
Early Access
Yes, last updated today, with about 3 updates per month.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
A living 3D VRM desktop companion — voice & text chat, custom animations, props, and memory-backed personality on your screen. Import VRMs, Pal Engine Cloud or local AI, Photo Booth, and the character store.
The developer filed this on the Steam store page. It is not a guess by active.games.
Pal Engine offers an optional AI chat powered by Google Gemini, letting your 3D desktop companion respond with personalized, real-time conversations. Each character has its own personality and memory, creating unique interactions. Built-in content filters block harmful or copyrighted outputs.
Oct 21, 2026 · Patch note
A character chatting on a local model no longer spends Pal Power (opens in new tab)
A character chatting on a local model (Ollama / LM Studio) no longer spends Pal Points in the background. Reported by a user who chats on Ollama and still lost Pal Power regularly. ESLint clean; not launch-tested
Oct 21, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 26116384
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Oct 21, 2026 · Build
beta-test branch build 26116384
Latest build time Steam reports for the beta-test branch.
Oct 20, 2026 · Patch note
Steam purchases (Pal Power & Pro) are more reliable (opens in new tab)
- Finalizing a purchase now retries on network errors (2s, 5s, 10s) and also goes through in offline mode. - If Steam sends no answer within 2 minutes (e.g. the overlay was closed), the app asks the server about the order: approved or paid orders are completed right away; otherwise the user sees "The purchase was not completed. Nothing was charged." - Balan…
Oct 20, 2026 · Patch note
Small patch fix (opens in new tab)
Improve handling of autospeak and microphone mute. Add voice speed for TTS
Pal Engine - Desktop Companion last posted a patch note today (Oct 21, 2026: A character chatting on a local model no longer spends Pal Power (opens in new tab)).
It got about 3 updates per month over the last year and is consistent (71/100). 7 of the last 12 months had at least one update day. Gaps between updates are fairly even.
No. It shipped a build or patch note within the last 90 days and updates steadily.
Pal Engine - Desktop Companion: 33 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 9 days. The chart shows the last 12 months, including months with zero patch notes. Counts are dated patch and update posts, not branch builds.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 14 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 4 |