The widely popular mobile battle royale, PUBG Mobile has announced a new initiative known as “Play for Green,” to raise awareness about climate change by bringing big changes to the Erangel map. It has been created within the structure of the Green Game Jam and hosted by Playing for the Planet. The campaign incorporates environmental themes into in-game content to provide players a blend of interactive gameplay and climate activism.
PUBG Mobile ‘Play For Green’ Campain brings two new versions of the Erangel map
Ruins of Erangel: Sandstorm and Ruins of Erangel: Exploration, both mapped out to show how climate change could affect the world in the coming hundred years. Players will experience an updated battleground with extreme weather conditions and minimal resources in these maps. While the Sandstorm variation stays true to battle royale roots of PUBG, exploration is more narrative-driven and allows a person to contemplate on how environment challenge is shaping the world of Erangel.
This isn’t the only new elements that has hit the game, though, with two brand new vehicles coming in this update as well.
The “Run for Green” event, running from 11th to 24th September, maintains an associational feel between what the players are doing in-game and the real-life effects it will have. The players, through in-game movement, will help protect more than 350,000 square meters of land in Brazil, Indonesia, and Pakistan, thus contributing to very tangible opportunities that might crop up for environmental conservation at large. When passing milestones in the game, players will be able to unlock exclusive digital rewards while helping global green initiatives.
If you are interested in more map exploration, you may want to check out the latest Chapter 22 updates in PUBG Mobile Metro Royale mode which comes with its own apocalyptic theme.
Themed contest for WOW mode Fans
Coupled with the new maps, the campaign nurtures creativity through the World of Wonder Green Creative Contest, where players can use the in-game tools to design and build maps illustrating a vision for a greener future. Winning entries will share a $12,500 prize pool and feature in-game. The accompanying Global Action Challenge encourages players to share, via social media, their local environmental actions and further amplifies the mission of sustainability via community outreach.
PUBG Mobile is definitely not the first game to endorse environmental activism. More Casual mobile games like Angry Birds 2, for instance, introduced eco-themed missions in 2020 with the idea of having players take action for the sake of climate change and saving those species that are considered to be in danger. Similarly, Subway Surfers Golf Clash urged people towards sustainability by conserving themed elements.
However, with its massive global player base and a dedicated community, the PUBG Mobile Play for Green initiative is expected to make a far greater impact, spreading environmental messages to a wider audience across the world.