How to Improve Aim for PUBG: Aim Trainer, Sensitivity, Settings

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At a Glance: How to Improve Aim in PUBG

PUBG has so many different systems and elements to just the aiming alone that it can be overwhelming for new players. Even if you are familiar with other battle royale games like Fortnite or Apex Legends, you might be surprised by the way the gameplay feels.

No matter if you are on PC, console, or mobile, here are quick tips for you to improve your aim in PUBG at a glance:

Tips	How to Improve
Figure Out Aiming	Aiming works differently in PUBG. Figure out recoil control, bullet drops, etc.
Sensitivity	Test and figure out the right sensitivity settings for your platform of choice.
Build a Daily Training Habit	Have a practice routine like using Training Mode.
Aimlabs	Use a dedicated aim trainer like Aimlabs to improve.
Find the Right Weapons	Find the weapons (sniper rifles, ARs, SMGs) that work best for you.
Best Aim Settings	Change settings like turning off vibration.

Those tips will only get you so far, though. After spending years and years of playing this battle royale game since its initial early access launch in 2017, this is what you need to know about how to genuinely improve your aim across the board in PUBG.

How Aiming Works in PUBG

Before you ever queue up for a match of PUBG, it is imperative you understand how unique the aiming and gameplay is in this battle royale title. Sure, it shares the same general premise of other games where you alone or with a squad fight against other players in a massive open-world map to be the last player or team standing.

That said, how you go about this is quite different. For starters, unlike other popular games like Warzone and Apex Legends, you are likely going to be playing PUBG in third-person. This is the most popular method of playing the game. Yes, first-person does exist, but it is not the go-to mode for most players, and it isn’t really the original intention for the game, either.

With that in mind, you are already going to have some adjustment, especially with the crosshair. As in other games, you should aim for the head or upper chest for the most damage, which is where you should position your crosshair. That said, with your character slightly off-center, it can be distracting from the crosshair at times.

Furthermore, recoil control is massively important in PUBG. Weapons are pretty realistic here, so you won’t find the perfect laser-accurate guns you can see in other battle royale titles. A shotgun is always going to be a short-range weapon. Meanwhile, a sniper isn’t going to be super effective up close.

In addition, guns act like they should. Even an assault rifle will have a little kick to it with each shot you take that you will need to actively control, or you’ll be missing every player you fight. This is why it is important to be more careful with your shots. It is better in PUBG to shoot in bursts, rather than spray and pray.

Then there is the bullet physics you have to contend with. Bullets do naturally drop in this game, and it only gets worse the further the distance. If you plan to snipe, you’ll want to almost always aim a little higher than your target to account for this, especially if they are running the opposite direction from you.

Sensitivity

Part of mastering the challenging aiming in PUBG is sensitivity. Many players pick up this game and immediately jump into matches without tweaking any of their settings. This is going to be a death sentence, especially given that PUBG has so many different input variants.

You could be playing the traditional mouse-and-keyboard way on PC. Alternatively, you might be using a controller or even touchscreen controls on your phone or tablet. Sensitivity works differently on these platforms, and requires adjustments to find out what works best for you.

Before your match starts, there is a lobby area where you are able to run around, pick up guns, and practice firing at other players. This is the time to really test out the aim sensitivity for your input method and make sure that it feels right to you.

If you are trying to aim and everything just feels a little too sluggish to you, it might be time to kick up your general sensitivity to around 40% for PC. On the other hand, if you are going too fast while aiming down the sights (ADS) and pass over headshots, you might want to make your ADS sensitivity somewhere around 30-35%.

Sensitivity is so crucial to winning fights. You might be more skilled than your opponent, but if your sensitivity is too low and it takes too long to aim for the head, you could be down and out just because the other player has their sensitivity better suited to their play style.

How to Build a Daily Training Habit

Routines are everything in life, and the same goes for getting better at PUBG. After all, the old adage “practice makes perfect” still rings true even in a video game. To this point, it is essential that you build a solid daily training habit for yourself if you want to take PUBG seriously.

Doing matches over and over for four hours every night can help some, but it will also likely lead to a lot of frustration. Just playing battle royale modes with your friends will only get you so far.

What you want to do is create a routine that you practice daily or at least several days out of the week to see genuine improvement, and it revolves around the Training Mode and aim trainers.

