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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is Krafton's pioneering battle royale shooter, played through short instanced matches on a shrinking map rather than a persistent shared world.

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Status
Released (not an MMO)
Business model
Buy-to-play (later free-to-play from 2022)
Genre
Battle royale shooter
Release
—
Platforms
WindowsPlayStationXbox
Developer
Krafton
Publisher
Not yet verified
Profile
Full
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

Battle Royale PvP is the sole focus — there is no PvE

SoloPlay styleGroup

Squad matches favor group play, though solo queueing is supported

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Structured, match-based rounds are the stronger catalog signal

TargetedCombat feelAction

Real-time Battle Royale combat is recorded

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingRecordedControllerRecordedPvENot recordedPvPRecorded
Catalog note

Not a persistent MMO

  • PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is a session-based multiplayer game — matches are short, instanced rounds, not a persistent shared world.
  • It's catalogued here as "Battle royale shooter" — a related but distinct genre from the persistent-world MMOs this site otherwise covers.
  • It's included in this directory because it's commonly searched for by people trying to figure out whether it counts as an MMO — this page exists to give you a straight answer.
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Things to consider

  • This entry does not belong in a true MMO catalog — flagged as a miscategorization; battle royale is a genre distinct from persistent-world MMORPGs.
  • Each match is a self-contained, instanced session — there's no persistent shared world to explore.
  • Best evaluated as a competitive battle royale shooter rather than compared against genre-typical MMORPGs.
  • Not to be confused with its distinct mobile spin-off, PUBG Mobile.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-28
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Source note
Discovered in MMORPG.com / MMO game directories; deeper fields pending verification
No direct official link verified in the current record.
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail1 linked source is recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 28, 2026.Verified

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds relationship map

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Combat matchRing of ElysiumBoth cataloged with Not yet verifiedGenre & settingRadical HeightsBoth cataloged as Battle royale shooterShared featuresIslands of Nyne: Battle RoyaleCatalog features have since divergedBusiness modelFear The WolvesBoth recorded as Not yet verified

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Game history

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds timeline

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    Released

    MMOFinder records PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds as released in —.

  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Released

  3. 2026-08-16
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds screenshots & gameplay

Two verified gameplay images and a gameplay video for a quick look at the game in action.

Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay, availability and research notes

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Battle royale shooter. Its recorded status is Active, while the business model is listed as Buy-to-play (later free-to-play from 2022). MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Windows, PlayStation, Xbox. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.

Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Real-time Battle Royale combat, one of the genre’s most influential titles. Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Krafton, and the publisher field lists Not yet verified. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.

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Why it connectsFear The WolvesThe same battle royale shooter classification; shared online game, catalog signals.Battle royale shooter · Free-to-playWhy it connectsIslands of Nyne: Battle RoyaleThe same battle royale shooter classification; shared online game, catalog signals.Battle royale shooter · Free-to-playWhy it connectsRadical HeightsThe same battle royale shooter classification; shared online game, catalog signals.Battle royale shooter · Free-to-playWhy it connectsRing of ElysiumThe same battle royale shooter classification; shared online game, catalog signals.Battle royale shooter · Not yet verifiedWhy it connectsA World of KeflingsShared online game, catalog classification signals, though genre labels differ (Battle royale shooter vs. City-building game).City-building game · Buy-to-playWhy it connectsPlanetSide ArenaShared royale, battle, shooter classification signals, though genre labels differ (Battle royale shooter vs. Session-based battle royale shooter (not a persistent MMO)).Session-based battle royale shooter (not a persistent MMO) · Free-to-play
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