[14] Battlegrounds Mobile India is a battle royale game, in which up to 100 players compete in a large-scale last man standing deathmatch.

Each round, the plane's flight path across the map changes, requiring players to quickly determine the best time to eject and parachute to the ground.

Once on the ground, players can search buildings, ghost towns, and other locations for weapons, vehicles, armour, and other items.

Players can choose to play in first-person or third-person, with each having advantages and disadvantages in combat and situational awareness.

Every few minutes, the map's playable area shrinks towards a random location, with any player caught outside the safe zone taking incremental damage and eventually being eliminated if the safe zone is not entered in time; in game, the boundary appears as a shimmering blue wall that contracts over time.

Random regions of the map are highlighted in red and bombed during the match, posing a threat to players who remain in that area.

These packages emit highly visible red or yellow smoke, attracting interested players and resulting in additional confrontations.

On 2 September 2020,[15] the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India banned PUBG Mobile, along with 117 Chinese applications,[16] citing activities that were prejudicial and a threat to India's sovereignty, integrity, defence, state security, and public order[16] under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

[29] On 21 November update 3.5 introduced much awaited features in the game like 120 fps for both android and iOS users.