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PUBG: Battlegrounds is getting ready to make smoke grenades a lot more interesting, and probably a lot less trustworthy, with the arrival of its new Interactive Smoke system.
PUBG Studios has shown off the incoming feature in a new video, giving players a clearer look at one of the bigger gameplay changes coming to the battle royale this year. Instead of smoke acting like a simple grey wall that blocks sight until it fades away, the new system allows it to react to what is happening around it.
That means explosions, vehicles, and other battlefield chaos can push smoke around or temporarily clear sections of it, creating gaps where previously there would have been safe cover. In classic PUBG terms, that revive you thought was hidden behind a smoke grenade might suddenly become a lot less clever if someone starts chucking explosives into it.
The feature was first outlined in PUBG’s 2026 roadmap, where the developer described Interactive Smoke as one of the headline in-game additions planned for the year. The idea is to make smoke grenades behave more like physical objects in the world, rather than static visual blockers. Smoke can sway in the wind, shift under pressure, and be dispersed by explosions.
That could have a fairly major impact on the rhythm of fights. Smoke has long been one of PUBG’s most important survival tools, especially for reviving teammates, crossing open ground, looting under pressure, or breaking line of sight during late-game circles. Once the new system arrives, players may need to think harder about where they throw it and what might disturb it.
It should also give attacking players more options. Rather than simply waiting out a smoke screen or firing blindly into it, teams may be able to use grenades or vehicles to open up visibility and force opponents to move. That sounds like exactly the kind of messy, tactical wrinkle PUBG still does better than most battle royale games when it is firing properly.
Interactive Smoke is currently listed for PC on June 17, with the console rollout following on June 25. It forms part of PUBG’s wider 2026 plans, which also include new tactical systems, changes to existing equipment, and more updates designed to deepen the game’s core firefights.
For a game that built its name on tense, scrappy, improvised survival, making even smoke grenades less predictable feels like a smart move. Also, frankly, a cruel one. But that is PUBG, isn’t it?
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