Palworld dev hits back at claims that the survival hit is a "meme game" that has "burned up," and defends Helldivers 2 while they're at it: "As long as someone is enjoying them then surely it's a win?"

Pal wields a massive turret in a screenshot from Palworld.

Palworld's community manager Bucky is once again here to let you know that you really don't have to stress about a game's peak concurrent player count, regardless of whether it's the popular survival game or something else like Helldivers 2.

Following a Steam stats comparison on Twitter between Palworld and Helldivers 2, one user coins the age of "meme gaming," where you "seek to burn bright and strong" but you know you'll "burn up fast no matter what."