Krafton Announces PUBG Black Budget Closed Alpha Test

Krafton Inc. has announced a closed alpha test for PUBG Black Budget, its upcoming tactical extraction shooter, set to begin on December 12, 2025, for players in North America, Europe, and Asia on PC via Steam.

The test, spanning two weekends for a total of six days, will allow selected participants to experience core gameplay elements in a first-person perspective only. Week one runs from December 12 to December 14, concluding at 2 a.m. Central Time on December 15, followed by week two from December 19 to December 21. Developers aim to gather player feedback on early systems, including combat pacing, extraction mechanics, raid bosses, hideout customization, gear upgrades, and environmental threats such as mutants, crocodiles, and flying bees. Matches will support squads of up to three players, with a maximum of 45 participants per session on a 2.5-square-kilometer island called Coli.

In PUBG Black Budget, players take on the role of Contractors, hardened operatives hired for a classified mission to recover top-secret technology from abandoned research facilities. The island is ensnared in a time loop caused by a supernatural phenomenon known as the Anomaly, which makes the...