PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
About the Game
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a multiplayer online battle royale, shooter game. The game places up to 100 players onto a large, isolated battlefield where the sole objective is survival. Participants begin with no equipment and must scavenge the environment for weapons, armor, and supplies while eliminating opponents. Matches conclude when only one player or one team remains alive, establishing a winner-takes-all format.
Story & Setting
Players may engage directly, set ambushes, or avoid confrontation in favor of stealth and survival.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Combat is conducted in real time from a third-person or first-person perspective. A wide range of firearms, explosives, and melee weapons can be found or looted from fallen opponents. Weapons support attachments such as scopes, grips, and extended magazines, altering accuracy and performance. Progression within a match is shaped by tactical decisions. Vehicles scattered across the map allow rapid movement but create noise and visibility risks.
Standout Features
- Participants begin with no equipment and must scavenge the environment for weapons, armor, and supplies while eliminating opponents.
- Players are delivered onto the map by aircraft and must choose where to parachute, weighing the risks of early combat against the safety of remote landing zones.
- A wide range of firearms, explosives, and melee weapons can be found or looted from fallen opponents.
- Weapons support attachments such as scopes, grips, and extended magazines, altering accuracy and performance.
- Vehicles scattered across the map allow rapid movement but create noise and visibility risks.
- Inventory management plays a central role, as carrying capacity is limited by backpacks of varying sizes, requiring choices about which weapons, ammunition, and healing items to prioritize.
- Communication and coordination are essential for covering terrain, defending positions, and engaging enemies.
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a multiplayer online battle royale, shooter game.
Modes & Ways to Play
In squad modes, teams of up to four cooperate to survive, share equipment, and revive downed allies before they are eliminated. Leaderboards track performance across seasons, recording kills, wins, and rankings.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Display support includes 4K UHD (3840×2160).
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | Xbox One.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | Worldwide; Game Preview version (download release) | MobyGames |
| Developed by | PUBG Corporation | Worldwide; Game Preview version (download release) | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Studios | Worldwide; Game Preview version (download release) | MobyGames |
| Game Engine by | Epic Games, Inc. | Worldwide; Game Preview version (download release) | MobyGames |
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | Worldwide; download release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | PUBG Corporation | Worldwide; download release | MobyGames |
| Game Engine by | Epic Games, Inc. | Worldwide; download release | MobyGames |
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | PUBG Corporation | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Game Engine by | Epic Games, Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Business Model | Commercial | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Blu-Ray Disc | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Download | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | 4K UHD (3840×2160) | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Color Depth | HDR (High Dynamic Range) | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Number of Online Players | 100+ Players | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Achievements | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Xbox One X Enhanced | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Teen | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Microsoft | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-12 | Worldwide; Game Preview version (download release) | MobyGames |
| 2018-09-04 | Worldwide; download release | MobyGames |
| 2018-09-04 | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| 2017-12-17 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2017-12-17 | North America | PriceCharting |
| December 17, 2017 | North America | PriceCharting |
| December 17, 2017 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| asin | B07G1V9PJJ | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 889842387018 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 889842271386 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 889842271386 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
