A battle royale game called PUBG: Battlegrounds, formerly known as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds,

was created by PUBG Studios and released by Krafton. The game, which was based on earlier mods
made by Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene for other games, was developed into a standalone game
under Greene's creative direction and was inspired by the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale. In the PUBG
Universe series, it is the first game.

Either the first-person or third-person viewpoints are available when playing the game. In the game, up
to 100 players parachute onto an island where they scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill other
players while avoiding being killed themselves. Over time, the game's map's safe zone gets smaller,
forcing survivors into ever-tinier spaces where they must force encounters. The round is won by the final
survivor (or team).

With a full release in December 2017, it was first made available for Windows users in March 2017
through Steam's early access beta program. In the same month, Microsoft Studios released the game for
the Xbox One via its Xbox Game Preview program. It was formally released in September 2018. In
addition to a port for the PlayStation 4, PUBG Mobile, a free-to-play mobile game version, was released
in 2018 for Android and iOS. The Stadia streaming platform's version debuted in April 2020, followed by
releases for the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 in November 2020. Since January 12, 2022, the game
has been available for free across all platforms.

Critics gave the game favorable reviews, noting that despite some technical issues, it offered fresh
gameplay that was highly replayable and easily accessible to players of all skill levels. The game was
credited with popularizing the battle royale subgenre, and several unofficial Chinese clones were also
produced in the wake of its success. In addition to numerous other awards, the game was nominated for
several Game of the Year awards and set seven Guinness World Records. In order to help with
broadcasting the game to spectators and in the hopes that it will grow to be a well-known esport, PUBG
Corporation has organized a number of small tournaments. It is the best-selling video game on PC and
Xbox One and ranks fifth all-time in terms of overall video game sales after selling over 75 million copies
on gaming consoles and personal computers. The game is currently one of the highest-grossing video
games of all time, having generated $13 billion in worldwide revenue, including from its more popular
mobile version.

Gameplay.

PUBG is a player versus player shooter game where up to 100 players compete in a battle royale, a kind
of massive last man standing deathmatch where players compete to stay alive. The match can be
entered by a single player, a pair, or a small team of up to four players. The winner of the match is the
last person or team standing. [1].
Players parachut onto one of the eight different maps, each with a different size and topography, to
begin each match. [2] Because the plane's path across the map changes with each round, players must
quickly decide when to eject and parachute to the ground. [1] Players begin without any equipment
aside from their own clothes, which have no bearing on gameplay. Players can find weapons, vehicles,
armor, and other equipment by searching buildings, ghost towns, and other locations after landing. At
the beginning of a match, these items are procedurally distributed across the map, with higher-quality
gear typically being found in high-risk areas. Players who are killed can also have their equipment
looted. [1] Players can choose to play from either a first-person or third-person perspective, each with
its own benefits and drawbacks in terms of combat and situational awareness; however, server-specific
settings can be used to force all players into one perspective in order to remove some benefits. [3].

Any player caught outside the safe zone takes damage gradually and will eventually be eliminated if the
safe zone is not entered in time; in-game, the boundary is represented by a shimmering blue wall that
gets smaller over time. The playable area of the map starts to shrink down towards a random location
every few minutes. The map becomes more constrained as a result, which raises the likelihood of
encounters. Random areas of the map will occasionally be highlighted in red during a match and
bombed, endangering players who choose to stay there. [5] Players are informed of these events in
advance in both instances, giving them time to find a safe location. [6] Occasionally, at random, a plane
will fly over different regions of the playable map, or whenever a player fires a flare gun, and drop a loot
package, containing items that are typically not found during regular gameplay. These packages give off
a bright red smoke that attracts attention and leads to more conflicts. A complete round typically lasts
no longer than 30 minutes [1][7]. [6].

Players receive in-game currency based on their performance at the end of each round. Crates
containing accessories for character or weapon customization can be bought using the currency. [8] In
March 2018, the game received a rotating "event mode.". These occurrences alter the standard game
mechanics, such as creating larger teams or squads or changing how weapons and armor are distributed
throughout the game map. [9].