Forget The Guns, Palworld Has One Item That's Especially Brutal

, the new survival game released by Pocketpair, has exploded in popularity upon its release, reaching over one million concurrent players on the Steam PC version alone. Though described often as "," the title is much more similar to other survival and farming games like or than the former pocket-monster collecting title. That said, there is no lack of interesting creatures or items that one can craft or find in the game, with one such item being especially brutal.

Though the concept of with guns on its face seems absurd, the shooting mechanics in are indeed rated Teen and resemble gunplay from less realistic titles like or rather than «realistic» titles like or. That said, a lot of emphasis and a bit of concern have been put into the weaponry in the game, but there's actually another item that is equally, if not more brutal, hidden within the game's technology tree.

Of all the different items in, perhaps the most brutal one is the Meat Cleaver. A knife created to butcher Pals, the Meat Cleaver replaces the «Pet» command in with the «Butcher» command. As described by the item in-game, Pals are removed from the game entirely once butchered. This element starkly contrasts with getting knocked out, which is what usually happens when Pal's HP is reduced to zero. Upon butchering, the screen actually blurs out the scene, maintaining its T for Teen rating.

To revive a knocked-out Pal, one can simply place them in the Pal Box, and they'll revive after a set period.

Upon butchering a Pal, they'll be removed from the game for good, and the character will receive resources that typically come with that type of Pal. The Meat Cleaver can also be used as a short-range melee weapon, though by Tier 12 when it's unlocked, much better weaponry should already be available. Though the mechanic on its face would seem somewhat untoward, there's actually a pretty good in-game reason for the item to exist.

Though shocking, there's a practical in-game use for the Meat Cleaver, and it's one