Right at the end of November 2024, Pocketpair announced thatPalworldwould be getting its first-ever crossover update, themed entirely aroundTerraria. Although it kept most of the details about the collaboration under wraps at the time, Pocketpair added a Meowmare Sword toPalworldduring the game’s Feybreak update to celebrate the news. In May 2025, theTerrariacrossover update was officially unveiled with the name, “Tides of Terraria,” and it was revealed that it would feature far more content than initially expected. Pocketpair promised that the collaboration would add new pals and islands, and that it could be enjoyed byPalworldandTerrariafans alike.
Palworld’s Tides of Terraria update was finally released for all platforms earlier this week, and, as Pocketpair claimed, it’s filled to the brim with all-new content. This crossover update bringssome ofTerraria’s monsters toPalworld, and it features completely new skins, a raid boss, extra gameplay mechanics, several skills, craftable buildings, weapons, armor pieces, an arena challenge mode, side missions, and seven additional islands. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, Pocketpair has also added a uniqueTerraria-themed dungeon toPalworldas part of this update, which players can visit to gather materials from theTerrariauniverse.
Players Can Tame the Eye of Cthulhu in Palworld
The New Terraria Monsters in Palworld, Including the Eye of Cthulhu, are Classified as Pals
Out of all the new features thatPalworld’s Tides of Terraria update contains, though, there’s one in particular that really stands out. InPalworld, players can now fight and tame the Eye of Cthulhu,one ofTerraria’s most iconic monsters. All the monsters fromTerrariathat are featured in this update are categorized as Pals in the game. Because of this, they can be used in pretty much exactly the same way that a regular Pal can. Players can keep the Eye of Cthulhu as a companion, force it to work in a factory, and even use it to breed other Pals.
Since They’re Different Types of Games, Terraria Doesn’t Let Players Tame the Eye of Cthulhu, Unlike Palworld
TerrariaandPalworldshare a few superficial similarities, but they’re completely different kinds of games.Terrariais a 2D action-adventure sandbox game with some survival elements, andPalworldis more of a traditional open-world survival game, albeit one withmonster-catching gameplay mechanics. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, thatTerrariadoes not let players tame the Eye of Cthulhu (or, really, any of the enemies in the game), likePalworldnow does.
InTerraria, the Eye of Cthulhu is one of the first major boss enemies that players may come across in their playthrough. It is, as its name suggests, a giant floating eyeball with vein-like tentacles that has the ability to fly through blocks and spawn other mini eyeball monsters.The Eye of Cthulhu can be defeatedpretty easily on Classic difficulty, and, as such, it doesn’t have any particularly valuable drops. Although it normally spawns by itself in the world ofTerraria, it can be summoned manually using an item known as the Suspicious Looking Eye at nighttime.
The Eye of Cthulhu in Palworld is Noticeably Distinct from Its Terraria Equivalent
In addition to the fact that it can be tamed, the Eye of Cthulhu’s incarnation inPalworldis a tad more different from itsTerrariacounterpart. Here, the Eye of Cthulhu can only be found inthe Sealed Realm of Terraria, a small island situated right next to the volcano in the game. Players who enter the dungeon on this island can challenge this monster to a battle. Unlike inTerraria, though, the Eye of Cthulhu is a very difficult enemy to defeat. If players manage to capture and tame it, the monster’s demeanor ends up becoming a lot more docile. In the newly-released Tides of Terraria gameplay trailer, the Eye of Cthulhu can even be seen expressing happiness as a player in the game rubs its body.Terrariafans will probably never be able to get the Eye of Cthulhu as a pet in their game, but at least they can finally do so inPalworld.
