Krafton’s in-development PUBG: Black Budget spent a lot of 2025 shrouded in mystery. Apart from a mention on a Q1 earnings call, very little was known about the extraction shooter. However, details have started to emerge, mostly thanks to a more fleshed-out Steam page and the confirmation of a closed alpha test.
But as the future extraction shooter takes shape, all eyes will naturally fall on the competition. Yes, Escape From Tarkov, Hunt: Showdown, and others are all established, but one title stands tallest right now: Arc Raiders. That’s the game to shoot for, so could Black Budget compete with Embark’s excellent title?