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This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
General information
- Official forums
- Official wiki
- Official Discord
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Developer website |
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Linking the game to Steam account is a possible future option, the game plans to be release on Steam "awhile after the game is released our own platform." Both versions will play on the same servers.[5] |
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- Mac[5] and Linux[6] native versions are planned after release.
- A Mac version was planned in 2015 but remained unreleased as of January 2022.[5][7] Mac logo is still visible in BattleStateGames website.[8]
- Linux support was planned in 2015 as well[9] and was confirmed to be planned in several of the streams.[6][10][11]
- Game works with Wine and Proton with BattlEye patches, but online raids don't work due to missing BattlEye modules.[12]. They are planned to be implemented by BattlEye.[13]
Demo/free trial
- The account is free to create and can download the launcher, but the the game is paid with no current permanent free trial, however there exist 7-day trial keys which can be won on various occasions.
Monetization
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DLC
| DLCs are planned after release – among them Scav Life, Winter and Sniper. They will be free for the "Edge of Darkness" pre-order package. |
- The game is said not to have any microtransactions,[5] although there are some events (Christmas, participation in tests, Twitch drops events) that can give extra items. There are also items being given out to contributing community members (Sherpas, Emisarries and Moderators).
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Season Pass |
Currently was only available only with "Edge of Darkness" pre-order package. |
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The Predator E-book |
Currently unavailable. Get extra game gear as a bonus to the e-book: AKS74U with Zenit body kit; Silenced P226 with special ammo. |
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The Voice Behind E-book |
Currently unavailable. Get extra game gear as a bonus to the e-book: Crye Precision Airframe Tan Helmet with GPNVG 18; 2 adrenaline injectors; 5 RGD-5; 200 rounds of 9x19mm Luger CCI. |
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- DLCs are planned after release – among them Scav Life, Winter and Sniper.
- Pre-order packages come with various pre-order bonuses depending on package. "Edge of Darkness" pre-order package includes a Season Pass, but is no longer available.
- Books DLCs are currently not available.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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Location |
Windows |
%APPDATA%\Battlestate Games\Escape from Tarkov\Settings HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Battlestate Games\EscapeFromTarkov |
- Game progress and some settings are stored on your account.
Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Overall, SFX, Interface, Chat sounds, Music and Hideout specific. |
Surround sound |
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Shown as Binaural audio in settings. |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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English voicelines are available for USEC faction and can be selected for BEAR faction. Some NPCs speak in English. |
Simplified Chinese |
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Czech |
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Website and launcher are currently not translated. |
French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Website and launcher are currently not translated. |
Italian |
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Japanese |
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Launcher is currently not translated. |
Korean |
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Website and launcher are currently not translated. |
Polish |
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Website and launcher are currently not translated. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Romanian |
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Website and launcher are currently not translated. |
Slovak |
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Website and launcher are currently not translated. |
Russian |
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Russian voicelines can be selected for BEAR faction and are used by Scav faction. Some NPCs speak in Russian. |
Spanish |
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Latin American Spanish |
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Website is currently not translated. |
Turkish |
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Website is currently not translated. |
- Only four languages (English, Russian, German, and French) are initially selectable when creating a character, the rest has to be selected in the option menu afterward.
- Some languages might be incomplete and miss some translations.
- More languages are planned. Public translations can be found here.
- Subtitles are planned (option is present in menu, but currently not usable).
Network
- Various maps are available to play in "offline mode" with various settings like AI number and difficulty available, although you still need to be connected to the game servers to login, with no progression of any kind. Separate singleplayer progression is possible through SPTarkov.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
DirectX 9 support was present in the early versions, but was removed and replaced with DirectX 11 in later patches. DirecX 12 can be forcefully enabled with -force-d3d12 , but it has graphical issues. Launcher uses DirectX 9Ex. |
Shader Model support |
5 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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64-bit for both the launcher and game itself. |
- Vulkan support was enabled briefly, but removed afterwards. It was planned for future update.[14]
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
Oculus Audio |
Works when Binaural sound game option is enabled. Steam Audio was used previously |
Anti-cheat |
BattlEye |
[15] Saberclaw Anticheat was used previously |
Modifications
SPTarkov
- Enables single-player progression separate from the official multiplayer progression as well as modding.
- Official website
StayInTarkov
- Enables co-op gameplay over LAN.
- Requires SPTarkov.
- Official website
System requirements
Windows[16] |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7, 8, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon x2 2.6 GHz |
Intel Core i5 Quad Core 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon II x4 3.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
18 GB |
20 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| 2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References