A Palworld horror-themed dating sim spinoff is on the way

Palworld developer Pocketpair called Palworld: More Than Just Pals. This looks to be a dating sim with horror elements in which you can romance the various Pals from the original game.

The gameplay description suggests it’s set at a mysterious school, and players can not only fall in love with these creatures, but also “dismantle and eat them.” The original game already let you eat Pals, but the ability to romance the gun-toting animals is new.

We don’t know too much about the specifics of gameplay, though there is a trailer. Developer Pocketpair insists this is despite today’s date. There’s an active Steam page complete with system requirements, for whatever that’s worth. We don’t have a release date or price for this one just yet.

This isn’t the first Palworld spinoff. The company , which is a farming sim where players can punish Pals that aren’t working hard enough. There’s no .

The original Palworld . It’s a cheeky and violent take on Pokémon that has of . There’s no way to date or eat Pokémon in any of Nintendo’s games, though Pokopia lets players move in with the creatures and sleep next to them. Many people are particularly fond of turning , who is basically just a big and buff man.