Screenshots & trailers
What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 452 sampled Steam reviews (298 positive / 154 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Multiplayer & servers6% mention it
- Performance4% mention it
- Visuals & art4% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Multiplayer & servers27% mention it
- Performance12% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
60%
57 reviews
5-15h
64%
69 reviews
15-40h
68%
74 reviews
40-100h
71%
75 reviews
100h+
66%
177 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (Metacritic) | – | 86 | 7 |
| Creator reviews (1 tracked) | – | 80 | 0 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 61% | 60 | 2439 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 52 | 127 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 72% | 68 | 1050 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 12549 total reviews in window · weighted 206.9 up / 61.1 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (45)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 75
“Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is a superb example of adapting the battle royale gameplay model. This is a true phenomenon and an event of the year but it's far too soon to call it "game of the year". PUBG is more of a late early access - tons of things got better over time but that's only the beginning.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is not a perfect game, but there is a good reason why it has become one of the most popular, and discussed titles of 2017. A great synthesis of mechanics, map design, and emergent gameplay, as well as a successful reiteration of the groundwork built by previous games, mean that PUBG is a fantastic experience, when it's working as intended.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds did not invent the battle royale genre but is the game that exploits it better than anyone else. With 30 millions players and after becoming a phenomenon on Twich, it's one of the biggest surprises of 2017 but is still far from being considered a masterpiece.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Whether you play solo or in a group, successfully executing adaptive tactics to win intense, high-stakes firefights makes for an incredibly rewarding experience. Every player has unique stories of their most memorable matches, and even after hundreds of hours, PUBG continues to inspire rousing tales of victory and defeat.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“What really makes PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds work is the fact that anyone can jump in and walk away with stories to tell. There are so many different ways to approach the game, and in every round, you’re starting on a level playing field where all that separates players are skill and experience. Having a committed friend or two can offer memorable moments to bond over and alleviate some of the more mundane periods. For players looking for more immediate engagement the deliberate pace of each match might be a turn off. Despite a simple premise and only two maps, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds manages to be unpredictable every time you jump out of that cargo plane, for better or worse. ”
read full review ↗ - 80
“The Battle Royale game mode is so compelling, with each loss only making you want to do better next time, and each victory giving you stories of tense games of cat and mouse and frantic gunfights. It’s still lacking in terms of polish and optimisation, but after years of experimentation, this feels like the real start of a new paradigm in multiplayer gaming.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“PUBG is one of the best multiplayer experiences of the generation, and this is the best version of it so far, even if it’s still a work in progress.”
read full review ↗ - 86
“Along with the publishing of the 1.0 version, we also get a new desert map, a very practical playback function and many other updates. The completion of PUBG is now better than ever. However, the connection quality is still bad at times, and the cheaters are still everywhere in this game. PUBG has a long distance to go before it can be praised as perfect.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“PUBG takes the tradition of big-map survival games like DayZ and compresses it into digestible, 3-to-30-minute sprints that are reliably scary and low-key.”
read full review ↗ - 95
“PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the most immersive, intense, adrenaline-pumping, winner-take-all shooter of its time. Ushering forth a new era of Battle Royale gameplay, its technical qualms are the only thing standing in the way of the path to near perfection in its gunplay and survival-first gameplay.”
read full review ↗ - 71
“PUBG is the clear choice for the Battle Royale era. However, for players who are not satisfied with the game should wait for the future updates.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is one of the most compelling video game experiences to come out in years. That its stood out in a year filled with some of the best games ever is a testament to how brilliant it really is. It’s the sort of game I talk about in excited, quick bursts with friends, the kind I think about when I’m not playing it.”
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Patch history
- August Store Update 2026Aug 11, 2026
- Patch Notes - Update 42.3Aug 11, 2026
- Map Service Report - Update 42.3Aug 11, 2026
- July Store Update 2026Jul 14, 2026
- Patch Notes - Update 42.2Jul 14, 2026
- Map Service Report - Update 42.2Jul 14, 2026
- June Store Update 2026Jun 16, 2026
- Map Service Report - Update 42.1Jun 16, 2026
- Patch Notes - Update 42.1Jun 16, 2026
- Update #41.2 New Mode: PUBG x PAYDAYMay 13, 2026
- May Store Update 2026May 12, 2026
- Map Service Report - Update 41.2May 12, 2026
- Patch Notes - Update 41.2May 12, 2026