PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Early Access review — a seminal shooter

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is one of the biggest gaming stories in the world. It has sold more than 10 million copies since debuting in March. It recently surpassed more than 1 million concurrent players on Steam. And it has caught on as one of the top games in the United States, China, and South Korea.

Bluehole Studio has not finished Battlegrounds, and the game is only available as part of Steam’s Early Access program. It sells for $30 on Steam. It’s in the new last-player-standing shooter or Battle Royale genre, which gets its name from the Japanese Battle Royale books and films about a group of students who are forced to hunt each other.