#45 · Extraction FPS
Escape from Tarkov Wiki
Die cheap until extracts are boring, then die expensive anyway
Battlestate Games
The loop
Escape from Tarkov is the original hardcore extraction FPS. You kit a raid, fight PMCs and Scavs, and lose everything on death unless you extract. Steam launched the 1.0 era — the loop did not get kinder.
Insurance a budget kit, run a map you know, extract, vendor, hideout, repeat — with Scav runs as income.
First moves
- 1.Learn Customs, Woods, or Ground Zero extracts until you can name two without a map overlay.
- 2.Run a pistol or budget rifle until you extract consistently. Meta ammo on a lost kit is a donation.
- 3.Do Scav runs when your PMC is broke. They are a second economy.
- 4.Hideout and quests are the campaign. Chasing PvP only is a different game.
Guides
Beginner path, genre fundamentals, settings, and FAQ.
Tarkov Beginner Guide
A first-week plan for Escape from Tarkov: how the loop works, what to do in session one, and the mistakes that waste the most time.
Tarkov Tips and Tricks
Practical Escape from Tarkov habits: the taxes most new players keep paying, and what to do instead.
Tarkov PMC and Scav Loop
How to fund raids without turning every PMC into a gear fear statue.