Escape from Tarkov (2025) - How Long to Beat, Player Count

About

On Steam, 50% of 58,639 player reviews are positive (Mixed). 18,237 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 42,965 in the last 30 days. Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 550 hours, doing everything about 5000 hours. It was nominated for 1 award.

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

Story

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.

What is happening now

Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore tactical shooter and RPG simulator for PC that launched in November 2025. The game emphasizes realistic mechanics and punishing gameplay within its war-torn setting. Beyond its own development, Battlestate Games - the studio behind Tarkov - has recently established a publishing division focused on supporting projects other publishers consider commercially risky. The new arm actively seeks submissions from developers working on unconventional or experimental titles, signaling the company's willingness to back ambitious work that falls outside mainstream industry comfort zones.

How long to beat Escape from Tarkov

from 5 players

Main storyrushing through the story

550 h

Main + extrasstory plus side content

900 h

Completionisteverything the game has

5000 h

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Awards

0 won, 1 more nomination

Golden Joystick Awards 2026

Nominated: PC Game of the Year

Media

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Releases

Platform

Date

PC (Microsoft Windows)

November 15, 2025

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unsupported Valve reports it does not run

Minimum

Recommended

Windows 10

Windows 11

Processor

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or similar

Intel Core i7-14700F or better

Memory

16 GB RAM

64 GB RAM

Graphics

GTX 1660 or similar

RTX 4070 or better

DirectX

Version 11

Storage

80 GB available space

Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Escape from Tarkov player count

concurrent players on Steam

18,237playing now47m ago

18,445peak today

42,96530-day peak

42,965highest we have seenOct 31, 2026

Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Escape from Tarkov achievements

98 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Now That's a Good Shot

Survivor

Five Plus

No Limit To Perfection

One Is Good, Two Is Better Obtain Secure container Kappa by selecting the Kappa Protocol modifier

We Have Hardcore at Home Obtain secure container Kappa after selecting the Broken Secure Container and No Flea Market modifiers

All 98 achievements by how many players unlocked them

You Call That a Challenge? Complete every Survival Path task after selecting any 5 of the following modifiers: Marathon Runner, Youth, Hercules, Thrombophilia, Hypodipsia, Polyphagia, Sturdy Bones, and Prodigy

Entrepreneur Born in Heaven Have 500 million RUB, 1 million EUR, and 1 million USD at the same time after selecting the Street Tax modifier

Reach the Summit Reach the final League rank Conductor

Star Called Sun

0.1%

Chris's Heir

0.1%

Higher and Higher

0.1%

Killer of Killers

0.1%

I Am Speed

0.1%

Fallen

0.1%

Debtor

0.1%

I Had a Plan Reach level 30 with a seasonal character after selecting 10 Personal Negative modifiers

0.1%

Among Strangers Complete Lightkeeper's task line in Season 1 KORD BREACH and learn more about Black Division's goals and operations in Tarkov.

0.1%

Make a notch Eliminate 30 PMC operatives with a melee weapon while playing as a PMC

0.2%

John's Heir

0.2%

Will It Blow?

0.2%

Imposter Eliminate 100 Black Division operatives while using their own equipment

0.2%

Enough of Your Games!

0.3%

Easy Way

0.3%

U-Turn

0.3%

Master of ULTRA Neutralize Killa 100 times while playing as a PMC

0.4%

Keeping Up the Pace

0.4%

Genetic Lottery Reach level 30 with a seasonal character after selecting the following modifiers: Hemophilia, Osteoporosis, Polydipsia, Allergic, and Third Leg

0.4%

Profit Over Principles Complete Fence's task line in Season 1 KORD BREACH and hand over the laptop from the unknown facility to either Mechanic or Fence

0.4%

The Blind Watcher

0.6%

Marathon Visit all locations in one raid as a PMC

0.7%

Drunken Master

0.7%

True Crime Neutralize Kollontay 15 times while playing as a PMC

0.8%

All on Red Go all in on the BEAR squad beyond the cordon and complete Skier's Profitable Venture task line

0.9%

Part of the Ship, Part of the Crew

0.9%

Who Dares Wins

More Prestigious

1.2%

Killer7

1.2%

Savior

1.2%

Snowball Neutralize every Boss without dying while playing as a PMC

1.3%

Little Triumphs Gather evidence of all of TerraGroup's "minor" misdeeds

1.3%

Who Called the Doctor? Neutralize Sanitar 15 times while playing as a PMC

1.4%

Cracks in the Ice

1.5%

What Not To Wear Neutralize Killa 15 times while playing as a PMC

1.6%

Old Dog With Old tricks Neutralize Kaban 15 times while playing as a PMC

1.6%

Top Secret Have every type of TerraGroup documentation in your inventory, excluding Classified Documents

