PUBG: DED.NET Closed Beta: How to Pre-Register for Krafton’s Roguelite Shooter

Krafton has a new first-person shooter in the works, and it looks nothing like the battle royale that made the PUBG name. Revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, PUBG: DED.NET is a multiplayer FPS with roguelite progression set in a fictional version of 1990s Cascadia. You cannot buy or download it yet, but you can put your name in for the closed beta right now.

Quick answer: Sign in with a Krafton player account on the official DED.NET website, pick your platform, and join the closed beta waiting list. Spots are limited, and you play only after an email invite arrives.

How to pre-register for the DED.NET closed beta

Registration is open now on the game’s official site. You need a Krafton player account to join the waiting list, and the sign-up covers both the beta itself and a newsletter with development updates.

You know it worked when your entry is accepted onto the waiting list. Actual access comes later, only after Krafton sends an email confirming your invite. Until that email lands, you cannot play, and there is no confirmed date for when the beta itself starts or ends.

What PUBG: DED.NET is

DED.NET is a multiplayer FPS that layers roguelite progression on top of shooter combat. Instead of a single winner-takes-all battle royale match, it runs on session-based rounds where the things you scavenge carry into how you fight. Krafton sums up the loop with the line, “Death is Only the Beginning,” meaning a lost match still feeds your next run rather than resetting you to zero.

The setting is a strange, occult-tinged take on 1990s Cascadia in the Pacific Northwest, heavy on grunge music, body horror, and neon-soaked punk style. The map is dotted with fictional points of interest, and the world is populated by “dead-eyed fiberglass cryptids” that lurk alongside rival players. That points to a PvPvE structure, where you fight both other people and the creatures roaming the map.

Character abilities are central to the roguelite hook. You mix and match dozens of abilities across runs to build your own approach, treat injuries, and outlast competitors. Krafton has also teased unorthodox tactics such as using car doors as riot shields, playing dead, cannibalizing enemies for health, and hacking payphones to steal money from rivals.

Locations in Cascadia

The reveal named several points of interest spread across the Cascadian map. These give a sense of the mix of wilderness and unsettling landmarks the game leans into.

• Cryptid Cove
• Cascadian Wilderness
• Summit
• Cult Church
• Ward

Release date and platforms

There is no confirmed release date for DED.NET. Its Steam listing shows the launch as “to be announced,” and Krafton has not committed to a window. Development is handled by PUBG Madison under publisher Krafton, Inc.

Platforms have not been fully spelled out at the pre-registration stage, though the beta sign-up lets you pick a preferred platform, and a Steam page already exists. The Steam listing lists English interface and subtitle support, and notes that the developers use AI tools to help make some in-game content. It also carries a mature content warning for frequent violence.

PC system requirements

The Steam page lists both minimum and recommended specs for the PC version. Both tiers call for Windows 11 and an SSD, with the recommended setup pushing toward NVMe storage.

Watch the reveal trailer

The announcement trailer sets the tone, with characters sliding across the map, launching explosives from a graffiti-covered grenade launcher, and shooting it out with both players and creatures, all scored to Ministry’s “Jesus Built My Hotrod.”

For now, joining the waiting list is the only way to get closer to playing. Krafton has said little else about matchmaking, monetization, or how deep the roguelite systems will go, so the closed beta is where the real details are likely to surface first.