Training Mode

Training Mode is a godsend for anyone trying to practice PUBG without the confines of a regular match. In this mode, 5-20 real players queue up (you have to be solo) and enter an actual large-scale map. It is here that you have everything you could ask for, from vehicles to all the different weapons to targets of varying difficulties, and more.

Of course, you have other players as well to deal with. The point of this mode is simply to practice and get better. You aren’t trying to win or anything like that. So, you are free to try your hand at everything.

Training Mode should be a dedicated part of your daily training habit. Set aside a certain amount of time to focus on this mode alone. Life is busy, I get it, so if you have only three hours to play, for example, set aside 30 minutes or an hour just for Training Mode.

Then, you want to thoughtfully choose what to do with that Training Mode time. Are you going to spend time firing at the targets to practice long-range fights? Will you practice firing a pistol while in a moving vehicle? Figure out what you’re going to focus on for that day and stick to it for that entire duration. Then hop into a real game and see the difference.

Aimlabs

Another major recommended area for anyone looking to make serious improvements in their aim in PUBG is to incorporate an aim trainer like Aimlabs. Aimlabs is my personal recommendation since it is accessible for almost everyone.

For one, it is free, and the free version is pretty solid, allowing you to practice tasks that help with PUBG-specific aiming. These tasks emulate the actual feel of using a PUBG weapon like the AUG really well, so these tasks will allow you to practice them in a professionally helpful environment.

Better yet, these routines track your stats, such as accuracy and the like. It then uses this to show you what you need to work on next. This way, you don’t have to go into training on your own with no idea of where to start.

Better yet, Aimlabs is also free on both PC and consoles. So whether you prefer to play PUBG with a mouse-and-keyboard or a controller, you will be able to use it to help yourself improve your gameplay. There are other aim trainers you can consider as well, but the highly accessible barrier to entry and excellent training content makes Aimlabs the option I, personally, use and recommend.

Incorporate it into your daily training plan, such as using Aimlabs for 30 minutes, alongside the Training Mode and actual matches, and, suddenly, you have a phenomenal routine.

Find the Right Weapons for You

As part of your training routine in Training Mode and Aimlabs, you should be practicing with all of the various weapons. Unfortunately, PUBG isn’t a game where you can always pick which weapon you are able to use. A lot of the time you have to just use whatever you scavenge in the world.

That said, it is still best to practice with every weapon for a decent amount of time to have a solid ranking in your head of what you prefer and works best for your play style.

This way, if you find yourself in a situation where you loot an area and find a M416 and a P90, you instantly know to go for the P90 since you might be better at close-range fights.

This goes for weapons within the same categories as well. The Beryl M762, for some players, is the best assault rifle due to its extremely fast firing speed that will decimate other players in no time. However, it does take expert-level recoil control to use, so you might find after practicing that the AUG’s better stability in most gunfights works better for you.

Best Settings for Improving Aim

Adjusting your sensitivity is key to getting better at aiming, but don’t stop there in your in-game settings. It might not be the most glamorous or fun activity, but messing with your in-game settings can do wonders for your aiming. To help you out, here are some of the recommended settings every player should adjust to potentially improve aiming:

Mouse DPI: 800 DPI
General Sensitivity: 40-45%
ADS Sensitivity: 30-35%
Vertical Sensitivity: 1.02-1.2
Scope Multipliers: Make sure to lower this if you use really high magnification scopes like 4x and 6x
Vibration: Off
Aim Mode Control: Hold
Aim Acceleration: Off

Now, for the mobile players out there on iOS and Android, I do recommend using a controller for PUBG. That said, if you don’t prefer it, I suggest turning on Gyroscope in the settings and trying it out. While it isn’t for everyone, physically moving your phone or tablet to aim can be faster and more accurate than touchscreen controls.

Final Thoughts

PUBG has one of the most convoluted aiming systems in the entire battle royale genre, with the player having to manage hefty recoil control, bullets that fall in realtime like in real life, and a third-person perspective (with optional first-person) that is a far cry from the likes of Warzone and Apex.

As such, it is essential that you don’t just learn the ins-and-outs of how to aim in PUBG, but that you build solid daily training habits that involve improving your sensitivity and skill with various weapons, whether you use a controller or keyboard-and-mouse. The Training Mode within PUBG and an aim trainer like Aimlabs should be part of this to maximize your routine and aiming improvements.