KRAFTON is a South Korean publisher with a portfolio centered on the PUBG IP and Subnautica 2, and it is preparing a five-title gamescom 2026 slate for release by 2027. The company reported record second-quarter 2026 sales, up 94.9% year-on-year, and is expanding its PUBG franchise into new genres.
KRAFTON enters the second half of 2026 on a financial high. Second-quarter sales rose 94.9% year-on-year to 1.2902 trillion won, with operating profit up 67.0%, both records for a second quarter. The PC platform led growth, driven by the PUBG IP and Subnautica 2, which entered early access in May 2026 and surpassed 5 million cumulative sales in 22 days. The PUBG franchise itself grew 25% year-on-year in Q2.
The company is using gamescom 2026 to push beyond battle royale. At Opening Night Live on August 26, it unveiled PUBG: DED.NET, a roguelite FPS set in 1990s Cascadia, and TARAE: The Unbound, an Oriental dark fantasy action RPG from studio Boundary. It also showed new trailers for NO LAW, a cyberpunk open-world FPS from Neon Giant with a 2027 release window, Age Twisters, and Project ZETA. The five-title lineup targets release by 2027.
KRAFTON's internal studios are producing results. Flyway Games released Ascend to ZERO in July, a time-stop roguelite that passed 100,000 players in four days. ReLU Games' co-op horror MIMESIS sold 2 million copies and won a CEDEC Award for game design. The Ascent, from Neon Giant, surpassed 12 million players and is slated for a November 2026 update as KRAFTON develops it into a franchise IP. PUBG MOBILE continues to draw collaborations, including with Naruto Shippuden and Ferrari.
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KRAFTON JAPAN announced a collaboration between PUBG MOBILE and Nijisanji VTuber Kuzuha, running from September 9 to November 6. Items include costume skins, weapon skins, voice cards, and a hoverboard, all designed by Kuzuha. Some items are gacha-exclusive, while others come from login and play events.
KRAFTON announced a collaboration between PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and the TV anime Jujutsu Kaisen, starting with the September 10 update. Costumes and progressive weapon skins themed around Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara Kugisaki, and Satoru Gojo will appear, along with limited-time events. Anime visuals will be added to areas of Erangel. The PC version runs September 10 to October 14, the console version September 17 to October 22.
KRAFTON and NIRVANANA Studio opened the second global community test for Project ZETA on September 4, 2026 at 20:00 Japan time, running until September 6 at 23:59. The game is a multi-team tactical arena in which four teams of three, 12 players total, battle on the same battlefield. Teams fight over the Prism, carry it to the stabilizer at the center of the map, and the first to earn 5 points wins. The test adds two heroes: Nova Crash, a fighter who uses fist-based close combat and whose ultimate Justice Impact slams down from the air to break enemy formations, and Azrakel, an assassin who teleports and whose ultimate Final Judgment: Erasure deals heavy damage and finishes off enemies below a health threshold. The roster now spans four classes and 16 heroes. Changes from the first test include a rating system for matchmaking, stronger growth mechanics to allow comebacks, and a higher weight on the hard-to-obtain S-Prism. The test is free on Steam with no pre-registration. A giveaway on the Japanese X account offers official merchandise to three winners.
Krafton showed the latest footage for the action RPG 'World Fiction Management Federation: WPCA' during Sony's State of Play broadcast on September 3, 2026. The game, developed by 5minlab, is set in Seoul, South Korea, where players take on the role of young 'Isolators' from the Seoul branch of the World Fiction Management Federation. Their mission is to isolate 'Fictions,' supernatural horrors that invade reality and threaten humanity. The trailer opens with a horror tone but shifts to stylish battles against giant bosses, suggesting the action elements take priority. The game is scheduled for release in 2028 on PC and PS5. Denfaminicogamer adds that players can step into enemy weak points instantly or lure giant monsters to targeted positions. Weapons and 'Core Interference Devices' are crafted from remnants of defeated monsters, allowing players to build combat styles by combining skills and equipment. The game supports solo play and online co-op for up to three players, with seamless switching between the two modes.
