The plane's flight path across the map varies with each round, requiring players to quickly determine the best time to eject and parachute to the ground.

Once they land, players can search buildings, ghost towns and other sites to find weapons, vehicles, armor, and other equipment.

Every few minutes, the playable area of the map begins to shrink down towards a random location, with any player caught outside the safe area taking damage incrementally, and eventually being eliminated if the safe zone is not entered in time; in game, the players see the boundary as a shimmering blue wall that contracts over time.

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

A plane will fly over various parts of the playable map occasionally at random, or wherever a player uses a flare gun, and drop a loot package, containing items which are typically unobtainable during normal gameplay.

Additional features unique to the mobile version of PUBG include log-in bonuses, missions and micro-goals, crew recruiting, map and compass improvements with larger and clear markers near the teammates, and an auto loot system, as well as an increased number of bots.

The project began with the original PC and console version of the game, which was developed by Brendan Greene (known as PlayerUnknown) and released in 2017.

In doing so, they had to create an evolution of the Unreal Engine 4, which was optimized to suit the mobile platform, with a focus on smoother performance and enhanced graphics.

[20][21] The games had a combined total of 75 million pre-registrations, and ranked first and second on the Chinese iOS download charts at launch.

[21] Following a soft launch in Canada, an English version of Exhilarating Battlefield, localized as PUBG Mobile, was released worldwide on 19 March 2018.

In China, PUBG Mobile had been awaiting approval by the government for an authorised release, during which the game could only be offered as a public test.

[26][27] This has support for high FPS gameplay on multiple Android devices and features a smaller map made for 60 players.

[33] On 2 September 2020, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology banned PUBG Mobile in India amid the 2020 China-India skirmish.

From here, the teams compete to make it to a higher level of competition known as the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL).

Later, eSports grew a lot in various countries including India, China, Indonesia, and many more, giving opportunities to many potential players.