PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Reviews

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is ranked in the 67th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
4 / 5.0
Apr 9, 2024

PUBG still remains one of the most immersive battle royale games, but the rampant cheaters might never allow it to return to its former glory

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IGN
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Jan 21, 2022

Now free to play, PUBG: Battlegrounds' unique focus on massive zones and realistic simulation remain a lot of fun, even if its novelty wore off years ago.

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7.5 / 10.0
Aug 25, 2020

Though ironically beaten to the punch by the likes of H1Z1 and Call of Duty, and tarnished by a handful of shortcomings, PUBG nonetheless remains a commendably inventive and expansive shooter that deftly embodies the Battle Royale genre.

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75%
Jan 17, 2019

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, the game that popularized the Battle Royale genre, has finally arrived on PlayStation 4. It's definitely fun, but the technical issues hamper the experience a bit. If you don't mind those, you won't be disappointed.

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Jan 13, 2019

Poor performance, controls, and interface design. Oh, and loot boxes.

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3.5 / 5.0
Jan 8, 2019

Overall, PUBG is a fun battle royale that uses tension and planning to its advantage. This can often lead to long stretches of monotony, which will make even the most patient man squirm, but it feels worth it when you finally get towards the end of a round.

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XGN.nl
Top Critic
6 / 10.0
Jan 6, 2019

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on PS4 is a great game, ruined by technical shortcomings and bad controls. The first can be fixed, but the second is tough to improve.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 31, 2018

With the technical errors in the game and utilizing PS4 Power, players expects this experience is very bad and not playable but it is quite the opposite and it is as enjoyable as it was on PC and mobile phones, and still the screen that shows you when you win the best and most fun, it is worth to invest your time in learning and learning its secrets

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Game Rant
Kyle Sledge
Top Critic
Dec 31, 2018

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on PlayStation 4 provides solid gameplay for Battle Royale aficionados, but lacks the polish needed to give it the edge against competitors.

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3.5 / 5.0
Dec 26, 2018

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds airdrops onto PlayStation 4 as a technically messy port, but its brand of tense and tactical battle royale gameplay remains addictive as ever.

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60 / 100
Dec 24, 2018

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds looks like an unfinished game due to its lack of polishing. Its gameplay and presentation show technical problems that end up messing the game experience. PUBG still makes the player feel lonely instead of feeling among 100 other people.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 21, 2018

The wait is over for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) on PS4, but perhaps that wait was too long, as it wasn't totally worth it.

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8 / 10.0
Dec 21, 2018

In the face of quicker, louder rivals, PUBG offers a slow and meditative experience. It's not, I would imagine, unlike sitting in a deer blind waiting for an unlucky whitetail to pass below. While PUBG's technical issues are ever-present, they rarely spoil this core experience. This is a buggy game, but they aren't game breaking bugs. They're bugs that make you laugh at best and curse under your breath and reboot the game at worst. You hope they get better. But, you know that, with each game, at the very least, you are.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2018

PUBG is a fun game for PS4 players looking for a break from Fortnite but they'll have to deal with a lot of technical issues in order to get the most out of it.

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Digitally Downloaded
Nick H.
Top Critic
Dec 20, 2018

At its core, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds relies on the unpredictability of players to help provide the variety, and that is not a bad way to go. Still, I would really like to see the technical issues smoothed out and more variety in the form of maps added to help make PUBG's a better overall experience.

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65 / 100
Dec 18, 2018

In a time where Battle Royale is all the craze, raking in all that money and not bothering to try to keep up with your competition seems like a stupid idea. Considering PUBG creators sued Epic Games over Fortnite over plagiarism, it becomes pretty apparent that the suit wasn’t over losing money, but out of spite that someone else was making a better version of your game.

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Dec 18, 2018

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on the PlayStation 4 is a port of a bad version of a great concept.

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7.9 / 10.0
Dec 16, 2018

It may be late and it may not be the best looking game of the year, but PUGB is still an enjoyable battle royale, that enriches the PS4 catalogue.

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Dec 14, 2018

You just might have to have an abnormally high tolerance for bugs to fully enjoy it.

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8 / 10.0
Dec 11, 2018

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is a game many consider as the catalyst for skyrocketing battle royale from a fun mod to a full on genre. They've had a slow start to catch up to rivals but after spending significant time with the PS4 release, they're on the right track

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