Welcome again, cozy players, and welcome dwelling to these of you simply becoming a member of the Palian neighborhood on PlayStation 5.
Firstly, I wish to thank each considered one of you for supporting Palia for the reason that sport launched on PS5 final 12 months. There’s one thing particular about snuggling in on the sofa with a cup of espresso, adorning your Dwelling Plot, then casting a line within the fishing pond with the haptic suggestions of a DualSense controller! And there’s a complete lot extra the place that got here from.
On Could 12, we’re opening the gates to Palia’s subsequent main growth: The Royal Highlands. The upcoming growth introduces a sprawling, sun-drenched area; a brand-new chapter in Palia’s story; extra Villagers to satisfy; and so many options we’ve been champing on the bit to unveil.
And this time… you’ll be hoofin’ it in fashion.
A brand new frontier awaits within the Royal Highlands
The Royal Highlands is our third Journey Zone, and by far our most formidable.
The large new map provides an elevated countryside of windswept cliffs, rolling golden fields, and historical stone buildings steeped in quiet, old-world magnificence. From the second you arrive, the area feels refined and regal – however beneath that magnificence lies one thing older, an historical secret misplaced to time.
As you discover, you’ll meet Eshelon, inheritor to the Bahari Dukedom, who has been despatched to research some peculiar occurrences unfolding throughout the “Highlands.” Collectively, you’ll dig into the mysteries behind Amber Echo, an odd substance spreading throughout the area that encapsulates and traps something – or anybody – caught in its snare. Not a lot is known about Amber Echo… solely that these confined inside are frozen in time for years, many years, possibly a millenia… a sticky state of affairs certainly!
Regardless of the hazard, the Journey Zone is stuffed with alternative. New supplies to assemble, bugs to catch, fish to reel in, and creatures to hunt, together with the elusive Jaakcat, await throughout each hill and valley.
Saddle up: horses arrive in Palia
Exploring an unlimited new area is not any small job. However we’ve made positive you received’t must go it alone.
For the primary time, you’ll be able to meet, tame, and journey your very personal horse. Early in your Royal Highlands journey, you’ll be launched to your first mount, opening up sooner, smoother traversal internationally.
Driving is designed to really feel each responsive and grounded. Horses transfer via pure gaits, constructing into velocity in a manner that feels tactile and intuitive. Whether or not you’re galloping throughout open terrain or taking a relaxed trot alongside ridge-lined roads, the expertise is supposed to really feel calm, immersive, and linked.
You’ll be capable of select from three distinct horse varieties at launch, every with its personal look and character. Horses additionally tie immediately into the Ranching talent, permitting you to lift and breed horses whereas shaping their traits over time – some favoring velocity, others endurance, and some providing rarer qualities.
Extra methods to construct, customise, and categorical your self
The Royal Highlands additionally expands the way you form your own home and identification in Palia.
The growth introduces the Historic Human Dwelling Line, impressed by the structure discovered all through the Royal Highlands. Suppose stone foundations, dramatic verticality, and refined architectural silhouettes that can take your Dwelling Plot to the following stage… actually.. A brand new Capstone lets you enhance the variety of tales your own home can have, opening the door to unprecedented multi-level designs.
Pair your expanded area with the Aristocrat’s Set, a group of ornate, Renaissance-inspired decor that brings a way of luxurious to your Dwelling Plot.
And you’ll customise past your own home with an expanded Clothes Dye system, permitting you to use colours you’ve unlocked on to your outfits, providing you with extra management over self-expression.
Celebrating 10 million gamers
Earlier than you journey into the Royal Highlands, we have now one thing particular to rejoice.
Palia has surpassed 10 million gamers worldwide – a milestone representing hundreds of thousands of tales, houses, and shared moments throughout the neighborhood.
To say thanks, we’re kicking off the ten Million Participant Celebration Occasion, reside from at the moment via Could 11. Through the occasion, gamers can earn rewards just by enjoying, together with as much as two free premium Thriller Outfits, alongside event-exclusive Decor, Plushes, a Nameplate, and extra.
Whether or not you’ve been with us from the start or are simply getting began, that is our manner of claiming thanks for being a part of the journey.
Your journey continues on Could 12
The Royal Highlands growth launches Tuesday, Could 12, on PlayStation 5.
It’s our greatest Journey Zone but, a brand new strategy to discover together with your equine companion, and the following step in unlocking much more creativity from Palians throughout the globe.
From all of us at Singularity 6, thanks for being a part of this journey with us.
We’ll see you within the Royal Highlands.
