Which PUBG Modes Have Secret Rooms: Normal, Ranked and Custom

Secret rooms are documented in Normal, Ranked and Custom Matches in PUBG: Battlegrounds, but the confirmed maps differ by mode. Update 42.1 named four maps for Ranked and six for Custom Matches – Esports Mode; earlier notes also described secret rooms in Normal and Custom Matches on specific maps.

Choose the mode, then check the map

The useful question is not simply whether a mode has secret rooms. It is whether the room has been confirmed for the combination of mode and map you intend to play. A room mentioned for one Custom Match setting, for example, should not automatically be assumed to be available under every custom setting.

Normal Matches

Update 41.2 described Miramar secret rooms as available in Normal Matches. Update 40.2 also described changes to Vikendi secret-room loot in Normal Match. Those notes establish examples for both maps, rather than a complete list of every Normal Match map with a secret room.

If you are playing Normal, start by identifying your map and looking for guidance specific to it. The secret room maps section is the place to browse this site’s map guides. Check the update covered by a guide as well as its map, so you know which version its information describes.

Ranked

Update 42.1 stated that secret rooms were available in Ranked on Erangel, Miramar, Rondo and Taego. That is the Ranked map list supplied by those notes; Vikendi and Deston appear in a separate list for Custom Matches – Esports Mode, not in the Ranked list given here.

For a Ranked match on one of the four named maps, use a guide for that map rather than assuming every room works in the same way. The available information here does not establish secret-room availability for other Ranked maps.

Custom Matches

Custom Matches need an extra check because the notes name particular custom modes. Update 42.1 listed secret rooms in Custom Matches – Esports Mode on Erangel, Miramar, Rondo, Taego, Vikendi and Deston.

The earlier notes also described Miramar secret rooms in Custom Matches in Update 41.2, and Vikendi secret-room loot in Custom Match – Normal Mode in Update 40.2. The Miramar note does not specify a custom sub-mode in the information available here, so it should not be used to draw a complete list of supported settings.

Before a custom game, check both the selected map and the named custom mode. In particular, the six-map Esports Mode list is not confirmation that those same six maps have rooms under every other custom setting.

A closer look: Miramar keys and loot

Update 41.2 gives one practical detail beyond mode availability: Miramar’s secret rooms use Secret Room Keys that spawn in the world, and the rooms contain high-value items. The note does not establish that the same key arrangement applies to every map or mode.

That distinction matters when planning a route. Knowing that a secret room is available does not, by itself, tell you where to find its key or exactly which items you will receive. For a broader explanation of the subject, see how PUBG secret room keys work on each map. The loot-by-map guide covers what the patch notes describe about room contents.

Secret room mode checklist

• Choose your match type: Normal, Ranked or Custom.
• Note the map: Ranked and Custom Matches – Esports Mode have different lists in Update 42.1.
• Check the custom setting: Esports Mode and Normal Mode are named separately in the notes.
• Use the matching map guide: Look for the update it covers before relying on its directions.
• Plan for the room’s entry requirements: Consult the relevant key guide rather than assuming a method applies across maps.

Update 42.1 covered both PC and console, with live maintenance scheduled for 17 June and 25 June 2026 respectively. When comparing an older guide with your game, check its update and platform context rather than treating a patch-note list as a guarantee for every version.

Related reads

New to the subject? Start with PUBG secret rooms explained. For changes across patches, browse updates and history.