Escape from Tarkov is set to reach version 1.0 in November 2025.
There’s fantasy Tarkov. There’s Tarkov in space. There’s Diablo Tarkov. There’s even Tarkov without PvP.
In short: Escape from Tarkov has undoubtedly inspired countless games and kicked off a whole generation of games that, following the battle royale hype, are now jumping on the extraction genre bandwagon en masse (but not always successfully).
But all these years, the original was never finished, shuffling from early access update to early access update. Now, it’s finally coming to an end: On November 15, 2025, around 9 years after the shooter’s original launch, the final release is set to arrive.
High hopes, little concrete information
There are still no details about what will change in version 1.0. Recently, there have also been repeated complaints about bugs. In any case, the community’s expectations are likely to be high. On Reddit, a user writes in response to the announcement:comment/n9ykqbg/“ data-icon=”external”>writes a user in response to the announcement:
But version 1.0 would be better off with a 5-page list of bug fixes attached to it.
Will there also be new content such as quests, weapons, and maps? There will also be some kind of campaign with a main story, but this has not been confirmed for version 1.0.
First, the developers are working on patch 0.16.9.0, a major interim update that will link the PvE zone of Tarkov to the arena game mode, allowing progress from the arena mode to be carried over to the PvE zone in the future.
Question mark over Steam
A big question mark hangs over the Steam version in connection with the final release. Developer Battlestate Games has repeatedly confirmed a Steam release, but has never committed to a date or specific details.
The launch of 1.0 would be a very obvious time to switch to Steam, as Escape from Tarkov can currently only be launched via a separate launcher from the developer’s website.
