First announced in early June, the restructuring of PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions has finally taken place. It was partly prompted by the failure of Prologue: Go Wayback!, a roguelike survival and exploration game whose development has been halted.
As a result, the game is now available for free download by all PC players. Currently, only a smaller team remains at the studio. Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene, the creator of PUBG, thanked his staff in a lengthy message posted on X.
He also noted that work on the MELBA technology will continue. Players can follow the progress by downloading Preface: Undiscovered World for free on Steam.
“I want to thank my team at @pp_socials for their professionalism. This was not an easy decision to take. But despite the challenges and uncertainty we faced this past year, their efforts showed me what a great studio culture we built together. The game we built is now free for everyone. I’m so very proud of what our team accomplished and truly regret we couldn’t finish the journey we began together.
I hope everyone will enjoy exploring the wildernesses of Prologue: Go Wayback! as much as I have (400+ hours & still counting.) Our progress on MELBA inspires me daily. I love what we have achieved and built as a team. Nearly every day on the studio’s Slack channels, the team posted something that filled me with hope, inspiration and excitement about the vision we are building across our projects. Our team is still actively developing our in-house MELBA technology. Anyone interested in our progress can follow our development via our tech demo, Preface: Undiscovered World, on Steam, where we regularly share updates.”
