Pal Compass
Pal CompassIndependent Palworld guide

Palworld 1.0Wiki & Guide

Pal Compass is an independent Palworld 1.0 guide for Pal locations, builds, breeding, maps, and current game data. Start with Bakemi and Orserk, then explore the full-release systems shaping Palpagos.

287

Pals in 1.0

72

New Pals

v1.0.1

Verified build

Players riding Pals through the open world in Palworld 1.0
Current verified patchPalworld v1.0.1
Last checkedJuly 25, 2026
Official sourceSteam announcements

01 / Live Pal guides

Explore Palworld guides

Start with current Palworld 1.0 location, breeding, build, skill, and Pal data guides.

2 Pal guides live
01

Orserk

World Tree location, current breeding route, combat build, base work, skills, and Pal data.

Open Orserk guide

02

Bakemi

Sunreach location research, Poison Fog build, Prixter team synergy, breeding, skills, and Pal data.

Open Bakemi guide

03

Best Pals

Ranked picks for combat, bases, transport, and exploration.

Coming soon

04

Map

Fast travel, bosses, resources, dungeons, and points of interest.

Coming soon

05

Breeding Calculator

Parent combinations, child results, and passive planning.

Coming soon

02 / Release briefing

What is Palworld 1.0?

Palworld 1.0 is the full release of Pocketpair's open-world survival crafting game, expanding the Pal roster, map, progression systems, and late-game goals.

Palworld 1.0 launched in July 2026 after more than two years in Early Access. Pocketpair's official update introduced 72 new Pals, taking the total roster to 287, and opens Sunreach—a large island built around new settlements, opponents, resources, and discoveries. The World Tree also becomes a real destination rather than distant scenery, giving the full release a clearer late-game focal point.

Two Palworld 1.0 progression systems deserve special attention. Awakening lets players strengthen a Pal beyond normal growth, while Mutation can create meaningful differences between individuals. Together they make capture quality, long-term investment, and team planning more important. Returning players should expect familiar survival, crafting, automation, and combat loops, but with more reasons to evaluate each Pal instead of treating duplicates as interchangeable.

Pal Compass separates verified game data from editorial and community-tested advice. The Bakemi guide and Orserk guide are live now, with locations, breeding, builds, skills, and source notes kept in one place. Additional Pal pages and tools will be published as their Palworld 1.0 data is validated.

Read Pocketpair's full 1.0 change list

03 / Player answers

Palworld 1.0, explained

Direct answers to the questions returning players and first-time explorers ask most about the full release.

01

How many Pals are in Palworld 1.0?

Palworld 1.0 has 287 Pals in total. The full-release update added 72 new Pals, increasing the number of combat roles, work suitability combinations, mounts, drops, and team-building options. The live Palworld Pals guide library starts with Bakemi and Orserk and will grow into a searchable roster. Each page separates verified game data from editorial recommendations so players can compare elements, skills, habitats, and base roles without confusing facts with rankings.

02

What changed on the Palworld 1.0 map?

The Palworld 1.0 map expands with Sunreach, a large island built around new settlements, opponents, resources, and discoveries. The World Tree also becomes an explorable full-release destination and a clearer late-game objective. The planned interactive Palworld map will eventually organize fast-travel points, bosses, dungeons, resources, and important locations. Until those coordinates are validated, this guide describes confirmed areas without publishing an incomplete map.

03

How do Awakening and Mutation affect Pals?

Awakening gives players another way to strengthen an individual Pal beyond familiar growth, while Mutation can create meaningful differences between otherwise similar Pals. These Palworld 1.0 systems make capture quality and long-term investment more important. They also affect how future best Pals rankings and the Palworld breeding calculator should be designed: recommendations must account for the current full-release systems instead of reusing Early Access assumptions.

04

Does Palworld 1.0 support multiplayer servers?

Palworld 1.0 supports solo play, four-player online co-op, and dedicated servers for larger communities. The official Steam listing and Pocketpair server guide remain the source of truth for platform availability, hosting requirements, and player limits. This wiki currently records a dedicated-server limit of up to 32 players and will update that figure whenever official documentation changes.

Check the official server guide

04 / At a glance

The 1.0 signal

Five places and systems that define the scope of the Palworld full release.

  1. 01

    Sunreach

    A large new island expands the map with settlements, opponents, resources, and discoveries.

  2. 02

    The World Tree

    The long-visible landmark becomes a real full-release destination and late-game focus.

  3. 03

    Awakening

    A new growth system deepens the investment players can make in individual Pals.

  4. 04

    Mutation

    Individual Pals can develop meaningful differences that affect long-term team planning.

  5. 05

    System reworks

    Official notes cover broad changes to Pals, combat, bases, multiplayer, and presentation.

05 / World view

Palpagos, reframed

Official game imagery from the current Steam listing. Pal Compass connects these locations to current Pal guides and will add map tools as exact coordinates are validated.

Players flying across Palworld's open landscape on mounted Pals

Explore

A broader world

Pals working among production lines, crops, power units, and buildings at a Palworld base

Build

A living production base

A Palworld player confronting a large pink Pal beside the water

Combat

Fight beside your Pals

A Palworld player facing a large winged Pal in a snowy valley

Survive

Hunt across every biome

Images © Pocketpair, Inc., sourced from the official Palworld Steam store media library for editorial reference.

06 / Quick answers

Palworld 1.0 FAQ

Short answers for release, roster, tools, and sourcing questions.

Is Palworld 1.0 the full release?
Yes. Palworld 1.0 is the full release that followed more than two years of Early Access. Pal Compass separates confirmed 1.0 information from editorial recommendations and community-tested advice.
How many Pals are in Palworld 1.0?
Palworld 1.0 has 287 Pals in total. The full-release update added 72 new Pals, alongside changes to Pal growth, combat, bases, exploration, and presentation.
Where can I find Palworld 1.0 Pal guides?
Open the Pal Compass Pals library for current guides. Bakemi and Orserk are live now, with locations, breeding routes, builds, skills, Pal data, and source notes.
Where are version-sensitive facts checked?
Release dates, patch numbers, feature claims, and server limits are checked against Pocketpair announcements, the official Steam listing, and Pocketpair's server documentation.

Source policy

Verify first. Publish second.

Version-sensitive claims on this Palworld 1.0 wiki link back to official Pocketpair or Steam sources. Rankings and calculators will stay unpublished until their underlying 1.0 data can be audited.

Official

Pocketpair announcements, Steam store data, and server documentation.

Game-data derived

Values extracted from the current build and checked before publication.

Community verified

Repeatable findings confirmed by more than one player or independent test.

Editorial

Clearly labeled analysis, recommendations, and practical guide writing.