Palworld Meets RuneScape in the New Creature-Collector MMORPG

The MMO genre has long been home to games that offer massive worlds, complex economies, and deep combat systems. However, every now and then a new title comes along that offers something fresh and exciting and takes inspiration from some of the best elements of the game. Mistwildsone of the new MMOs of 2026, offers a Pokemon– as a massive open-world creature-collecting experience with real-time combat and multiplayer features. Still, it could be argued that it has qualities Palworld and RuneScape to create a unique and captivating experience for those of you who seek adventure and discovery.

Mistwilds stands out in the crowded MMO market by combining monster collecting and creature-driven gameplay Palworld with questing, crafting and a vast world RuneScape. There's a lot he does Mistwilds an exciting new entry into the world of MMOs and a title well worth checking out.

Image of two woodcut characters from Runescape: Dragonwilds

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How Mistwilds combines Palworld's Creature-Collection with RuneScape's Deep Crafting and Questing

in the core Mistwilds is a vast, immersive MMO that encourages you to explore a world filled with mystery, danger, and countless opportunities. With possible inspirations drawn from both Palworld and RuneScapethe game combines the best aspects of creature collecting, open world exploration, and deep crafting systems. Players who like monster companions and RPG mechanics will find themselves at home in it Mistwilds.

One of the outstanding features Mistwilds is its creature gathering mechanic, a core element that can easily attract many fans Palworld. IN Mistwildsyou capture and train wild creatures to use as companions in battle, crafting, and exploration. These creatures come in all shapes and sizes, each with their own unique abilities and stats. The best part is that you can evolve and improve these creatures over time, creating a dynamic relationship that grows as the journey progresses.

A collection of creatures (Palworld) meets customizable playstyles

Flying Over Water in Palworld (Early Access)

This mechanic allows you to create your own customized team of wild companions, each with different abilities. You'll need to strategically manage your creatures in battle and use them to aid in battles against wild monsters or other players' pets. It's this connection between creature collecting and loot-based gameplay for solo or multiplayer that makes Mistwilds unlike other MMOs, especially when you consider elements like crafting, dungeons, legendary beasts, and type-based strategies.

Key features of Mistwilds inspired by Palworld:

Capture and train a wide variety of creatures, each with unique skills.
Upgrade your creatures' abilities and stats as they grow alongside you.
Use your creatures wisely to create synergies and dominate battles.
Use your creature to help with resource gathering and exploration.

Deep Crafting and Questing (RuneScape Influence)

Another key feature that Mistwilds borrows from MMOs like RuneScape is its extensive crafting and questing systems. Much like RuneScape, Mistwilds it offers a wide variety of activities, from gathering materials to crafting equipment and completing quests that guide you through an ever-evolving story. Crafting is not only useful for upgrading your equipment, but also for creating new tools and potions that can help in combat or managing creatures.

Whether you're following the main story line or tackling side quests, the game offers great narrative depth and ensures you'll always have something to do. As in most MMOs, you can:

Collect resources and craft weapons, armor and tools.
Tackle main and side quests that keep the game fresh and exciting.
Unlock new abilities and crafting recipes.
Interact with other players by trading and crafting items to sell for profit.
Complete cooperative activities such as dungeons and boss battles (legendary beasts).
Get loot to enhance your gaming experience.
Play PvP battles with Pokemon-like critters.

Why Mistwilds Stands Out: The perfect combination of combat, crafting, and creature collection

There are several reasons Mistwilds A must play MMO for fans of the genre. These are:

Creature-based combat system: Collect and battle over 150 unique wild creatures that can be upgraded and evolved. The game features 8 types of elemental creatures (fire, earth, grass, magic, wind, fighting, holy, ice) and 3 evolution stages combined with real-time combat. PalworldFriends don't evolve, but the similarities are there.
Open world exploration: Traverse a vast world full of mystery and danger, but also exciting opportunities to meet new characters, pets to catch and evolve, and fight your way through quests. You can also delve into dungeons both solo and with other players, and you can explore the open world with flying mounts (which you can raise yourself).
Robust crafting and economy: Craft weapons, tools, and potions while building a player-driven economy to trade and sell. This will allow for interactions with fellow tamers, but shouldn't be a problem for solo players.
Character customization: As with popular MMOs like World of Warcraftcharacter customization is key Mistwildswith equipment affecting both your character's stats and visual appearance. New loot can be a meaningful advancement for both gameplay and appearance.
A true MMO experience: Like RuneScape, Mistwilds mixes RPG elements with endless progression. Engage in meaningful quests, unlock new crafting recipes and train all 150 monsters. Whether you like to play games solo or have fun with others, Mistwilds it offers options for both and lets you enjoy the world at your own pace. However, PvE and PvP are affected by multiplayer, and the game's legendary beasts may not be obtainable without the help of others.

Who is that character?

Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.

Who is that character?

Identify the silhouettes before time runs out.

Easy (7.5s) Medium (5.0s) Hard (2.5s) Permadeath (2.5s)

Mistwilds is available on Steam to wishlist ahead of its release in Q4 2026.

While Mistwilds clearly uses the best features from games like Palworld and RuneScapeit also tries to combine the best of both worlds to create something familiar yet fresh for fans of MMOs and monster collecting. This is rarely done in MMOs, but this new game could be what monster collecting fans have been wanting for years – a live service, Pokemon– as a game with a large open world and deeper systems, while maintaining the familiar loop of capturing monsters that you can train and evolve.