KRAFTON released v0.10.0 for inZOI on September 3. The update adds Active Mode, which lets players directly punch, kick, and throw objects. Punched Zois may stagger, fall, or lose health, and can be sent to a hospital if health reaches zero. Family members cannot be targeted. The update also adds travel, scuba diving, and full restaurant dining.
KRAFTON announced TARAE: The Unbound, developed by Boundary, at gamescom 2026. The top-down action RPG takes inspiration from the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Players choose one of six classes, battle hordes of enemies in Taegwido, and face the entity Agasa. It launches on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
KRAFTON showcased five upcoming titles at gamescom 2026, which began August 26 in Cologne, Germany. At the Opening Night Live event, the company unveiled PUBG: DED.NET and TARAE: The Unbound for the first time, and presented new trailers for NO LAW, Age Twisters, and Project ZETA. The lineup spans shooters, RPGs, cooperative adventures, and competitive multiplayer.
At gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, KRAFTON announced the release window for NO LAW, a cyberpunk open-world FPS developed by Neon Giant, the studio behind The Ascent. The game is slated for release in 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The new trailer showcases protagonist Gray Harker, a former soldier, as he navigates the neon-lit lawless city of Port Desire. The footage highlights Harker's versatile combat skills, including firearms handling, stealth approaches, bomb usage, kicking through doors, and using mysterious powers to make enemies explode. The game's setting is described as a cyber-noir world where a veteran who once achieved a peaceful world faces a new battle. KRAFTON presented the trailer during the Opening Night Live stream on August 26, 2026 Japan time. The release window had previously been undecided, and this announcement confirms the 2027 target. The game is planned for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
KRAFTON announced PUBG: DED.NET during gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, a new multiplayer FPS with roguelite elements set in an occult horror world. The game is set in the 1990s in a region called Cascadia, where players build play styles through trial and error and adapt their loadouts as acquired items change combat. Developed by PUBG Madison, the title is planned for PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Alongside the announcement, KRAFTON opened applications for a closed beta test, with pre-registration available on the official website. The reveal footage showed an outlaw yet cheerful atmosphere with intense vehicle-based gunfights characteristic of the PUBG series. The Steam store page lists it as an online PvP title. This is the latest entry in the PUBG series, following other spin-offs like PUBG: BLINDSPOT, a top-down team versus team shooter. The announcement marks a return to the core shooter identity for the franchise, which recently released a romance sim where the heroine is a firearm.
KRAFTON JAPAN announced on August 12, 2026, that PUBG MOBILE has started a collaboration with three Nijisanji VTubers: Fuwa Minato, Ibrahim, and Lauren Iroas. The collaboration runs from August 12 to September 11, 2026, at 08:59. During this period, the game will feature costume skins, voice cards, and other collaboration-exclusive items for each VTuber, as well as items themed around the game's mascot Pubu Niku. The items are obtainable through in-game crates (gacha) with a certain probability, or by exchanging coins earned from those crates. A login event is also planned, where players can get Pubu Niku voice cards and gacha items for free just by logging in. The announcement includes sample voice card lines for each VTuber, such as Fuwa Minato's "Won't you be my friend? Hey, come here," and Lauren Iroas's "I'll create it. A legend." The collaboration items list includes three costume sets, three voice cards, a Pubu Niku voice card, a Pubu Niku bag, helmet, UZI skin, parachute, sprays, and more.
At a KRAFTON x ReLU Games talk event in Tokyo on August 5, ReLU staff detailed their AI game design approach, including the three principles behind their studio workflow and the development of the horror game MIMESIS. The game, which pits four players against an AI that mimics them, has sold 2 million copies on Steam since early access began in October 2025.
KRAFTON and Neon Giant announced that The Ascent has surpassed 12 million total players in the five years since its 2021 release. A large quality improvement update is planned for November 2026 across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC via Steam, alongside a roadmap for the franchise.
