PAL

PAL

Gus Jewell · October 30, 2022 · Horror, Simulation, Space Sim, Time Management, Artificial Intelligence

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Mixed52% · 46 📉 Recent reviews down 33%
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PAL price

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About PAL

A new mission awaits completion. Will you listen to PAL? Maintain your engine, lights, and oxygen levels while avoiding PAL and navigating towards destination

PAL — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 28, 2025
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Not recommended Mar 21, 2026
Completely unplayable. PAL kills you every single time even outside its line of sight, the "TRY AGAIN" button doesn't work, you need to rewatch all of the intros and cutscenes every time you die and you just can't understand what's going on since the game just tells you extremely vague informations and fails the "AI going rogue" part.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Feb 7, 2025
"Pal" is a game that, unfortunately, falls far short of its potential. Marketed as a horror experience, it lacks the essential elements that define the genre, leaving players with a disjointed and frustrating experience. From its incomplete gameplay to its lack of direction, "Pal" feels more like an abandoned project than a finished product. Gameplay: 2/10 The gameplay in "Pal" is virtually nonexistent. The game starts as a walking simulator, with no clear objectives, tutorials, or guidance. Players are left wandering aimlessly through poorly designed environment, wondering what they’re supposed to do. The lack of any meaningful interaction or mechanics makes the game feel like a chore. The situation doesn’t improve when the game introduces a spaceship control segment. The controls are non-existent making what should be a pivotal moment in the game an exercise in frustration. It’s clear that this section was either poorly tested or rushed, as it feels completely out of place and adds nothing to the overall experience. Horror Elements: 1/10 For a game billed as a horror title, "Pal" is sorely lacking in scares. There are no atmospheric tension, no jump scares, and no psychologica…
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Not recommended Aug 6, 2026
this game was VERY bad i do not recommend this game to anyone the sounds are way to loud theres to menu to even turn it down and while trying to turn the engine on you dont even have a pointer from your mouse to see where your clicking this game needs to be taking down
Not recommended Jun 6, 2024
Ok game but my ears are bleeding now
Not recommended Mar 1, 2024
Awful. The ship jump scares you if you fail tasks. My cursor also disappeared. Slow ass character strange puzzles. Definitely give it a pass.

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