1.7%

PMC's Best Friend Survive and extract from Interchange through the Scav Co-Op extraction while playing as a PMC

1.9%

The Red Book Neutralize Birdeye 15 times while playing as a PMC

1.9%

Smoke the Peace Pipe Neutralize Big Pipe 15 times while playing as a PMC

Another Cold Case Neutralize Glukhar 15 times while playing as a PMC

2.1%

Long Live the King! Neutralize every Boss once while playing as a PMC

2.5%

Samsara Wheel Spins Again Neutralize Partisan 15 times while playing as a PMC

2.8%

First Step Reach the League rank Survivor

All-Wheel Drive Resolve the issue with the BTR driver one way or another

3.4%

Better Served

3.4%

This Is All (Not) Coincidence Find out what happened to a certain BEAR squad

3.6%

When the Light Fades

3.6%

Through Another's Eyes Discover what the cultists were really after

3.8%

Just Business

3.9%

Trail of Breadcrumbs Find traces of a mysterious organization in Tarkov

King of the Sawmill Neutralize Shturman 15 times while playing as a PMC

4.2%

Don't Need Any Help Reach level 30 with a seasonal character without selecting any Personal Positive modifiers

4.6%

I Hear the Voice of Darkness Neutralize Knight 15 times while playing as a PMC

4.7%

I’m on a Boat

4.9%

Prestigious

5.1%

This is a Tarkov showdown Neutralize Reshala 15 times while playing as a PMC

5.3%

Inferno Learn everything about the Blue Fire

5.4%

Pay Your Debt Learn what happened to Kozlov

5.7%

Theseus Uncover the secret of The Labyrinth

5.7%

Dawn of a New Era Obtain Secure container Kappa after the introduction of the Seasons system

5.8%

Firefly Meet Lightkeeper for the first time while playing as a PMC

6.4%

Believer Reach level 30 with a seasonal character

6.5%

Man of His Word

7.1%

Hammer and Scythe Neutralize Tagilla 15 times while playing as a PMC

7.2%

Jack of All Trades Complete all of Gunsmith series tasks

7.7%

Blind Fury Eliminate any enemy while suffering from the Flash effect while playing as a PMC

8.8%

PMC Survive 300 raids while playing as a PMC

10.5%

Justice Neutralize Kollontay for the first time while playing as a PMC

12.5%

Funny Graveyard Keeper Neutralize Kaban for the first time while playing as a PMC

14.4%

Now There Are Three of Them! Neutralize Knight, Birdeye, and Big Pipe in a single raid for the first time while playing as a PMC

16.5%

That's What She Said

16.6%

Traveler Survive and extract from every location in Tarkov while playing as a PMC

18.1%

Grouse Hunting Neutralize Glukhar for the first time while playing as a PMC

18.3%

Pathfinder Fully explore Tarkov and its inhabitants

18.3%

Art of Style Neutralize Killa for the first time while playing as a PMC

20.1%

Sanatorium Orderly Neutralize Sanitar for the first time while playing as a PMC

21.9%

BEAR with me Eliminate 50 BEAR PMC operatives

22.9%

Lost

23.3%

U-SUCC Eliminate 50 USEC PMC operatives

23.5%

Ready for Anything Survive 10 consecutive raids while playing as a PMC

24.2%

Silence at the sawmill Neutralize Shturman for the first time while playing as a PMC

25.7%

Time To Clean My Karma Neutralize Partisan for the first time while playing as a PMC

28%

Call your brother Neutralize Tagilla for the first time while playing as a PMC

28.8%

Deal to Make Neutralize Reshala for the first time while playing as a PMC

29.3%

You Are Not My Brother

36%

Vagabond Use the transit from any location

41.6%

First Time Always Hurts

43.4%

Welcome to Tarkov

58.5%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

In the news

All 15 stories

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1 outlet · Oct 7, 2026

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2 outlets · Oct 5, 2026

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1 outlet · Sep 23, 2026

Escape from Tarkov dev Battlestate Games wants to publish the "risky" games that "we need right now"

2 outlets · Sep 22, 2026

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1 outlet · Sep 15, 2026

Escape From Tarkov Developer Opens Publishing Arm for Hardcore Games

2 outlets · Sep 4, 2026

Escape from Tarkov's Battlestate Games is now a publisher, and it wants games that others deem "too risky"

1 outlet · Sep 4, 2026

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