KRAFTON announced on August 5, 2026 that it will exhibit five titles at gamescom 2026, including an unannounced new project from PUBG STUDIOS based on the PUBG IP. The new title is an action FPS set in the deep forests and small towns of the American Pacific Northwest, against what the company calls an important era in American cultural history. KRAFTON positions the game as inheriting the DNA of the PUBG series and aims to provide a game experience where new stories are born each time the player plays. The company's special page for gamescom 2026 states that a world premiere will take place at the event. The other four titles in the lineup are NO LAW, an immersive open-world FPS RPG set in the cyber-noir port city Port Desire; Project ZETA, a multi-team tactical arena where three-person teams of four compete; Age Twisters, a two-player cooperative narrative adventure about a grandfather and granddaughter in near-future Barcelona; and TARAE: The Unbound, an original Eastern dark fantasy action RPG inspired by the worldview of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. gamescom 2026 will be held in Cologne, Germany, from August 26 to August 30 local time.
KRAFTON reported its consolidated results for the second quarter of 2026 on July 29, with sales of 1.2902 trillion won (about 147.86 billion yen), up 94.9% year-on-year, and operating profit of about 47.09 billion yen, up 67.0%. Both figures set records for a second quarter. The PC platform led growth, with sales up 155.1% year-on-year, driven by the PUBG IP and Subnautica 2, which entered early access in May 2026. Subnautica 2 surpassed 5 million cumulative sales in 22 days since early access launch, and on Steam it holds a 'Very Positive' rating from over 113,700 user reviews, 91% of which are positive. PUBG franchise sales rose 25% year-on-year in Q2, with modes like Xeno Point and PAYDAY improving user engagement. For the second half of 2026, KRAFTON plans to expand collaborations with global animation IPs, following automotive and K-POP brands. The company also announced it will exhibit five new titles targeting release by 2027 at gamescom 2026 in August, including an unannounced PUBG IP project, NO LAW, Project ZETA, Age Twisters, and TARAE: The Unbound.
KRAFTON announced that Ascend to ZERO, a new action roguelike from its Flyway Games studio, has exceeded 100,000 cumulative global players on Steam and Xbox within four days of its July 13 release. The game has received 'Very Positive' user reviews on Steam and an 82 Metacritic score. A 20% launch sale on Steam runs through July 28.
KRAFTON has announced the lineup for its gamescom 2026 booth, featuring five playable titles including an unannounced PUBG STUDIOS project, 'NO LAW', 'Project ZETA', 'Age Twisters', and 'TARAE: The Unbound'. Two of the titles, 'Age Twisters' and 'TARAE: The Unbound', will be shown to the public for the first time. The booth will also host stage events, participatory missions, and exclusive goods giveaways.
KRAFTON and its creative studio Flyway Games released Ascend to ZERO on July 13 for Xbox Series X|S. The roguelite action game gives players 30 seconds per run and the ability to stop time at will. While time is frozen, enemies and the countdown pause, but the player cannot attack or open items. A cooldown prevents consecutive time stops. The game features permanent upgrades, rescued allies, and unlockable avatars. A play report highlights the tension between stillness and motion.
KRAFTON's creative studio Flyway Games has released its action roguelike Ascend to ZERO on Steam and Xbox platforms, including Xbox Game Pass. The game uses a time-stopping combat mechanic. A Twitch Drops event runs from July 14 to July 26, offering in-game rewards. The base game is priced at 1,600 yen.
KRAFTON JAPAN announced a partnership between PUBG MOBILE and Ferrari, starting July 10. The collaboration brings four Ferrari models-Roma, Purosangue, LaFerrari, and SF90 XX Spider-into the mobile battle royale as drivable vehicles with exclusive liveries. It also includes Ferrari-themed accessories, customization options, and an in-map display of the Scuderia Ferrari HP Formula 1 car. The event runs through September 7.
Cooperative horror game MIMESIS has sold over 2 million units worldwide since its early access release last October. The game also won the Excellence Award in the Game Design Division at the CEDEC Awards 2026, recognized for its innovative use of AI that mimics players' voices and actions. The first major update last month boosted player numbers and sales.
KRAFTON released 'Ascend to Zero' on July 13, developed by Flyway Games. The time-stopping roguelike action game is available on PC (Steam/Microsoft Store) and Xbox Series X|S, with Xbox/PC Game Pass support. Players fight a mechanical army using a time stop ability, with a 30-second mission time limit that can be extended by defeating bosses. A launch sale on Steam offers 20% off until July 28, and a Twitch Drops campaign runs from July 14 to 26.
