Explore PUBG’s Xeno Point: A Unique Post-Battle Royale Co-op PvE Mode

PUBG Studios has added Xeno Point, a new post-battle royale co-op PvE mode separate from classic matches. Krafton publishes Battlegrounds, and Xeno Point launches 8th April on Steam, then 16th April on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Gameplay overview

Players form four-person squads and enter a futuristic hub between missions. There they spend resources to progress a large skill tree, upgrade powerful abilities, craft items, and choose loadouts for each round.

Loadouts include familiar battle royale weapons, attachments, and backpacks, plus a dedicated anti-alien gun. Weapons now come in colour-coded variants with rarity tiers and stat modifiers, encouraging optimisation as difficulty rises.

This is not PUBG’s first PvE experiment. A prior Skibidi Toilet collaboration and several bot-focused modes came before Xeno Point.

Missions and enemies

Missions reinterpret classic maps in a more linear form. Players capture points, repel waves of enemies, and face sub-bosses and main bosses at the end of runs.

Enemy types include scuttling melee robo-spiders and self-destruct variants, humanoid xeno-robots that shoot from range, and units that grant shields to allies. Bosses often present static weak points to target and can demand coordinated fire.

Difficulty and balance

A preview session reached tier three of four difficulty levels. The group used a mix of epic and legendary gear and included PUBG Studios developers, which influenced outcomes.

Early missions felt manageable, even on raised difficulty. A noted issue involved bosses locking onto crawling players and repeatedly downing them until revival, a problem likely patchable.

Design and reception

Xeno Point adopts looter-shooter mechanics with percentage-based buffs and gear ranks. That system makes optimisation meaningful as players climb tiers and face tougher missions.

The mode trades the wide, characterful map designs of early Battlegrounds maps for tighter, combat-focused funnels. For some players, that change will feel like a breezier alternative rather than a reinvention.

Who will enjoy it

The mode suits groups seeking shorter, more casual sessions between battle royale matches. It also offers the appeal of familiar PUBG weapons in a fresh co-op PvE mode.

This preview was produced for Filmogaz.com after a visit to Krafton and PUBG Studios in Seoul, South Korea. Krafton provided flights and accommodation.