Palworld dev explains what's going on with its slick Dead Cells-style "Metroidvania x Roguelite," which has its own team who "used to be at Pocketpair"

Screenshot from Never Grave, a side-scrolling platformer/action game, showing our protag slashing at an armored red beast with multiple arms in some kind of underground cavern.

Palworld studio Pocketpair has finally spelled out what the deal is with its upcoming roguelike Metroidvania (that looks an awful lot like Dead Cells and Hollow Knight had a baby) because, as one developer admits, "we've been very bad at explaining this."

Long story short, the gorgeous Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is being made by a now-separate team who used to work at Pocketpair, and the studio's publishing arm, Pocketpair Publishing, is backing this one, even though it was initially revealed with simply Pocketpair listed as the publisher. Phew!