Escape from Tarkov Launches First-Ever Season with New Gear and Customization

Escape from Tarkov, a tactical shooter long defined by its unforgiving permanence, has crossed a threshold — Battlestate Games has introduced seasons, beginning with Kord Breach, transforming what was once an endless grind into a series of bounded chapters. The move mirrors the live-service rhythms of the broader gaming landscape, yet carries a distinctly Tarkov weight: each season ends in a wipe, erasing months of accumulated progress and returning all players to the same starting line. It is a philosophy of impermanence dressed as game design — a reminder that in Tarkov, as in life, what we