🔫 Krafton Game Union
Quick Summary
Krafton is a South Korean game holding company best known as the creator of PUBG: Battlegrounds — the game that fundamentally changed the Battle Royale genre and popularized it globally in 2017.
Key Titles
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | Defined and popularized the modern Battle Royale genre |
| PUBG Mobile | Published by Tencent; one of the highest-grossing mobile games globally |
| The Callisto Protocol | 2022 survival horror by Striking Distance Studios |
| inZOI | Upcoming life simulation competitor to The Sims |
PUBG’s Industry Impact
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (2017) was the game that proved the Battle Royale genre could be a dominant commercial force:
- 75M+ copies sold on PC alone
- Inspired Fortnite, Apex Legends, Call of Duty Warzone, and dozens of competitors
- Launched the Early Access model into mainstream AAA visibility