Escape from Tarkov
What Escape from Tarkov is
Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death.
The sentence of its Steam description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words.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.
What people say
Difficulty complaints about Escape from Tarkov come from several separate reasons, among them a steep learning curve and constant early deaths.
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Steam's score counts every review over the game's life; this report reads the reviews in its window, so a recent update or event moves it first.
Reviewers who find the gameplay fun praise it, 22% of written reviews. Skip it if difficulty bothers you: 15% of written reviews raise it, and 9% raise performance.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Difficulty15%Most often steep learning curve
“Não comprem ,jogo muito hard comprei e me arrependi.”
- Bugs and crashesfading10%
- Performance9%
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Playing with friends91 reviewers; most raised: difficultyComplain73%Praise68%
- Playing solo85 reviewers; most raised: difficultyComplain83%Praise82%
- Collecting and completing47 reviewers; most raised: difficultyComplain80%Praise60%
Steam reviews over its whole life
69,139 reviews in every language, counted per week by Steam itself.
What Escape from Tarkov reviewers say
One public report on Escape from Tarkov reads 2,763 Steam reviews from the last year. The report “Escape from Tarkov on Steam: why is it still Mixed?” was last updated Nov 1, 2026. Of its 2,763 judged reviewers, 63% complain, 52% praise something, 3% make a request and 3% say they're quitting. The top complaint is difficulty at 21% of complaints, then bugs and crashes (13%) and performance (12%). Top praise: gameplay is fun, at 39% of praise. Top requests: new feature or option (42%) and platform, device or language (10%). Two audience differences stand out. Under 2 hours: say they're quitting 3.4x as often as everyone (9% vs 3%). New user: say they're quitting 4.6x as often as everyone (12% vs 3%).
One public report on Escape from Tarkov. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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