PUBG: Black Budget vs ARC Raiders

Release status

Black Budget: unreleased · ARC Raiders: released

Perspective

Black Budget: FPP-first · ARC Raiders: third-person

Combat

Both combine player conflict with hostile AI threats

Party size

Both support groups of up to three

World pressure

Black Budget uses the shrinking Anomaly; ARC Raiders centers its surface threat on ARC machines and other Raiders

The clearest difference

Black Budget is designed as a first-person tactical shooter and places up to 45 players on Coli Island for sessions of up to 30 minutes. ARC Raiders uses a third-person camera and describes itself as a multiplayer extraction adventure on a future Earth threatened by ARC machines.

Which one is closer to PUBG?

Black Budget carries PUBG’s gunplay lineage and introduces a battle-royale-like compression mechanic through the Anomaly. ARC Raiders has its own movement, camera and machine-focused science-fiction identity.

Important limitation

Black Budget is still in testing. Balance, progression and content can change, so this comparison covers official high-level features rather than declaring a winner.