Palworld lets you catch and sell humans, and it's horrifying

Palworld is setting the gaming community ablaze, mainly because of its likeness to another monster catching game (we’ll give you three guesses which one). Yet, it isn’t this discourse that’s horrifying people. Oh no. It’s the fact you can traffic humans.

Despite being designed as a game to catch and battle with Pals, aka the monsters you capture, some are using their skills to catch a more controversial prey: humans. Not only are they catching human NPCs, but some players are also selling them for profit.

Make sure to watch the Palworld launch trailer!

Obviously, those wishing to partake in such unique… ahem… transactions will simply need to dwindle down the NPCs health, like you would with Pals, then once they’re captured, head to a merchant and sell them for some coin.

It really is that simple.

But is it morally right? No. But most Palworld players care little for right or wrong when they’re lost to the joy of frolicking through the world, Pals in their party, human NPCs as mere commodities to barter and sell. Why else has the game already hit three million players in such a short amount of time? Of course, there’s more to it than simply selling humans, which is why our Palworld review is worth checking out.

For those not wanting to waste the skills of their humans for mere profit, allow us to explain that while you can use humans in battles like Pals, their skillset is markedly lacking when compared with the creatures at your disposal. Sure, your human captives will fight if they must, but they’re more likely to perish depending on who they fight against.

Honestly, we’re just grateful that more players aren’t asking questions about whether these unfortunate souls are “breedable”, like one gamer mentioned over on a subreddit that discusses the intricacies of selling humans. Others were less sex obsessed and more focused on whether humans “turn into meat” upon death…

We are truly scared of the possibilities Palworld is opening the monster catching genre up to, yet we can’t look away. Palworld is available to play on Steam and Xbox.