Co-op in Palworld: How to Play with Friends Online

In Palworld, you'll explore an open world, craft numerous items, and collect unusual creatures. Doing this is more fun in company, but many have encountered problems when creating a private server. In this guide, we'll talk about all known issues and ways to solve them so you can explore the new world with friends.

If you're trying to start an open session in Palworld or return to the game with multiplayer mode enabled, you might encounter an error message like the screenshot below.

This message appears due to problems with Palworld servers, as the influx of players is too large. Even the developers have noted that they are surprised by the number of gamers. They advise to wait a bit or try to connect several times in a row. This does not affect single-player mode — if you disable cooperative mode, you can start a game session without any problems. You can switch the game mode at any time and later invite friends to your world.

One of the reasons could be an incorrect internet connection. To fix it, just restart your router and reset the Wi-Fi settings.

Yes, Palworld is available on Xbox and Windows and supports cooperative play across different devices.

To connect with a friend, you need to enter an invitation code in the main menu. Here's how to find the code:

At the time of writing this article, Xbox and PC Game Pass users can only play in co-op mode with up to four players, while Steam version owners can create servers that can host up to 32 players simultaneously.

You can check the server status on the official website in a separate section. At the time of writing this article, the developers are already aware of the issue with cooperative mode and are actively trying to solve this problem.

If none of the above helped, you can write to the developer team in the official Discord channel. There you can also learn about updates and find company for playing through.