PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
What PUBG is
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play!
The sentence of its Steam description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words.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.
What people say
Within cheating complaints, people say the anti-cheat fails to stop cheating tools, and they also point to the publisher's handling of cheaters, weak bans and cheats in ranked lobbies.
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Recent reviews run 37 points below the lifetime score.
Steam's score counts every review over the game's life; this report reads the reviews in its window, so a recent update or event moves it first.
Reviewers who play with friends praise it at 86%, and 9% of written reviews praise fun gameplay. Skip it if cheaters and toxicity bother you: 13% of written reviews raise them, and developer and updates comments are rising.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Cheaters and toxicityfading13%Most often ineffective anti-cheat
“Most players are using hacks and even after getting banned they come with new accounts and pubg definelty doesnt ban or block paying players so if you want to hack then buy a hack and some goodies...”
- Developer and updatesrising12%
- Bans, scams and safetyrising8%
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Playing with friends76 reviewers; most raised: cheaters and toxicityComplain38%Praise86%
- Competitive play60 reviewers; most raised: cheaters and toxicityComplain83%Praise35%
- Relaxing7 reviewers; most raised: bugs and crashesComplain48%Praise80%
Steam reviews over its whole life
2,746,177 reviews in every language, counted per month by Steam itself.
What PUBG reviewers say
One public report on PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS reads 1,891 Steam reviews from the last year. The report “What people complain about and love in 2026” was last updated Oct 28, 2026. Of its 1,891 judged reviewers, 63% complain, 33% praise something, 2% make a request and 5% say they're quitting. The top complaint is cheaters and toxicity at 19% of complaints, then developer and updates (13%) and bans, scams and safety (7%). Top praise: gameplay is fun, at 25% of praise. Top requests: new feature or option (29%) and more content (20%). Two audience differences stand out. Recommended: mention difficulty 4.4x as often as everyone (17% vs 4%). Long-time user: say they're quitting 3.6x as often as everyone (14% vs 4%).
One public report on PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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