{"id":726558,"date":"2025-11-20T18:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/palworld-devs-upcoming-metroidvania-switches-developer-credit-as-it-drops-a-new-demo?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-11-20T18:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:34:37","slug":"palworld-devs-upcoming-metroidvania-switches-developer-credit-as-it-drops-a-new-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/palworld-devs-upcoming-metroidvania-switches-developer-credit-as-it-drops-a-new-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Palworld dev’s upcoming Metroidvania switches developer credit as it drops a new demo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Palworld developer Pocketpair has dropped a new Steam demo for its upcoming Metroidvania, Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse.<\/p>\n

The upcoming game – which, like Pocketpair’s predecessor, is fielding accusations of alleged plagiarism given its striking similarity to another fan-favourite Metroidvania game – doesn’t yet have a release date, but is expected to release in the next three months, offering up to four-player multiplayer.<\/p>\n

Unlike Palworld, however, Pocketpair isn’t listed as this game’s developer, only its publisher. Pocketpair was<\/em> listed as the developer up until three days ago, but after a quick check with SteamDB<\/a>, it seems this was changed on 25 January 2024.<\/p>\n

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Palworld developer Pocketpair has dropped a new Steam demo for its upcoming Metroidvania, Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse. The upcoming game – which, like Pocketpair’s predecessor, is fielding accusations of alleged plagiarism given its striking similarity to another fan-favourite Metroidvania game – doesn’t yet have a release date, but is expected to release in the next three months, offering up to four-player multiplayer. Unlike Palworld, however, Pocketpair isn’t listed as this game’s developer, only its publisher. Pocketpair was listed as the developer up until three days ago, but after a quick check with SteamDB, it seems this was changed on 25 January 2024. 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