KRAFTON's PUBG STUDIOS held the second closed alpha test of PUBG: Black Budget from June 26 to 29, 2026. The extraction shooter is set on Coli Island, a 2.5km x 2.5km map with anomalous creatures and a hardcore sci-fi atmosphere. Unlike PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, players prepare equipment before raids, and the game features PvPvE combat, zone shrinkage, and a reload system requiring loaded magazines. The alpha test offered a glimpse of a grounded, dark world compared to Crysis.
KRAFTON released Version 4.5 of PUBG MOBILE on July 9, 2026, adding a collaboration with Naruto Shippuden. The update recreates locations from the anime, including the Hidden Leaf Village, Hokage Rock, and the Valley of the End, on the Erangel, Livik, and Sanhok maps. Players can use ninjutsu such as Rasengan, Chidori, Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, and Flying Thunder God Technique, which unlock gradually from July 9 to July 14. A boss battle against the Nine-Tailed Fox (Kurama) is available, with Kurama appearing in three states: slumbering, prowling, or alert. Starting July 17, a special mode lets squads defend the Hidden Leaf from a controlled Kurama. Collaboration costumes include sets for Naruto (Sage Mode and Six Paths Sage Mode), Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, Hinata, Gaara, Tsunade, Madara, and Jiraiya, plus Akatsuki and Konoha Anbu sets. A giveaway offers over USD 600 in free items, including the Young Naruto set, Fourth Hokage's Cloak, and the song 'Blue Bird'. An animated short by Studio Pierrot accompanies the update. Offline events are planned in multiple countries, including a celebration in Jakarta from July 10 to 16.
Krafton and Unknown Worlds Entertainment have fully settled their legal dispute over a $250 million bonus. Under the settlement, bonuses will be paid to all employees, and CEO Ted Gill will step down amicably. The game has sold over 4 million copies since its early access launch in May 2026.
KRAFTON will exhibit five titles at gamescom 2026, including an unreleased PUBG STUDIOS project, 'NO LAW', 'Project ZETA', 'Age Twisters', and 'TARAE: The Unbound'. The event runs August 26-30 in Cologne, Germany.
KRAFTON JAPAN has launched the "KRAFTON Steam Publisher Sale 2026" on Steam, running from June 18 to June 26, 2026. The eight-day sale offers special prices on over 30 titles from KRAFTON, its creative studios, and partner studios. Featured games include the survival life simulation game "Dinkum," the rhythm action title "Hi-Fi RUSH," the pet-raising game "My Little Puppy," the sci-fi action game "MIMESIS," and the action RPG "Last Epoch." The maximum discount reaches 85% off on "The Callisto Protocol." During the sale, a separate promotion for "PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS" gives players double G-Coin when they purchase the in-game currency. The event page also highlights upcoming titles, including the new game "Age Twisters" and a public test for the in-development "PUBG: Black Budget." Some titles may not be available depending on language settings, and discount periods for certain games may end on June 25.
KRAFTON released a new limited-time mode, 'Ally Duo', for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on PC, where players team up with an AI teammate named Ella. The mode is available from June 17 to July 1, 16:00 JST, requires an NVIDIA GPU, and supports Korean, Simplified Chinese, and English voice chat with Ella only.
KRAFTON JAPAN released a major update for the co-op horror game Mimesis on June 16, 2026. The update improves the AI-driven monster's decision-making, adds individual monster personalities, revises the game's progression from fixed 3-day cycles to a flexible structure, expands dungeon interiors, and revamps the spectator system to let eliminated players possess monsters.
KRAFTON announced the first global community test for its new online multiplayer action game Project ZETA, running June 25-28 on Steam. The test is open to players in Asia, North America, and Europe. Project ZETA is a multi-team tactical arena game where four teams of three compete simultaneously to capture an object called the Prism. The developer, NIRVANANA Studio, plans an early access release in the second half of 2026 after incorporating player feedback.