Palworld players will not have to delete their old worlds when version 1.0 arrives on July 10. Pocketpair has told players that existing save data can carry into the full launch, answering one of the bigger questions around a survival game leaving Early Access after two and a half years of updates.
The answer comes with a recommendation, though. In an official Palworld social post, Pocketpair said players do not need to wipe their data for 1.0, but suggested that a new character will give returning players the best version of the launch update because of its mechanical overhauls and new content.
Old saves survive, but 1.0 is tuned for a fresh start
Save wipes are always a touchy subject in Early Access survival games. Players can spend hundreds of hours building bases, breeding Pals, clearing towers and setting up production lines, so a forced reset would have been a hard sell even with a full-launch overhaul.
Pocketpair is avoiding that by leaving the choice with players. Anyone attached to an existing world can keep going, while players who want the redesigned progression can start again when Palworld 1.0 launches on July 10. Pocketpair has not released full patch notes yet, but its Steam announcement says the update includes new Pals, new areas, an ominous new threat and the long-awaited World Tree.
The Global Palbox gives returning players a middle ground. The feature, added in Palworld's v0.5.0 update, lets players save a Pal's genetic data and reconstruct that Pal in another world, provided the world's settings allow it. That means a 1.0 restart does not have to leave every favorite or carefully bred Pal behind.
That option changes the shape of the launch decision. Players can preserve an old world, begin a clean 1.0 file or carry key Pals into a new run without treating the update like a total reset.
Palworld remains available on PC, Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Version 1.0 is scheduled for July 10, when the game exits Early Access and opens the World Tree content teased since launch.