The latest from Tarkov
Patches, wipes and events, newest first. Stories from Battlestate Games itself are marked From Battlestate; the rest are reports from the press. The app reads this same feed.
October 2026
- Halloween in Tarkov: infected raids and Bloodlust in ArenaUpdate 1.3.0.0 brings a Halloween event: an outbreak fills infected versions of The Lab and The Old Factory, open to small groups with insurance off. Arena gets Bloodlust, a melee-only 5v5 on CheckPoint, and the in-game season turns to autumn.Games PressFrom Battlestate
- Patch 1.2.0.0: Prestige comes to PvEA six-level Prestige for the PvE Zone, which resets progress for exclusive rewards while keeping some gear and up to half of skills and mastery. AI PMCs get smarter, the EXFIL Brothers mentoring programme starts, and Customs and Interchange loot changes.DLCompare
September 2026
August 2026
- Roadmap: Unity 6, Halloween and Season 2Battlestate's plan for the rest of 2026: the move to Unity 6 and a Halloween event in the autumn, then Season 2 in December with a new location, End of the Line, and a new boss, Povodyr.Forbes
- Patch 1.1.0 "Kord Breach": the first seasonal wipeSeasons arrive: a separate seasonal PMC starts fresh while existing characters are kept. Trader loyalty is rebalanced and basic hideout modules no longer need found-in-raid items.Allkeyshop