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Battlestate Games’ mobile Escape from Tarkov game won’t put you behind a rifle in first person. In an exclusive interview with Insider Gaming, studio head Nikita Buyanov said it’s an extraction game set in the Tarkov universe, played from a third-person, top-down view, and that he expects to announce it next year.
That settles a question left open in May. During a TarkovTV broadcast, Battlestate confirmed three new Tarkov-universe projects: an unnamed mobile game, an unnamed episodic single-player game and Escape from Tarkov: Guncyclopedia, a free weapon-building spin-off planned for Steam. The studio said then that the mobile title wouldn’t be a port of the PC game, but gave no detail on what it would be instead.
A Tarkov game, from a different angle
Insider Gaming reports that the game keeps the look and feel of Tarkov but changes the perspective entirely. “It’s like a Tarkov game; it’s an extraction game,” Buyanov told the outlet, adding that it’s third-person and top-down. Insider Gaming compares the approach to indie extraction games such as Escape from Duckov, Zero Sievert and Scavland, which suggests a more compact, session-based take on the loot-and-escape loop than the hardcore first-person original.
The shift makes practical sense for phones. Tarkov’s PC game demands precise aiming, detailed inventory management and long, tense raids. A top-down view lets a studio rework those systems for touch controls and shorter play sessions without squeezing a first-person shooter onto a small screen. Buyanov hasn’t said which of those elements carry over, and Battlestate hasn’t detailed the raid structure, player counts or whether it will be free-to-play.
How far along it is
Buyanov says development is well past the concept stage. “The mobile game is already going, we already have MVPs and everything,” he said, adding that the team will probably announce it next year. An MVP is an early playable build, so the project is further along than a pitch, but it’s not close to launch. The game has no title, platforms or release window yet.
The timing falls in a busy stretch for Buyanov. Insider Gaming says Escape from Tarkov’s second PvP season goes live in December and runs into early 2027. His new company, Rant Gaming, is also moving its game Fragmentary Order into a playable phase from next month. The outlet also reports that Buyanov plans to announce the console version of Escape from Tarkov in 2027, so next year’s reveal calendar is already crowded.
A crowded field for mobile shooters
Tarkov-style extraction games are spreading across platforms and genres. The mobile market already has plenty of shooters, from live-service titles like Overwatch Rush to the ones that don’t last, as with Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, which shuts down in April 2026. The extraction format itself isn’t a sure bet for big publishers either: Ubisoft reportedly shelved a Far Cry extraction shooter, while Bungie keeps building out Marathon’s multi-year story plan.
Tarkov brings an established name and a loyal player base, which gives a mobile spin-off a head start. What it hasn’t shown yet is a single screenshot. Until Battlestate reveals the game next year, the top-down perspective is the only firm detail.
Is the Escape from Tarkov mobile game a port of the PC game?
No. Battlestate said in May that it wouldn’t be a port, and Nikita Buyanov now describes it as a separate extraction game with a Tarkov look and feel, played from a third-person, top-down view.
When will the Tarkov mobile game be released?
There’s no release date. Buyanov says MVPs already exist and expects to announce the game next year, but Battlestate hasn’t named the game, its platforms or a launch window.
What else is Battlestate Games working on?
Besides the mobile game, Battlestate confirmed an episodic single-player game and Escape from Tarkov: Guncyclopedia, a free weapon-building spin-off for Steam. Insider Gaming also reports that the console version of Escape from Tarkov will be announced in 2027.