Escape from Tarkov
Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.
- Developer
- Battlestate Games
- Released
- Nov 15, 2025
- Genres
- Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation
- Platforms
- Windows
- Website
- escapefromtarkov.com ↗
How many people are playing Escape from Tarkov?
Escape from Tarkov had 18,408 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 20:00 UTC, down 16% from 21,940 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 20:00 UTC, it ranks #80 of the 502 games tracked here, down 1 place from #79 a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 14, 2026 is 43,961, on Oct 10, 2026; the latest reading is 42% of that.
Over the last four weeks, Escape from Tarkov has been busiest during the evening in East Asia, with the busiest hour around 14:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent Escape from Tarkov updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Oct 29, 2026 Regular update Patch 1.3.0.0 ↗ ▲ +14% 24,063 → 27,499 avg players · 3 days in
- Oct 6, 2026 Major update Patch 1.2.0.0 ↗ ▲ +22% 20,438 → 24,833 avg players
- Sep 15, 2026 Regular update Leagues are live! ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Sep 8, 2026 Regular update Patch 1.1.5.0 ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Aug 3, 2026 Major update Patch 1.1.0.0 ↗ Not tracked the week before
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