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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds leans Execution (Grand Arena). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Shooter - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION7 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10

12 games like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

PUBG Mobile cover art
PUBG MobileGrand Arena · mobile battle royale

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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ARC Raiders cover art
ARC RaidersGrand Arena · extraction shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 6) - Loot spawns and unknown player positions

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DayZ cover art
DayZGrand Arena · survival sandbox

Both lean on reads about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - gunfights punish slow hands severely

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Arena Breakout: InfiniteGrand Arena · extraction shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 7) - Ammo tiers, insurance economy and map routes reward deep study

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Fortnite cover art
FortniteGrand Arena · build-fight battle royale

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 8). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 5) - Loot drops, storm, item rotations vary

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Apex Legends cover art
Apex LegendsCompetitive PvP · battle royale FPS

Both lean on reads about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 4) - Loot RNG and ring pulls shape every match.

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War Thunder cover art
War ThunderGrand Arena · vehicle combat sim

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 5) - Shell ballistics and matchmaking vary

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Hunt: ShowdownGrand Arena · PvPvE extraction shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 8). Biggest difference: reads (6 vs 8) - PvPvE stalking and ambushes are reads

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Arma 3Grand Arena · military simulation sandbox

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 8). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 4) - Mission scripts and AI behavior vary

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Stalcraft: X cover art
Stalcraft: XCompetitive PvP · MMO extraction shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 4) - Anomalies, artifact spawns and who you meet inject randomness

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Worms 2 cover art
Worms 2Competitive PvP · artillery strategy game

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 4) - Wind, crate drops and terrain randomness swing turns.

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Sea of Thieves cover art
Sea of ThievesCompetitive PvP · pirate sandbox PvPvEcross-genre

Both lean on optimization about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 5) - Server encounters, weather, loot vary

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Game details

Released
2017
Developer
PUBG Corp
Platforms
Stadia, Series X|S, PS4, PC, PS5, XONE
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
IGDB critics
75/100
IGDB users
71/100
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