Pass to other platforms.
Spirit of the North, Goat Simulator 3, While the Iron's Hot, Tin Hearts, Rise of the Tomb Raider and more are also coming next month.
World War Z: Aftermath, Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition, Goat Simulator 3, and others will also be added, as per a new leak.
Both RPG shooters are now available to Game Pass subscribers on PC and consoles.
Microsoft is looking to bring its Game Pass subscription and its games to even rival platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo's hardware.
"We are talking to them about getting the game onto both of those services," says Ascendant Studios CEO Bret Robbins.
The duo will be joined in the subscription service's catalog by Shiro Games and Funcom's 4X strategy title Dune: Spice Wars.
