{"id":1162784,"date":"2026-02-10T19:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e7W4AAkXviKuvCQZCd5y5X"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:42:07","slug":"palworld-decides-it-wasnt-april-fooling-after-all-is-actually-making-a-visual-novel-dating-sim-where-you-can-uh-dismember-and-eat-some-of-its-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/palworld-decides-it-wasnt-april-fooling-after-all-is-actually-making-a-visual-novel-dating-sim-where-you-can-uh-dismember-and-eat-some-of-its-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Palworld decides it wasn&#8217;t April fooling after all, is actually making a visual novel dating sim where you can, uh, &#8216;dismember and eat&#8217; some of its cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Around this time last year, on the day of the April fool, Palworld made a funny little jest towards the gaming public\u2014what if we do an extremely original joke and say we&#8217;re making a visual novel? <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/visual-novel\/this-years-inevitable-flood-of-april-fools-day-joke-visual-novels-begins-with-palworld\/\">He he, ho ho, wouldn&#8217;t that be a laugh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I can only imagine the meeting that followed where, staring blankly into space, someone decided to speak up and say &#8216;okay, what if we <em>actually <\/em>make one?&#8217; Clearly, no-one was brave enough to fight against this act of divine injustice, because Palworld developer Pocketpair is absolutely making a visual novel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Steam Page Live\ud83d\udea8A Palworld school romance VN?! \ud83d\udc95Pal\u2661world! ~More Than Just Pals~https:\/\/t.co\/tXgVcWyTbnThe new trailer introduces new characters!\ud83d\udc97Wishlist NOW on Steam \ud83d\udccc pic.twitter.com\/m5nw6nFJZA<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1906687045130653704\">March 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pointedly announced March 31, <em>not <\/em>April 1, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3620480\/Palworld_More_Than_Just_Pals\/\">the game has a Steam page<\/a>, and everything: &#8220;You, the protagonist, enroll as a transfer student in the prestigious Palpagos Private Academy. You will meet unique friends (pals) and enjoy school life through friendship and romance. It&#8217;s up to you whether you stay friends with the pals, develop romantic relationships with them, or even dismember and eat them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even\u2014hold up, even what? Can we just\u2014hold <em>on. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Palworld itself isn&#8217;t any stranger to dark humour. You can cook Pals (<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/palworld-could-be-a-delight-if-it-wasnt-so-invested-in-being-awful\/\">or just overwork them<\/a>)\u2014which is honestly whatever. They might be a little more smarter than the average animal we chow down on in the real world, and also capable of summoning great conflagrations, but most Pals are still\u2026 you know, animals.<\/p>\n<p>The cast of the upcoming visual novel &#8220;Pal\u2661world! ~More Than Just Pals~&#8221;, however, are anthropomorphised. Just straight-up people, with like, clothes, and the capacity for human speech. Why can you dismember and eat them? I have <em>several<\/em> more questions, but that&#8217;s the most pressing one.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, the new trailer (shown below) gives us a glimpse at several new romantic\/gastronomical options.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZUpilXM6638\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>These include Clumsy Quivern, whose &#8220;refreshing smile and innocent personality make him popular with both men and women&#8221;, School Nurse Saya, who &#8220;toys with the protagonist with her adult sex appeal&#8221;, Bubbly Tarantriss, who knits you cute scarves, and Yandere Splatterina, who &#8220;always carries a knife and exudes a dangerous scent&#8221; and &#8220;has a tendency to imprison people&#8221;. Cool.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer itself gives a glimpse at the kind of scenes this accursed creation will provide, like getting caught staring at School Nurse Saya&#8217;s chest, or petting Chillet while they make suggestive noises. Someone, somewhere, will presumably be thrilled by both of these developments. Pal\u2661world! ~More Than Just Pals~ doesn&#8217;t have a release date, so we&#8217;ll be safe from it for a while longer. Now if you&#8217;ll excuse me, I need to go dunk my head in some cold water.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"3b2794fc-8f5f-4a56-ac1f-86ba5170d1df\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Best MMOs\" data-dimension48=\"Best MMOs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:316px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"UjCJY9gjRfatHZjCuGMrhR\" name=\"elden ring square cheer.jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/palworld-decides-it-wasnt-april-fooling-after-all-is-actually-making-a-visual-novel-dating-sim-where-you-can-uh-dismember-and-eat-some-of-its-cast.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"316\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-mmos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"3b2794fc-8f5f-4a56-ac1f-86ba5170d1df\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Best MMOs\" data-dimension48=\"Best MMOs\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Best MMOs<\/strong><\/a>: Most massive<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-strategy-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best strategy games<\/strong><\/a>: Number crunching<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-open-world-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best open world games<\/strong><\/a>: Unlimited exploration<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-survival-games-on-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best survival games<\/strong><\/a>: Live craft love<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-horror-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best horror games<\/strong><\/a>: Fight or flight<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/survival-crafting\/palworld-decides-it-wasnt-april-fooling-after-all-is-actually-making-a-visual-novel-dating-sim-where-you-can-uh-dismember-and-eat-some-of-its-cast\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around this time last year, on the day of the April fool, Palworld made a funny little jest towards the gaming public\u2014what if we do an extremely original joke and say we&#8217;re making a visual novel? He he, ho ho, wouldn&#8217;t that be a laugh. I can only imagine the meeting that followed where, staring blankly into space, someone decided to speak up and say &#8216;okay, what if we actually make one?&#8217; Clearly, no-one was brave enough to fight against this act of divine injustice, because Palworld developer Pocketpair is absolutely making a visual novel. \ud83d\udea8Steam Page Live\ud83d\udea8A Palworld school romance VN?! \ud83d\udc95Pal\u2661world! ~More Than Just Pals~https:\/\/t.co\/tXgVcWyTbnThe new trailer introduces new characters!\ud83d\udc97Wishlist NOW on Steam \ud83d\udccc pic.twitter.com\/m5nw6nFJZAMarch 31, 2025 Pointedly announced March 31, not April&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/palworld-decides-it-wasnt-april-fooling-after-all-is-actually-making-a-visual-novel-dating-sim-where-you-can-uh-dismember-and-eat-some-of-its-cast\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1162785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,9395],"class_list":["post-1162784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-survival-crafting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Palworld decides it wasn&#039;t April fooling after all, is actually making a visual novel dating sim where you can, uh, &#039;dismember and eat&#039; 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