Palworld’s full release is known as update 1.0. The number marks the game’s transition from its long Early Access period into its formal launch version, while earlier releases used 0.x numbering such as 0.5.0.
Palworld first launched on January 19, 2024, through Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview. That release already included survival crafting, open-world exploration, Pal capture, base building, and multiplayer, but Pocketpair continued expanding and revising the game before calling it complete.
Version numbers can cause confusion because every major content drop may be described as an update, even when it is not the full release. For example, update 0.5.0 added cross-play across platforms, but it remained an Early Access update. The 1.0 label signals a broader milestone: a finished baseline version with major system changes, additional content, and the end of the game’s 0.x development phase.