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Escape From Tarkov Sets 1.0 Release for November 15, Ending Long Beta

Battlestate begins a staged rollout through a finalizing patch plus hands-on demos at exhibitions.

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Nine years after launch, Escape From Tarkov finally sets 1.0 release date
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Overview

  • A live-action trailer embedded the 15/11/2025 date, and studio head Nikita Buyanov publicly confirmed the 1.0 launch.
  • Patch 0.16.9.0 focuses on polishing for release, adding one-way progress sync from Arena to the PvE Zone, the Ref trader, currency transfer, and improvements to AI behavior and audio.
  • Creators, players, and media will access a pre-final 1.0 build at select exhibitions, with the event list posted on the official Telegram channel.
  • Battlestate has not published a definitive 1.0 feature list, and reporting notes expectations such as main story content and the Terminal map as possibilities rather than confirmed inclusions.
  • The milestone caps more than eight years of public beta testing and 400+ updates, with the game currently sold on PC via Battlestate’s launcher and the Epic Games Store.