How much RAM does a Palworld server need?
Palworld is the heaviest game per player on this list relative to its player cap, and the number it needs on day one is not the number it needs a month later.
Recommendation
You need a server with at least
12GB
- Engine / Base OS:
- 8 GB
- Player Overhead:
- +2.0 GB
- Estimated Raw Usage:
- 10 GB
- Suggested cores:
- 4
- Disk to allow:
- 15 GB+
Unreal Engine 5 spreads across cores, but base and Pal AI still concentrate on a few.
View 12GB PlansWhat actually drives Palworld memory use
It runs on Unreal Engine 5 and holds every base, every structure and every captured Pal's AI state in memory. Memory use climbs steadily across a session — the server is well known for not releasing everything it should — so a world that booted at 8 GB can be sitting much higher by the end of the week.
The mistake to avoid
Sizing for a fresh world. A 32-slot server on a mature save with several large bases will use several gigabytes more than the same server on day one. Budget the headroom up front, and schedule a nightly restart to reclaim what the process does not.