Escape from Tarkov is the most ambitious and popular extraction shooter ever made. It can be argued that it has driven the genre’s growth since dropping into an alpha state almost a decade ago. The game has been in beta since 2016, which is a fact that often prompts users to ask: ‘When is Escape from Tarkov 1.0 being released?’
Technically, Escape from Tarkov hasn’t been released because it has been in a testing phase for almost ten years. It’ll be officially released when it’s a 1.0 product, which will only happen when the developer, Battlestate Games, feels like it’s ready to be classed as a full, finished game.
When is Escape from Tarkov 1.0 being released? Let’s find out.
What is Tarkov 1.0?
Escape from Tarkov 1.0 will be the game’s version number when it becomes a fully released product. Until now, it has been numbered ‘0.15’, for example. That means there have been 15 major updates to the game since it entered a beta phase, but it is yet to be considered a full game.
When Tarkov 1.0 is released, the first major update will be ‘1.1’, and so on.
Sometimes, a game will have such a monumental overhaul that it’s considered a 2.0 product. For instance, in 2023, Cyberpunk 2077 underwent a phenomenal list of changes that made it feel like a whole new game – but it wasn’t. To describe that scenario, it was dubbed Cyberpunk 2077 2.0.
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What Will Be in Tarkov 1.0?
Battlestate Games has fleshed out the Escape from Tarkov platform so much over the years, but there are still plenty of changes lined up for the 1.0 release. For instance, the team endeavours to put in place a dedicated storyline that’ll see players actually escape from Tarkov. By doing this, they’ll wipe the game, reset their character, and start afresh.
If they repeatedly complete the game, they’ll go through a ‘Prestige’ system.
Elsewhere, Battlestate wants to add clans, alliances, and more factions to the game. Factions are rarely added to Escape from Tarkov, and for the most part, we’ve had the same units running around the game for almost ten years. The team also wants to introduce more DLC, further hideout expansions, a third-party API release, and more new maps.
That’s alongside all the usual changes that are added to the game: new weapons, new equipment, tweaked mechanics, and so on.
When is Tarkov 1.0 Being Released?
Escape from Tarkov 1.0 is scheduled to be released on November 15, 2025. The team at Battlestate Games has released an extensive roadmap showcasing the next few months of releases, including four major updates and a story-based task chain complete with cutscenes.
Once this has all been delivered, Tarkov 1.0 will be released, and the world will be changed forevermore.
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