Escape From Tarkov Mobile Game Will Be Revealed Next Year

Battlestate Games is developing a new mobile extraction game set in the Escape From Tarkov universe, but it won't be a direct port of the PC experience.

Battlestate Games is gearing up to expand the Escape From Tarkov series with a standalone mobile game, which it plans to formally unveil in 2027. The forthcoming effort will bring the franchise's familiar extraction gameplay to mobile devices, but it will take a drastically different approach than the original PC release.

This is based on a recent 45-minute chat with Nikita Buyanov, head of Battlestate Games and one of the most prominent faces behind Escape From Tarkov. The talk covered a few topics: the studio’s future projects, the direction of Escape From Tarkov, and upcoming releases. One of the most interesting issues was Battlestate Games' growing portfolio of Escape From Tarkov-related projects.

The studio has announced that other spin-offs are in development, including Gun Encyclopedia, where players can experiment with different weapon builds and explore the possibilities of gun modification inside the franchise’s environment.

The mobile project is likely the more interesting addition, though, especially with the rise of extraction shooters on mobile platforms. Many initially expected the company to reproduce the conventional Escape From Tarkov experience on smartphones, but Buyanov has explained that the team isn't working on that. During the meeting, Buyanov was asked point-blank whether the future mobile project will effectively be Escape From Tarkov on smartphones.

He said the game would offer a distinct experience while keeping the franchise's identity. It’s still going to be an extraction game that looks and feels like Tarkov, but with a new perspective,” Buyanov said. Specifically, the new mobile title is being built as a third-person, top-down extraction experience.

This means the project may feel more like games such as Escape From Tarkov, Zero Sievert, and other top-down extraction titles than the first-person gameplay Escape From Tarkov is known for. Perhaps the biggest update is the project's development progress. When asked about the mobile game's progress and when viewers could expect to see it, Buyanov said work was already underway.

He also said the team has working MVPs, meaning the project is beyond the very early planning stages.

More significantly, Battlestate Games will make an official announcement about the mobile game sometime in 2027. There's no exact announcement date or release timeframe announced just yet, so fans will have to wait for more details from the studio. The mobile project offers another potential for Battlestate Games to expand its established franchise outside its core PC audience.

Arena Breakout and Delta Force are among the extraction-focused games that have already gained popularity on the platform, and mobile gaming is a significant chunk of the business. Battlestate Games has a full mobile project in the works that could bring its unique extraction experience to a new audience. For now, fans can expect an official revelation in 2027.