Escape From Tarkov is a first person, tactical, hardcore shooter created by Nikita Buyanov, a Russian game dev and game studio owner. Escape From Tarkov follows the basic gameplay loop of first creating a loadout of body armor, tactical rigs, highly modifiable weapons, and backpacks to prepare for raids, online game instances where several players are spawned on a premade map to loot items, fight AI opponents and other players, and to complete quests given by NPC traders. The catch is that if a player dies, all items on there person are lost and can be looted by other players.