Krafton cancels PUBG: Black Budget less than a year after reveal

Krafton has ended development of PUBG: Black Budget, the extraction shooter spin-off announced in November 2025. The publisher said an internal review concluded the project's direction wouldn't deliver a long-term experience for players. It is the second PUBG spin-off to be cancelled after Blindspot.

• Black Budget was revealed in November 2025 as an extraction shooter with battle royale elements
• The game held several closed alpha tests, the largest in June
• Krafton previously cancelled PUBG: Blindspot two months into early access
• Next spin-off PUBG: Ded.Net was announced at gamescom in August