Escape from Tarkov's game director, Nikita Buyanov, admits on social media that the 1.0 Steam release version is "rough for sure," saying that the bug fixes from the pre-release version are "not enough." He apologizes for the state the game is currently in, and promises to "continue fighting for everything good against the bad."
The closed alpha for Escape from Tarkov launched in 2016, and the full game launched nine years later on November 15, 2025. Looking at the game's Steam page, it currently has a 'Mixed' reception, but if we expand this to reviews in all languages it stands at 'Mostly Negative.'
