The Anomaly is a predictable, shrinking hazard zone functioning like PUBG's classic Blue Zone — it compresses the playable map as a match progresses to force encounters and prevent passive camping.
Gameplay role
The shrinking area steadily reduces safe space, pushes squads toward encounters and makes delaying an extraction increasingly dangerous. Official material describes the behavior as predictable, allowing players to plan around it.
Story role
The Anomaly is tied to the time loop surrounding Coli Island and to the abandoned research program that Contractors are sent to investigate. Its full origin remains unknown.
Source: Steam store page · verified 2026-07-28