PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2012 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 630 out of 2012
  2. Mixed: 456 out of 2012
  3. Negative: 926 out of 2012

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  1. Avadon
    Jan 8, 2018
    4
    The only way to enjoy this game is with a team of friends in first person. You can play it in a team of randoms, but the average player is 9 years old so I wouldn't recommend it. With a team engagements are more tactical and someone from the team will always be able to spot an enemy team, so reflexes, aim and angle of engagement become important. It's also easier to find high power scopesThe only way to enjoy this game is with a team of friends in first person. You can play it in a team of randoms, but the average player is 9 years old so I wouldn't recommend it. With a team engagements are more tactical and someone from the team will always be able to spot an enemy team, so reflexes, aim and angle of engagement become important. It's also easier to find high power scopes and lvl 3 armor with 4 people looting, which are extremely important to survive, and the best strategy is being very aggressive. That's a good thing.

    Solo, it's a nightmare. Luck plays a bigger part while looting, and camping is the only viable option, due to the absolutely massive advantage of being able to hear anyone that sprints in like a 50 meter radious while being locked in a room 3 buildings away, which is complete nonsense. You just blow up anyone that gets too close, they have no chance, and the same will happen to you once you have to relocate. Every match ends with a faceoff between the people who randomly camped at the place closest to the last circle area and didn't have to relocate too much, where they just run into the last circle area, usually in a field somewhere, and the guy with the biggest scope on his Kar98 wins. It is a complete waste of time.

    So yeah, if you have a team of friends and can coordinate your play times, the game is worth picking up. Between servers lagging, different things breaking on different days due to how the servers are behaving that day, and people crashing randomly, you might eventually get a 20 minute match that is uninterrupted and smooth for everyone. That one match will be fun. In any other case, stay away from the game.    … Expand
  2. MatDerKater
    Feb 26, 2018
    4
    Could be sublime, but riddled with bugs and infested with cheats like no other online shooter I have ever known.
  3. therainbowpigs
    Dec 21, 2017
    4
    PUBG only became so successful because of clever marketing and luck. "It's so much fun with friends!", yeah well i could think of a lot of other games that are fun with friends too. The difference is that most of your friends have already bought the game because of the hype and the twitch sellouts marketing it.
    The actual game itself is an utter mess. It has bugs, lag, hackers and    PUBG only became so successful because of clever marketing and luck. "It's so much fun with friends!", yeah well i could think of a lot of other games that are fun with friends too. The difference is that most of your friends have already bought the game because of the hype and the twitch sellouts marketing it.
    The actual game itself is an utter mess. It has bugs, lag, hackers and optimization issues up the wazoo. Too bad the greedy c*nt developers are too busy swimming in money to bother fixing any of these problems. It's absurd how such an unpolished, low-effort, shallow product costs 30 bucks with micro-transactions on top.
    Even if these things were fixed, the core gameplay is just so tedious. You spend 15 minutes searching for items and then 80% of the time you get shot by someone you couldn't see or avoid because you had to rush to the white circle. Actually winning the game is 20% skill and 80% luck. If the other players have better equipment than you and got to a better position then you're just screwed.
    9/10 game my *ss.    … Expand
  4. JAKOV
    Aug 25, 2018
    4
    Долбанный щитхол. Поправь нет-лаг. Как вернуть деньги? Надоело в эту парашу играть, ... а играть-то больше не в чего.
  5. golforoosh
    Aug 28, 2022
    4
    Too much **** players that proning in the blue zone and wait until sombody cross their pass. Non sense non fun gameplay. Pubg should change its priciples about blue zone. People picking up a huge amount of meds and jammer pack and camping in the blue. It must got a faster movement that campers cannot one shot players
  6. pikby
    Jan 3, 2018
    4
    PUBG has started on the right track of being a great game,with an okay new map,and extremely great QOL improvements, however it still has alot of fine tuning and gameplay improvements to make before I even consider it a good game.theres fun to be had in PUBG, however I only had said fun in squads with friends

    4.5/10
  7. Grooby
    Dec 25, 2017
    4
    This game has much potential. The visuals and graphics are impressive and the gameplay is very entertaining. However, the ammount of bad optimisations and it is very buggy despite it being the "full version"
    Overall i like the idea, but the devs need to work on it a little bit
  8. ivanhellsing
    Dec 21, 2017
    4
    Why in hell someone can give this game a 10/10? Doest make any sense..
    It i fun? Yeah! But bugged, badly optimized, and just have 2 **** maps.. How can you compare this with a game full game? This is a beta version of something that coud be geat, but is just still missing ALOT.
  9. Kingphazer
    Jan 17, 2018
    4
    From when I first started playing, the game has improved. It's getting a lot of flack for performance issues, but those are not as bad as they used to be. Rubber banding rarely happens, lag isn't noticeable if you have a halfway decent PC, and overall the game's controls seem to have been smoothed out. Regardless of all this, the game just is not fun.

