Escape from Tarkov is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game in development by Battlestate Games for Windows. A closed alpha test of the game was first made available to select users on August 4, 2016, followed by a closed beta which has been running since July 2017. The game is set in the fictional Norvinsk region in Northwest Russia, where a war is taking place between two private military companies (United Security "USEC" and the Battle Encounter Assault Regiment "BEAR"). Players join matches in which they fight other players for loot and aim to survive and escape - dying results in the loss of almost all items the player used and found during that game. The developers of Escape from Tarkov refer to the game as a realistic and hardcore first-person shooter role-playing video game that borrows elements from massively multiplayer online games. In its current state, Escape from Tarkov incorporates several modes for the players to play: online PMC raids, scav (short for "scavenger") raids, and a temporary offline mode. In these raids, players can choose to play solo or in groups and spawn on one side of a variety of maps to choose from in the game. Once in-game, the players are given an extraction point on the other side of the map, and must fight against other players and non-player characters to reach that point in order to escape. In addition to these standard extractions, players are also given the opportunity to use “optional” extraction points near the middle of the map, but in order to do so must meet various requirements per extract such as paying roubles (the primary in-game currency), not having a backpack, or having certain items equipped on their character. In addition to combat, players can also find loot in these maps such as firearms, equipment, and armor, and once extracted, can store their loot in a stash to use in future raids or can be sold to other players in a virtual flea market. When players die in a raid, they lose everything, including loot and the equipment they brought into the raid. Like my content? Earnings from Patreon and donations go towards improving my channel: https://www.patreon.com/ghostlps https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=T9PZPKRSE9SZA I've got a Discord, come harass me and other viewers with exemplary taste: https://discord.com/invite/AMVRbK6 Check out my site for blogs about LPing, game development, and other fun stuff: http://www.ghostlps.com Receive stream notifications by following me at twitch.tv: http://www.twitch.tv/ghostlps Follow me on Twitter for random LP and game dev updates: http://www.twitter.com/ghostlps Like, comment, subscribe, and tell your friends! Feed the machine! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inNLmDgSqcc