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\nA mobile version of Palworld<\/a> has appeared on the Apple App Store, said to be coming soon – but it is not the real deal. <\/p>\n

\nThe app, which you can see below in screenshots taken by Eurogamer, appears at first glance to be affiliated with Palworld developer Pocketpair and uses the same promotional images as on PC and Xbox. But this app has nothing to do with Pocketpair, and has instead been published by someone known as Oleksandra Kryccun.\n<\/p>\n

\nPocketpair has now said it is aware of this app’s existence, and warned players not to be fooled by its arrival on the App Store (we’ve checked, and can’t see it on the Google Play store at present).\n<\/p>\n

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A mobile version of Palworld has appeared on the Apple App Store, said to be coming soon – but it is not the real deal. The app, which you can see below in screenshots taken by Eurogamer, appears at first glance to be affiliated with Palworld developer Pocketpair and uses the same promotional images as on PC and Xbox. But this app has nothing to do with Pocketpair, and has instead been published by someone known as Oleksandra Kryccun. Pocketpair has now said it is aware of this app’s existence, and warned players not to be fooled by its arrival on the App Store (we’ve checked, and can’t see it on the Google Play store at present). 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