    The map is huge and most of my    From when I first started playing, the game has improved. It's getting a lot of flack for performance issues, but those are not as bad as they used to be. Rubber banding rarely happens, lag isn't noticeable if you have a halfway decent PC, and overall the game's controls seem to have been smoothed out. Regardless of all this, the game just is not fun.

    The map is huge and most of my games end within the first few minutes or I spend 20 minutes running not being able to find anyone, being picked off by someone who had their eye on me. There is so much downtime if you "play the game safe" that it makes me wonder why I'm playing. I realize the appeal for some, and in theory, the game is a great idea that is just poorly executed.

    If you have friends, you might have more fun than someone who plays alone. I was able to play with a couple of friends over the holidays and I actually enjoyed myself. Games either turn from hilarious clown fiestas or intense 4v4s. Playing with friends is the only reason why I'm giving this game a 4 which would have otherwise been lower.

    The graphics are another issue, which at first I thought was an indie game being developed by a few designers, but for this review, I checked my facts and it is actually being developed by a team of 70 people at this point. While the graphics are not terrible, but being that it is not 2018, the graphics fall far from the expectation tree. While other players don't blend into the environments like in the Call of Duty franchise, they certainly don't pop out and are easy to see. Some could argue this is done intentionally, but the map is already too large and I do not think it adds much of any strategy to the game.

    Overall I regret buying this game. I bought into the hype and this time it did not pay off. I'm shocked to see critiques raving about this game and while reading their reviews, I think to myself did I even play the same game? Like most games, your taste will weigh heavily on a million different things. I prefer Fortnite, it's free and the map is way smaller, giving you more action and a bigger scene of urgency.

    If I were to make any recommendations to improve the game itself, they would be to make a smaller map, change character models to pop out even just a little bit and reward different kinds of play styles (Though I'm not sure how you'd achieve this last one.) Maybe try and improve the graphics while we're at it (At least they're working on this one!)    … Expand
  10. NintendoJapan
    Dec 23, 2017
    4
    This game is VERY hard to give a score to, so as of the 'official release' of PUBG (coming out of early access a.k.a PC version 1.0) this is my review.

    What did they do right? In the grand scheme of things, Bluehole did a PHENOMENAL job in marketing by incorporating Twitch (much better than H1Z1) and the viewablity of this game makes this excellent for streamers and therefore free    This game is VERY hard to give a score to, so as of the 'official release' of PUBG (coming out of early access a.k.a PC version 1.0) this is my review.

    What did they do right?
    In the grand scheme of things, Bluehole did a PHENOMENAL job in marketing by incorporating Twitch (much better than H1Z1) and the viewablity of this game makes this excellent for streamers and therefore free advertising for their game hence why it is the most played game on steam in less than 10 months. The gameplay (when it works) is also VERY nice to play with and losing a game doesn't feel as bad as you can just hop back into a game within a minute and get right back into the action. It is addicting, but they shouldn't excuse of them of...

    What is wrong with the game?
    This should of NEVER left early access at this state, this game is still a unpolished disaster that has a ridiculous amount of bugs and glitches for a out of early access game. Without a doubt they did this so they could fulfill their promise of coming out of early access within the year. The game is littered with cheaters but they have banned many of them so credit where credit is due.

