Garena announces Palworld Online mobile MMO for 2026

The developers behind the hit game Palworld have licensed a new mobile massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Palworld Online, to be published later this year. The announcement was made on August 3, 2026, by Singapore-based mobile developer and publisher Garena, which is creating the game under an official license from the original Japanese studio, Pocketpair.

Palworld Online is described as a reimagining of the PC survival and creature-collecting title, built from the ground up for iOS and Android devices. It will feature a seamless open world where players can simultaneously exist, a significant departure from the original game's 32-player server cap. Core mechanics like capturing and raising creatures, known as Pals, and base-building will remain, but will be integrated into an MMO structure featuring cooperative progression, player-versus-player battles, PvE world bosses, and a new narrative setting with exclusive story elements.

The interface is being designed specifically for touchscreens, with optional one-tap controls for managing bases on mobile devices. Garena president Terry Zhao stated the goal is to bring the depth and freedom of the PC version to phones...