You will need approximately 76 GB of disk space and a minimum of 16 GB of RAM to run the game.

is not a free-to-play game. It is a traditional full-purchase title.

The city of Tarkov descended into chaos following a political scandal involving a transatlantic corporation called TerraGroup. This sparked an armed conflict between two Private Military Companies (PMCs): USEC (hired by TerraGroup) and BEAR (allegedly hired by the Russian government).

As of early 2026, the game has moved past the early beta versions like v0.13.0.3 and is currently on version 1.0.4.1.44236 .