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In an April Fools ’ Day prank in 2024 , the developers of Palworld , Pocketpair , announce a fake date sim whirl - off called “ Pal ♡ world ! ~More Than Just Pals~ ” . The announcement was made through a tweet and a video house trailer that showcased a cute and colored world with Palworld ’s creature companions , Pals .

The tweet trailercleverly uses a visual style similar to pop visual novels like Doki Doki Literature Club . It demo two-footed , 2D versions of popular crony like Katress , Chillet , and Lovander as potential romance option , as well as human lineament like Zoe , a familiar gaffer in Palworld , and the mysterious Black Marketeer .

The game ’s premise follows classic date sim image , allowing player to choose between pursuing friendly relationship or romance with their choose companion . However , the announcement make a unique twist by introduce the option to “ tear down and eat ” the in - biz type live as Pals . The tweet also hints at the approaching tone ending of an adult interlingual rendition of this fictional dating sim .

PalworldDating Sim 💕 “Pal ♡ universe ! ~More Than Just Pals~“Will you stay on friends or fall in love?Or take apart and use up them … 🍴 sidekick take off their clothes⁉️ An adult version will also be released 🔞 #AprilFoolsDay*Update for Palworld is come soon!pic.twitter.com / SHZF5QatLw

The video trailer maintains an atmosphere of barren appeal throughout most of its runtime , lulling viewers into a common sense of familiarity with the dating sim music genre . However , the reveal amount at the end with a sudden slip in tone . Katress , one of the featured Pal romance options , present the player accusingly , her construction morphing into one of obsessional jealousy . The TV ends with her repeating the word “ LIAR ! ” as a scarey zoom underscore her disturbed demeanor — a clean-cut nod to the psychological repugnance constituent popularize by Doki Doki Literature Club .

I would n’t be surprised if this is a soft sell for a real mode for the game . The “ Pal ♡ human race ! ~More Than Just Pals~ ” date sim joke discharge date is April 1 , 2025 . The preview also beleaguer an coming update for Palworld , promising fan more content for the core game , but it was a line at the very closing of the tweet , so no real data was given .