Tech Desk 
Oct 16, 2025
PUBG: Battlegrounds rolls out Update 38.1 on PC, with console release set for October 23, 2025. The new update begins a full Halloween-themed event by introducing the Skibidi Toilet PvE Arcade mode, a new Contender character, and sweeping adjustments to weapons, vehicles, maps, and systems.
PUBG, in partnership with Skibidi Toilet, brings a limited-time PvE experience to Miramar. A team of four will face escalating waves of Toilet bosses, achieving Chemical Cans that players can use to upgrade their loadouts for subsequent matches.
This collaboration marks one of PUBG’s more whimsical crossovers, mixing internet meme culture with serious battle royale.
PUBG's Update 38.1 brings some adjustments across weapon and vehicle systems to give you the ability to restore balance and recalibrate combat.
PUBG Update 38.1 advances weapons and vehicles
- SMGs: Hip-fire accuracy is broadly reduced. PUBG has also dampened sustained fire accuracy.
- MP5K: Damage has been lowered (34 to 32).
- Panzerfaust: More restrictions when wielded (no sprint, jump, or vault), louder deployment sounds, and reduced damage against players inside vehicles. Carriage weight also increases.
Meanwhile, vehicles are upgraded with new features:
- Window tinting and penetration: All vehicles, including special skins, now share consistent transparency and bullet-penetrable windows.
- Improved handling: Driving experience refined for key models, including Dacia, Mirado, Coupe RB, and base sedans.
Update 38.1 is among PUBG’s most awaited seasonal patches, blending themed spectacle with deep tactical refinements.
