TarkovTV Live: Escape from Tarkov 2025 Roadmap, Final Release and News
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During the latest TarkovTV Live, Nikita Buyanov, CEO of Battlestate Games, accompanied by his irreplaceable streaming companion Damirka, unveiled all the plans for Escape from Tarkov and Tarkov Arena for 2025. The atmosphere was typical of BSG’s livestreams: informal, humorous, but packed with content.
The Year of the Final Release
The long-awaited news arrived immediately: Escape from Tarkov is planned for an official release in 2025.
While the exact date is not yet confirmed, Nikita stated that it will be revealed before the end of the second quarter of the year.
The goal? To deliver a complete, polished, and stable game, ready to solidify its position as the king of extraction shooters.
Between jokes about the release date ("Literally, yeah, we could do it for 2028, and that will be the actual Russia 2028 project"), Nikita reaffirmed the team's focus on two key areas: optimization and bug fixing. The team has already begun intensive work, with hundreds of bugs resolved since the start of the year, and this trend will continue up to the launch.
Future Release Plans: Steam and Beyond
In addition to confirming the release year, Nikita also addressed future distribution plans for Escape from Tarkov. While Arena's release on Steam is certain—"There will be definitely a release of Arena in Steam, 100%"—he mentioned that EFT's release on Steam will happen "someday".
In a playful tone, he joked that before arriving on Steam, "we will release EFT on Gameboy".
2025 Roadmap: Four Major Patches
The 2025 roadmap includes four major patches before the release, each with specific technical and content improvement goals:
Patch 0.16.6 (End of April 2025)
Quality of life improvements and bug fixes, many of which are based on feedback from the community via the Tarkov.Community platform.
Optimization of Lighthouse and the return of graphical details previously removed from Customs.
Introduction of an event featuring R-Shage 2, available in both PvP and PvE.
This patch marks the beginning of a series of updates dedicated to stabilizing performance across various maps to provide a smoother gameplay experience.
Patch 0.16.7 (June 2025)
Optimization of the Reserve map.
Update to the audio system, improving sound propagation at short distances, occlusion, reverberation, and environmental reflections. Nikita showcased a preview of this system, explaining that it will be dynamic and provide more realistic audio while maintaining stable framerates.
Second package of quality of life improvements, including:
Quick purchase of materials for crafts.
Automatic currency exchange for purchases.
Notifications for insurance expirations.
Alerts for quest items in the inventory.
Ability to pin favorite quests.
Patch 0.16.8 (July 2025)
A major lore event, which Nikita compared to the celebrated Minotaur/Labyrinth event, highly appreciated by the community.
Optimization of the Shoreline map.
Further QoL improvements based on community suggestions.
Patch 0.16.9 (August 2025)
Another large-scale gameplay event.
Optimization of Interchange, with a possible expansion.
Third package of QoL improvements.
Regarding Streets of Tarkov, Nikita humorously described it as “an unoptimizable map,” though he reassured players that the team is working to improve its performance.
Strengthened Collaboration: Tarkov.Community
Another key point of the livestream was the strengthened collaboration with the community through Tarkov.Community, the platform where players can:
Report bugs.
Vote on development priorities.
Propose ideas for future updates.
Nikita described 2025 as a large-scale collaborative project between developers and players, with the goal of making EFT a stable and polished game in preparation for the release.
New Animations for AK and M4
Among the updates, new animations for AK and M4 were showcased, with particular attention to the AKs, whose original animations were among the oldest in the game. This update also includes changes to the AK customization system, allowing for more realistic and detailed configurations.
The Prestige System: News for PvP and PvE
The Prestige system, so far exclusive to PvP, will continue to expand with new cosmetic rewards, including:
Prestige dog tags.
Exclusive hideout materials (customizable walls, floors, ceilings).
Special skins and clothing items.
Nikita clarified that the Prestige system is currently exclusive to PvP and will remain so for the foreseeable future. However, he did not rule out completely the possibility of bringing Prestige to PvE. He suggested that a separate or additional prestige system for PvE could be considered later, depending on player feedback and development priorities.
Sneak Peek: Terminal and Final Missions
One of the most anticipated moments of the livestream was the teaser for the new Terminal map, where the final storyline missions will take place. Nikita confirmed that this is the map where players will finally have the opportunity to escape from Tarkov. Some cutscene frames were also shown, hinting at the narrative conclusion.
Tarkov Arena: Growth, Battle Pass, and New Features
Tarkov Arena also received attention, with several updates:
The free Battle Pass was launched with patch 0.3.0 in April 2025.
Arena is now available on the Epic Games Store, and release on Steam is confirmed for the future.
Upcoming features include:
Netcode and hit registration improvements.
Synchronization between Arena and PvE (tasks, rewards, item transfers).
New Resort map for Checkpoint and Blast Gang modes.
Introduction of Molotovs and new smoke grenades.
Match history and player profile viewing.
During the event, Nikita mentioned the ongoing Arena Cup Series, a tournament with a prize pool of 25,000 euros, and joked that many viewers were only there for the promotional codes.
Final Outlook: A Future Full of News
The TarkovTV Live confirmed that Escape from Tarkov is finally entering its concluding phase. 2025 will be the year of the official release but also the year of maximum collaboration with the community to refine every detail.
Nikita closed with a message full of pride and passion for the project, emphasizing that EFT has given birth to the entire extraction shooter genre, and that the BSG team will continue to improve it even after the release.
You can watch the latest TarkovTV episode on the Battlestate Twitch channel, or right here on the Tarkov.Community YouTube channel.
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