What title did Tencent use for its China-compliant replacement of PUBG Mobile?

Tencent used the title “Game for Peace” for its China-compliant replacement of PUBG Mobile. The Chinese title, 和平精英, was launched in May 2019 after Tencent stopped pursuing approval for PUBG Mobile in mainland China.

The replacement closely mirrored PUBG Mobile’s gameplay and transferred players’ progress, but altered presentation to satisfy China’s content rules. Blood and gore were removed, and the game adopted a more patriotic military theme involving defenders of China’s airspace.

A common mix-up is “Peacekeeper Elite,” another English name associated with the same Chinese game. Game for Peace was the title used when Tencent introduced the replacement; the Chinese version was later commonly branded as Peacekeeper Elite, especially from 2020 onward.

PUBG Mobile itself had launched internationally in March 2018, while its Chinese release remained in testing because of licensing and regulatory obstacles. Game for Peace allowed Tencent to monetize that market after the original version could not receive the required approval.