Escape from Tarkov takes place in the Russia 2028 universe in the fictional Russian city of Tarkov, isolated from the outside world by UN peacekeepers and the Russian armed forces after the political crisis caused by the illegal activities of the multinational corporation TerraGroup.

Enter Battlestate Games, developer of the popular first-person shooter Escape from Tarkov. They, too, are headquartered in Russia, leading some players to raise concerns about the future of this online-only game. Thankfully, one developer has taken the time to ease their concerns.

Overall goal: Survive and escape Looking at it from a raid-to-raid perspective, Escape From Tarkov is a simple game. You load up your character with as much gear as you want, choose a map, and start surviving. That's the main goal of every raid, trying to get out in one piece.