The viral hit Palworld has been dominating the Steam charts, surpassing games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts Legacy to have the highest concurrent player count of any paid game on the platform. While the success of Palworld has been controversial due to its similarities in creature design to those of the Pokemon series, the game draws ideas from multiple titles beyond Game Freak's classic franchise. Specifically, players have found that Palworld contains several references to FromSoftware's Elden Ring, which is another title it now beats in peak concurrent player count on Steam.