    In conclusion, this game is fun, hell it's addicting as hell BUT lack of paying attention to game breaking bugs and them STILL being there in the 'released' out of early access version is horrid. If they can improve this game by optimizing it as well as paying attention to game breaking bugs, PUBG can go VERY far in terms of popularity within the community.    … Expand
  11. Naruto78909
    Apr 29, 2018
    4
    This game is not good its still buggy and is very boring the game is literaly the bane of boring open world games and its very hard to find others and theres the stupid barrier and its a waste of money just play any other multiplayer games
  12. FF5150
    Jan 1, 2018
    4
    This game still needs work. Why is it at times i can empty a clip into some ones head they turn around and hit me once and kill me. Sometimes its hard to pick up guns and other things i have to keep walking back and forth over them to pick them up. Lot of glitches in scenery and game play. And its not my PC its way more than good enough to play this or any game.
  13. Xirhanna
    Feb 2, 2018
    4
    This game has way too much lag and server issues. It is updated often but I can't get past the fact that it's only popular because a bunch of streamers caught on to it. It's more of a fad game that will fade away and not be remembered. I ended up refunding this game after a few hours of playing.
  14. Maxgolubec
    Feb 22, 2018
    4
    Сначала игра многим не понравилась, ну это можно понть, игра только только вышла. Хорошо закроем глаза на это, Закроем глаза на всё, что происходило до релиза.
    А теперь о релизе, думю тут ничего не стоит говорить, там же бомбежа хватило,
    Проходит месяц, два. Тут уже чувствуется какая-то стабильность на слабых ПК. Обновление 22.02.18. Это новая волна.    Сначала игра многим не понравилась, ну это можно понть, игра только только вышла. Хорошо закроем глаза на это, Закроем глаза на всё, что происходило до релиза.
    А теперь о релизе, думю тут ничего не стоит говорить, там же бомбежа хватило,
    Проходит месяц, два. Тут уже чувствуется какая-то стабильность на слабых ПК.
    Обновление 22.02.18. Это новая волна.
  15. Conald
    Mar 4, 2018
    4
    How this game could get perfect a score should almost be illegal. The reviewers had to be bribed, because as a reviewer you can't just ignore facts like game-breaking bugs, performance issues, connection issues etc, and this game has tons of it. Still after the "1.0" version of the game. It's fun to play with friends only because of being like the only 100 player Battle Royale game outHow this game could get perfect a score should almost be illegal. The reviewers had to be bribed, because as a reviewer you can't just ignore facts like game-breaking bugs, performance issues, connection issues etc, and this game has tons of it. Still after the "1.0" version of the game. It's fun to play with friends only because of being like the only 100 player Battle Royale game out there that's playable, that's about it.… Expand
  16. DimkaUA
    May 31, 2018
    4
    Обновления регулярные, НО не всегда толковые, т.к. сегодня запустили новый античит, но в 1м бою (как по иронии я погиб от убийства человека, который стрелял через камень!)) ).
    Я в первые 20 минут игры думал, а тот-ли PUBG я купил?!))) Или это какая-то другая альфа-версия, а нет, это игра в релизе...
    Разработчики практически не реагируют на письма о читерах (репорты не рассматриваются),    Обновления регулярные, НО не всегда толковые, т.к. сегодня запустили новый античит, но в 1м бою (как по иронии я погиб от убийства человека, который стрелял через камень!)) ).
    Я в первые 20 минут игры думал, а тот-ли PUBG я купил?!))) Или это какая-то другая альфа-версия, а нет, это игра в релизе...
    Разработчики практически не реагируют на письма о читерах (репорты не рассматриваются), про "общие вопросы", типа - "а будет ли...", "а добавят-ли...?" вообще молчу, они скорее всего на них даже не обращают внимания.
    За это всё оценка 4/10.
    P.S. + как многие в СНГ считают (и я в том числе) цена на данный продукт слишком завышена, как для его качества.    … Expand
  17. azeramath
    Aug 5, 2018
    4
    No, this game isn't buggy anymore, but there is some cheating still going on.... go figure... Lots of camping in solo, body armor teir 2 and up doesn't even slow bullet damage at all, There is so much server lag it infuriates me, wished I never purchased the game. Its not worth its 30$ price tag. Getting a weapon on Miramar to doing anything half the time is a joke. If you even get spottedNo, this game isn't buggy anymore, but there is some cheating still going on.... go figure... Lots of camping in solo, body armor teir 2 and up doesn't even slow bullet damage at all, There is so much server lag it infuriates me, wished I never purchased the game. Its not worth its 30$ price tag. Getting a weapon on Miramar to doing anything half the time is a joke. If you even get spotted for a second your dead. You can't really tell where the foot step sounds are coming from. Can't tell the direction your getting hit from. Time the second wave comes, over half the 100 people are down to 50 or less. Only way to do decently in this game is to play duo's or squads or else you not gonna make it very far. PUBG mobile for phone is the the better version of this game with better support and better servers. If you can stand how the graphics look they have a tencent gaming buddy emulator that lets you play it on pc. Its a lot more fun, You can actually get competitive it. Best thing about the mobile one its free!!!!… Expand
  18. Viru2
    Jan 30, 2019
    4
    Hackers. Hard difficult. High specifications.

