eSports Insider · Dec 19, 2025
What we learned from the PUBG: Black Budget closed alpha
If you see blue, it’s time to go in Black Budget / Image credit: Krafton PUBG: Black Budget is a first-person extraction shooter that feels far closer to Escape From Tarkov than Arc Raiders
The game is set on Coli Island, which is stuck in a time loop in 2002, and subject to a DNA-altering anomaly.
PvP feels very FPS-laden, without so much as a sprint-slide in sight so far.
Typical elements, including contractor hideouts, contracts, and standard extraction rules, all apply.