Escape from Tarkov is running its first season, Kord Breach, after update 1.1.0.0 installed a seasonal structure with season characters, a free battle pass, and reworked tasks. Patch 1.1.5.0, in maintenance on September 8, reworked the Lighthouse map.
Escape from Tarkov spent the summer of 2026 moving from a roadmap to a seasonal live service. A provisional roadmap released in June covered updates through Q4 2026, and the July patch 1.1.0.0 arrived with the game's first season, Kord Breach, season characters separate from PvP and PvE, and a modifier system that lets players combine buffs and debuffs. The season runs until December 7, 2026, with progress resetting every four to six months, and a free battle pass unlocks rewards through TerraGroup documentation items. Earlier in July, the task system changes relaxed the conditions for the Kappa Container, cutting prerequisites to four and lowering the effective level to 40, and the old Kappa Path achievement became unobtainable once Season 1 began.
Monetization also moved into the client. The Expansions Hub opened on July 9 with TarCoin, a currency earned in raids or bought on Steam or the official site, used for PMC apparel, stash expansions, and PvE mode unlocks; game edition upgrades still require real currency. In August a special Tarkov TV stream added a league system with weekly 50-player leaderboards, a Lighthouse map rework, new apparel, a reworked match reconnect system, Arena Season 3 rewards, and a development documentary with Japanese subtitles. The Lighthouse rework landed in patch 1.1.5.0, which entered maintenance on September 8: the water treatment plant lost its mines and fixed turrets, the Rogue base moved to a mountain villa, underground passages shorten the route to the southern extraction point, a BTR patrols the area, and Lightkeeper tasks were fully reworked.
Away from the game, Battlestate Games announced the establishment of Battlestate Games Publishing on September 4 and began soliciting projects, with no genre limit. The studio also said it will not exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026, ending a three-year run of attendance since 2023, and the body pillows from previous years will not appear. Jean Tyulegenov, the former lead game designer described as the number two figure after Nikita Buyanov, joined Nomion Games in August as creative director of the shooter Rush is Real, a project he conceived while working on Escape from Tarkov.
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Battlestate Games began maintenance for Escape from Tarkov update 1.1.5.1 on September 15, with servers expected back between 20:00 and 22:00 Japan time. The patch adds the previously announced League system: season characters are placed into groups of 50 after their first raid, each group running its own leaderboard over weekly experience totals. Experience comes from kills, tasks, and item examination.
Battlestate Games began maintenance for Escape from Tarkov patch 1.1.5.0 on September 8. The update reworks the Lighthouse map. The water treatment plant, formerly the Rogue base, has all mines and fixed turrets removed, and the Rogue base moves to a mountain villa. Underground passages shorten the route to the southern extraction point, cover was added along the open road, and a BTR now patrols the area. Marked key rooms moved, transit to Icebreaker was added, and Lightkeeper tasks were fully reworked.
Battlestate Games announced the establishment of Battlestate Games Publishing on September 4 and began soliciting projects. The Escape from Tarkov developer says it built the hardcore FPS from ideas others rejected as too harsh or too eccentric, and now wants to support similar projects from other developers, with genre not limited to FPS.
BULKHEAD, the developer of WARDOGS, announced THE FPS GAMES SHOW, a new information program for the FPS genre airing September 4 at 3:00 a.m. JST on Twitch. The free-to-join broadcast will cover 16 new and old FPS titles, including four unreleased games. A simultaneous Steam event will feature sales, free play, and demos.
Battlestate Games aired a special Tarkov TV KORD BREACH stream, announcing a league system with weekly 50-player leaderboards, a Lighthouse map rework, new apparel, and a reworked match reconnect system. The stream also showed Arena Season 3 rewards, a new location, and a BlastGang 2.0 teaser. A documentary on the game's development, episode 1, is now on YouTube with Japanese subtitles.
Nomion Games announced that Jean Tyulegenov, former lead game designer at Battlestate Games, has joined as creative director for the new shooter 'Rush is Real'. Tyulegenov, described as the 'number two' figure after Nikita Buyanov, conceived the idea for the game while working on 'Escape from Tarkov'. He left Battlestate Games in May after the game's official release.
Battlestate Games announced on July 27 that update 1.1.0.0 for Escape from Tarkov will overhaul the task system. The new system ties task unlocks to trader loyalty levels instead of a linear chain, lets players skip disliked tasks, and shifts rewards toward currency. The update is scheduled for the end of this month.
Battlestate Games has begun installing update 1.1.0.0 for Escape from Tarkov, bringing the game's first season, Kord Breach, to PC players. The update introduces a season system with dedicated season characters, separate from the existing PvP and PvE modes. Season characters use a new modifier system, including global modifiers applied to all players and personal modifiers that let each player combine buffs and debuffs within a cost system. This season's global modifiers include disabling insurance, an armor shortage across Tarkov, and halved item crafting times. The season runs until December 7, 2026, with progress resetting every four to six months. A free battle pass is also added, with rewards unlocked by collecting TerraGroup documentation items, and progress is shared across PvP, PvE, and season accounts. Side tasks are now tied to trader loyalty levels instead of prerequisite tasks, and party members can help progress tasks. A spectator system lets dead PMCs watch teammates. New weapons include the Norinco QBZ-191 and Howa Type 20 assault rifles. Server maintenance began at 3 PM JST and is expected to last six to eight hours.
Battlestate Games announced changes to the task system in Escape from Tarkov's upcoming update 1.1.0.0, significantly relaxing the conditions for obtaining the Kappa Container. The new requirements reduce the prerequisite tasks to four, demand higher trader loyalty and Fence reputation, and lower the effective level to 40. The update is due by the end of July, and the current "Kappa Path" achievement will become unobtainable after Season 1 begins.
Battlestate Games announced it will not exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026, ending a three-year run of attendance since 2023. The studio said its feelings for the Japanese community remain unchanged and it will pursue other ways to meet players. The popular female-version body pillows from previous years-Shturman in 2024 and KABAN in 2025-will not appear this year.
Battlestate Games has released an update for Escape from Tarkov that adds the Expansions Hub, an in-game store using a new currency called TarCoin. Players can purchase PMC apparel, stash expansions, and PvE mode unlocks with TarCoin, which can be bought on the official website or Steam, or found in raids. The update also introduces individual apparel pieces and discounted bundles. Game edition upgrades still require real currency. Separately, a Steam Summer Sale offers the game at 25% off until July 10.
Battlestate Games on July 9 opened the Expansions Hub in Escape From Tarkov, a new store using the TarCoin currency. TarCoin can be earned in raids or bought with real money via Steam or the official site. The store offers costumes, stash expansions, PvE mode unlock, and other items, with some content previously only available for real money now purchasable with TarCoin. TarCoin no longer occupies stash space and is auto-converted after raids.
Battlestate Games released a provisional roadmap for Escape from Tarkov covering updates through Q4 2026. The July patch 1.1.0.0 will introduce a season system and Season 1, along with a task system overhaul. Q3 plans include migration to Unity 6, AMD FSR 4 support, and a rank league system.