    I given Battlegrounds to 4 out of 10.
    (If your PC 's specifications high, you can enjoy this game.)
  19. ferdelance
    Jun 25, 2019
    4
    Never encountered a game so Cheater-ridden as this. if you can´t make your game cheater-safe, don´t make a game at all. I hear they banned 7 Million cheaters until today. Forget that game.
  20. Sprixy
    Aug 7, 2020
    4
    This game has plunged itself into the ground. What once was a big game among streamers is now a dead space filled with hacking, a very poor learning curve, and completely dull cosmetic microtransactions. Most of the matches I played consisted of me collecting some loot and then waiting to find an enemy or they find me. Hackers also plague this game however some action has been takenThis game has plunged itself into the ground. What once was a big game among streamers is now a dead space filled with hacking, a very poor learning curve, and completely dull cosmetic microtransactions. Most of the matches I played consisted of me collecting some loot and then waiting to find an enemy or they find me. Hackers also plague this game however some action has been taken against this however not much. The mechanics of this game are especially poor when it comes to listening for footsteps and its physics/movement. The graphics also feel like a half baked pie as the characters look lifeless and its map, which looks straight from a mobile game. Its a shame this game has come to this as it was once not like this. I think its time is over and that the studio should focus on something new.… Expand
  21. RockerKR
    Nov 17, 2020
    4
    llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll meh llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
  22. Mazma
    Dec 25, 2020
    4
    Battle roayle qui è battle Royale la, loot su loot per poi giocarsela a chi ha l'albero più grosso davanti alla faccia. Gioco d'azzardo puro e semplice.
  23. NeeRay
    Feb 22, 2022
    4
    And for what reason does this game refuse to run? Just a flight without explanation. Probably I have something licensed, what is IT swearing at all the time? Strange, but how does he let cheaters into the game then? I'm already silent about the horse update system, where each patch weighs like half a game.
  24. yertre
    Feb 8, 2021
    4
    This game is just so ehhh. I would like to go in-depth, but this game isn't getting a recommendation from me.
  25. Mikans
    Jul 7, 2021
    4
    Нету подбора для новичков с таким же новичками убивает какета котлета с 500 уровням
  26. PapaSakura
    Dec 4, 2021
    4
    It was at the right place at the right time to explode with the rise of BRs. It's fallen far, far, far from the heights of 2016-2017. It was a great time when it lasted but it's miserable to play nowadays.
  27. TheSikvel
    Sep 28, 2021
    4
    An excellent game, however, a huge number of bugs, cheaters and performance problems prevent the game from playing.
  28. SQLOwns
    Dec 7, 2018
    3
    Movement is mediocre.
    Gunplay is mediocre.
    Server performance is mediocre.
    Optimization is mediocre.
    They do maintenance during Americas prime time, because the devs are korean.

    One good thing are the crate prices.
    Main advantage is there is no other game currently like it.
  29. 92ross
    Oct 24, 2018
    3
    A game that looks nice on the surface until you realise that in at least 50% of games you will just die to some hacker who a. knows where you are b. can hit you with every single bullet and c. has no recoil. The game runs fine and I have no issue with lag at all. It's just worthless because its not at all fair.
  30. Imaeternalis
    Apr 19, 2018
    3
    Buggy, poorly balanced game that **** on a great concept. There's no excuse for this to be $30.
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#17 Best PC Game of 2017
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#8 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#3 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. Games.cz
    Apr 24, 2018
    90
    The whole madness around PUBG is well-deserved. This is the best possible praise for this great battle-royale-genre shooter. What a pity there are so many bugs, mad vehicle physics and occasional cheaters, but it bothers you only for a while. When you frantically get into the hectic, slightly frightening struggle for life and death you’ll forget anything else.
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  2. CD-Action
    Mar 14, 2018
    90
    PUBG’s version 1.0 not only brings a new map, but primarily introduces numerous crucial gameplay improvements to a game which was already hard to resist. [02/2018, p.28]
  3. games(TM)
    Feb 22, 2018
    90
    PUBG lives up to its monstrously large reputation. [Issue#197, p.74]
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