How to access castaway journals in Palworld

Have you noticed when playing Palworld that you know nothing about the world? As soon as you drop in, you’re greeted by an NPC who gives the rundown of the Pals. But other than that, you’re just existing.

There does seem to be a way to find out about the world in the game through journals. If you want to understand how the setting of Palworld plays out, we’ll show how to find and access castaway journals.

Palworld: How to access castaway journals

These journals like Pal Souls can be found littered throughout the map. To know you’re near one, look for a bluish light glowing on a statue. At night, they can be hard to miss because they shine bright. While not as important as other collectibles, it helps you understand the world better and fills in the gaps. 

Accessing and reading the castaway journals in Palworld is easy, but for some reason, the developers don’t label them correctly in the menu. Head to your main menu in the session, not your inventory page. From there, navigate to the Memo option. Once you click, you should see all the castaway journals that you’ve collected. So, as you go on your adventure and find the journals, you can read them as you go along.

How helpful are the journals?

I have been reading as I play and find tidbits of information that can help with a certain Pal or boss. They do have tips, but it’s more of the game trying to add a narrative element. To me, this is fine, however, as I build away and make my mark in the world, I stop having any interest in finding them. Lore is great, but I feel like maybe it should be more in your face rather than having to go out of the way to find out what happened. When the full game drops, maybe the journals will be overhauled. This could result in the story being told better.

Finding these journals can be easily done in the air as well. Check out which flying mounts can help you with that. 

Palworld is early access now via Steam, Game Pass, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S