Pokémon fans continue to blast Palworld as AI comments surface from developer’s CEO

Palworld is the talk of the town and one of the fastest-growing games in the industry’s history. It’s already been inducted into Steam’s top 10 most-played games ever, but it is not without its share of controversy. After being accused of copying Pokémon, Palworld is now under fire for allegedly using generative AI.

The action-survival game has been a massive success for the developer, Pocketpair. The latter has previously released a few other games, but none has reached the heights of Palworld. Those exact earlier releases, and some other details mentioned by the community, have drawn criticism for Palworld and accusations that the game may have used generative AI to avoid copyright infringement, particularly on account of Pokemon. Pocketpair’s CEO has also previously commented on using AI to bypass copyright claims, all of which have put Palworld in a curious position.