EFTservers will undergo maintenance soon, during which the game will be out of reach for players.

Escape from Tarkovplayers is going to get disconnected from the servers in less than an hour as a technical update is going to be live in the next few hours.

The developers have not revealed what the update is going to add to the game or fix, but it is supposed to be a technical update. We will share the patch notes in a separate post if the maintenance is followed by a client update.

EFT Server Maintenance Schedule for December 30

According toAt this moment players may experience issues with accessing the game due to increased load. We are working on resolving these issues. Thank you for your patience#EscapefromTarkov— Battlestate Games (@bstategames)August 01, 2025" target="_blank" rel=“noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Battlestate Games, Escape from Tarkov players will be unable to access the gamefrom 12:30 am PT/3:30 am ET/8:30 am UTC/9:30 am BST/10:30 am CEST for at least two hours.

At this moment players may experience issues with accessing the game due to increased load. We are working on resolving these issues. Thank you for your patience#EscapefromTarkov

The developer clearly mentioned that they might need to extend downtime, so, if you’re planning to get back to the game in exactly two hours, you might still not be able to log in to your account.

Unlike most of the popular casual shooters,Escape from Tarkovis a realistic multiplayer shooter experience, where players don’t have the common map tags or high-tech equipment to locate the enemies.

Despite being in the Early Access phase,Escape from Tarkovhas been pretty popular this year, especially when some of the famous content creators on Twitch started streaming their playthrough in this hardcore shooter.

Escape from Tarkovis now available on PC. The game is only available on Battlestate Games' dedicated launcher. You should pre-order the full version of the game to get access to the beta version. The game doesn’t have a release date or window yet, but it has a solid foundation at the moment.