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Fans Left Stunned as PUBG Spinoff Shuts Down After Just 53 Days: 'This Game Is Dead Because Nobody Knows About It'
PUBG: Blindspot was removed from Steam Early Access after 53 days due to low player engagement, peaking at just 3,251 concurrent users, with no full release planned.
- On Monday, March 30, 2026, developer ARC Team announced the immediate closure of Blindspot, ending the 5v5 tactical shooter's Steam Early Access period after just 53 days.
- Despite the PUBG branding, ARC Team's Sequoia Yang said the studio could 'no longer sustainably provide the level of experience' intended, prompting the sudden decision.
- Blindspot struggled to find an audience, recording a peak concurrent player count of 3,251 on Steam, and players received only three days' notice before the March 27 announcement.
- In a statement, Yang expressed gratitude to supporters, adding that the team will 'take some time to regroup, and we hope to return with new experiences in the future.'
- While Blindspot ends, the PUBG brand remains active with Black Budget, a new extraction shooter in development, and mainline PUBG: Battlegrounds continues popular on Steam after over eight years.
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Fans Left Stunned as PUBG Spinoff Shuts Down After Just 53 Days: 'This Game Is Dead Because Nobody Knows About It'
PUBG: Blindspot is closing down later today (March 30) after just 53 days, meaning it won't leave early access.The 5v5 top-down tactical shooter built on "clever positioning, tight teamwork, and shared vision," only launched on February 5, but despite the PUBG branding and being free-to-play, developer Arc Team said it had "come to the conclusion that we are no longer able to sustainably provide the level of experience we set out to deliver thro…
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PUBG: Blindspot, the 5v5 top-down tactical shooter in the famous PUBG universe, has now been shut down officially. The game’s developer, Arc Team, and publisher Krafton decided to pull the plug on the game on March 30, 2026, only 54 days after its Steam Early Access release on February 5, 2026. The game’s servers have now been shut down permanently, even though it is set in the famous PUBG universe, before it even reached version 1.0. PUBG Blind…
PUBG: Blindspot will be discontinued – Shutdown confirmed at the end of March 2026!
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