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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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PUBG: Blindspot will be discontinued – Shutdown confirmed at the end of March 2026!

NewsGaming.net It's already the end for PUBG: Blindspot, a PUBG spin-off that hasn't held for more than two months For some time, Krafton has wanted to capitalize on the PUBG license other than by the prism of the Battle Royale. That's why spin-offs are multiplying at high speed V, sometimes too fast for the general public. To such an extent that one of these games will start as quickly as it has arrived, in a great indifference despite the effo…

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IGN broke the news in United States on Monday, March 30, 2026.
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