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PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile is Tencent and Krafton's mobile adaptation of the battle royale shooter, played through short instanced matches rather than a persistent shared world.

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Status
Released (not an MMO)
Business model
Free-to-play
Genre
Mobile battle royale
Release
—
Platforms
AndroidiOS
Developer
Tencent / Krafton
Publisher
Not yet verified
Profile
Full
Visual playstyle profile

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 shooter combat is recorded

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingRecordedControllerNot recordedPvENot recordedPvPRecorded
Catalog note

Not a persistent MMO

  • PUBG Mobile is a session-based battle royale — matches are short, instanced rounds with a shrinking play area, not a persistent shared world.
  • It's catalogued here as "Mobile battle royale" — 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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  • This entry is intentionally excluded from MMOFinder's platform, genre, and catalog-wide statistics, since it isn't a persistent-world MMO.
  • MMOs with heavy open-world PvP, like PlanetSide 2 or Albion Online, scratch a similar competitive itch while keeping a persistent world between fights.
  • If you came here specifically to check whether this game is an MMO: it isn't, by the definition this site uses (a persistent, shared, many-player online world) — but it may still be worth playing on its own terms.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-28
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Full
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 verified, locally hosted gameplay screenshots are available.Verified
  • Source trail1 linked source is recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 28, 2026.Verified

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PUBG Mobile relationship map

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Current profilePUBG MobileStart here
Combat matchWorld of PrandisBoth cataloged with Not yet verifiedGenre & setting/TG/MUDAlternative profile where no exact genre match is recordedShared featuresWar DragonsCatalog features have since divergedBusiness modelVEGA ConflictBoth recorded as Not yet verified

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Game history

PUBG Mobile timeline

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  1. —
    Released

    MMOFinder records PUBG Mobile 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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Media

PUBG Mobile screenshots & gameplay

Two verified, locally hosted gameplay screenshots are available.

Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay, availability and research notes

PUBG Mobile is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Mobile battle royale. Its recorded status is Released, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Android, iOS. 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 FPS/TPS combat. Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Tencent / 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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