Games like PUBG: Battlegrounds

3.8average player rating•5 games

PUBG’s pull is the last-circle tension: huge maps, lethal ballistics, one life, and loot that makes every footstep matter. These picks chase that mix — battle-royale pacing, sound-and-position gunfights, or open-world survival with the same high stakes.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic69

Avg. player rating3.8/5

Avg. playtime9h

Main genreAction

Released2013–2021

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Action5 of 5
Massively Multiplayer2 of 5
Shooter2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Arma 3
ActionSimulationStrategy
Long sightlines and true ballistics — plan around bullet drop, vehicles, and footsteps you can’t afford to ignore.
4.5/5Player ratingMC74View game
2
Hunt: Showdown
ActionShooter
Sound is the map — track shots and crows, risk it all on one push, then extract before third parties.
3.9/5Player ratingMC79View game
3
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer
Battle-royale pressure without the guns — vertical movement, third-party ambushes, and a final circle decided by timing and nerves.
3.7/5Player ratingView game
4
Apex Legends
ActionShooter
BR pacing with squads — fast looting, rotations under a closing ring, and wins decided by positioning and aim.
3.6/5Player ratingMC80View game
5
DayZ
ActionMassively MultiplayerIndie
One life, scarce loot, and punishing gun handling — every fight starts with what you scavenged and ends fast.
3.1/5Player ratingMC44View game