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Escape from Tarkov

Critic score1 critic
First release
Nov 15, 2025
Engine
Unity
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Shooter, Tactical, Simulator · Sandbox, Warfare, Action, Survival

Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore and realistic online first-person action RPG/Simulator with MMO features and story-driven walkthrough.

Also known as 逃离塔尔科夫, Échapper à Tarkov, 타르코프, 이스케이프 프롬 타르코프
… See more, Побег из Таркова, EFT

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Storyline
With each passing day the situation in the Norvinsk region grows more and more complicated. Incessant warfare in Tarkov has sparked massive panic; local population has fled the city, but those who stayed are looking to improve their fortunes at the expense of others. Having accepted the new reality, “savage” Tarkov locals - Scavs flocked into well-armed gangs and started the redivision of the city. Nowadays, Tarkov is separated by unseen borders, controlled by different groups. Gain-greedy gunmen would go to any length to have their way, including the murder of civilians and direct confrontation with the two private military companies. The players will have to experience living in the skin of one of the mercenaries who survived the initial stage of the Tarkov conflict. After choosing one of the sides – USEC or BEAR – the player’s character starts to make his way out of the city. Tarkov is sealed off by UN and Russian military, supply chains are cut, communication with operational command is lost, and in these conditions everyone has to make his own choices of what to do and how to get out of the chaos-ridden metropolis.Read more

With each passing day the situation in the Norvinsk region grows more and more complicated. Incessant warfare in Tarkov has sparked massive panic; local population has fled the city, but those who stayed are looking to improve their fortunes at the expense of others. Having accepted the new reality, “savage” Tarkov locals - Scavs flocked into well-armed gangs and started the redivision of the city. Nowadays, Tarkov is separated by unseen borders, controlled by different groups. Gain-greedy gunmen would go to any length to have their way, including the murder of civilians and direct confrontation with the two private military companies. The players will have to experience living in the skin of one of the mercenaries who survived the initial stage of the Tarkov conflict. After choosing one of the sides – USEC or BEAR – the player’s character starts to make his way out of the city. Tarkov is sealed off by UN and Russian military, supply chains are cut, communication with operational command is lost, and in these conditions everyone has to make his own choices of what to do and how to get out of the chaos-ridden metropolis.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 15, 2025
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
550h
Main + Extras
900h
Completionist
5000h
Game modes
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
modern warfare, death, modern military, squad based shooter, extraction
… All 6, extraction shooter

At a Glance

Critic Score
30
Main Story (IGDB)
550h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
900h
Completionist (IGDB)
5000h

Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Mixed, 57,875 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
  • Massively multiplayer (MMO)Steam · 16 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct

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