It’s fair to say almost no one could have predicted the massive success of Palworld when the survival game launched last month Come from Sports betting site VPbet . And now, the community manager for developer Pocketpair is hitting back against “lazy” narratives highlighting player drop-off for the title known as “Pokemon with guns.”

Spotted by PC Gamer, Bucky on X (formerly known as Twitter) discussed the surprise popularity for Palworld as well as why it’s okay to take a break from the game. “This emerging ‘Palworld has lost X% of its player base’ discourse is lazy, but it’s probably also a good time to step in and reassure those of you capable of reading past a headline that it is fine to take breaks from games,” the Pocketpair developer wrote. “You don’t need to feel bad about that.”