PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

Released Dec 2017

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play! Drop into diverse maps, loot unique weapons and supplies, and survive in an ever-shrinking zone where every turn could be your last.

59% positive · 2.7M reviews
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Released, ongoing live service game
High confidence
Live Service
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Released, ongoing live service game
High confidence
Live Service

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is a free-to-play live-service battle royale that has been in continuous, active development since its December 21, 2017 launch. The game operates on a numbered update cadence — currently in the 43.x series — and regularly introduces new gameplay systems, modes, and content. Recent developer activity confirms ongoing development at a strong pace: On August 7, 2026, the team published a developer letter announcing a new "Meta Rotation" gunplay system overhaul. On August 11–12, 2026, Update 42.3 shipped alongside the launch of PUBG: Playgrounds — a new community-created modes hub that the developer explicitly stated will receive monthly content rotations and ongoing expansion. On September 9, 2026 (one day before today's assessment), Update 43.1 patch notes were published, confirming the developer is actively shipping content. The store description references an "ever-growing and changing selection of maps," consistent with a game designed to receive content indefinitely. There is no indication the developer has any intention of winding down support — quite the opposite, with the PUBG: Playgrounds feature explicitly designed to grow over time through community content selection and monthly updates.
Evidence
Update 43.1 patch notes published, confirming active ongoing development one day before this assessment.
news post · Sep 9, 2026 source development ongoing
high
PUBG: Playgrounds launched as a new community-created modes hub, with the developer explicitly stating modes will be updated monthly and the feature will grow over time.
news post · Aug 12, 2026 source content planned
high

Media

Details

Publisher
KRAFTON, Inc.
Achievements
37
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Multiplayer · PvP

About this game

LAND 

 

Drop into an ever-growing and changing selection of maps to keep you challenged. Will you choose the safer outskirts and risk not getting enough loot or hot drop into the dense cities and fight from the moment you hit the ground? Every drop is different, it's up to you to make the best with what you find. 

LOOT 

 

With unique weapons, a variety of supplies, and special tools to outwit your opponents, how you outfit yourself is up to you! Kit out your favorite weapons with powerful attachments or risk going after the hotly contested Care Packages for unique loot to give you the edge you need to win. 

SURVIVE 

 

Stocking up is only the beginning. With the Safe Zone growing ever smaller as time goes on, your risk of running into other survivors dramatically increases. Die and you're out. You'll need to outthink, outrun, or outshoot your opponents if you're to be the last one standing and claim ultimate victory.  

MANY WAYS TO PLAY, 

 

Warm up in Team Deathmatch, try out constantly changing modes in the Arcade, drop into the latest seasonal event, or build your own custom lobby and challenge your friends to something unique. 

EVERY MATCH IS UNIQUE 

 

No two battles are the same, and everything hinges on the choices you make to land, loot and survive. Drop into the Battlegrounds where victory hinges on every move and every choice, and fight to be the last one standing. 

Optional in-game purchases available. 

Last evaluated Sep 10, 2026
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