It didn't take long for Pocketpair's creature-collecting survival game Palworld to reach an unprecedented state of notoriety for borrowing features from other franchises. Pokemon is the series that Palworld is most known for mirroring, particularly in its Pokemon-like creatures known as "Pals." In fact, since it went into early access, Palworld has received consistent backlash for its Pokemon-esque features, but Pokemon isn't the only source of Palworld's inspiration.