[STEAM] Someone Actually Just Escaped From Tarkov — and Now the Floodgates Are Open

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Brace yourself: someone has finally actually

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As posted on Escape From Tarkov's

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feed, streamer Tigz has somehow actually managed to… well, escape, making them the first player to do so in the eight years the game has been live.

"Congratulations to Tigz on being the first to Escape From Tarkov," the post reads. "You survived. But at what cost."

Nikita Buyanov, director of the ultra hardcore extraction shooter, also

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the achievement, albeit

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poor Tigz secured the "worst ending though… not cool."

Congratulations to

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on being the first to Escape from Tarkov. You survived. But at what cost.

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— Escape from Tarkov (@tarkov)

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To be fair to other players, escape was only possible since the 1.0 version of the game went live last month, ushering in the crucial final map, Terminal. Nonetheless, it's an incredible accomplishment that took over two weeks to conquer.

For those wanting proof (or just want to see a master at work), you can watch Tigz escape in real-time on his

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channel (skip to around 43 minutes). "Thanks for all the love guys and much love to all the haters as well," Tigaz

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to X/

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, appending a love heart emoji.

AlexPerch — the first one to complete "Didn't Escape" storyline ending.

He escaped from Tarkov but did not escape from himself.

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— Escape from Tarkov (@tarkov)

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He's not the only MVP getting noticed by developer Battlestate Games, though. Earlier today, December 3, Escape from Tarkov's socials also revealed

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as the first to complete the Didn't Escape storyline ending, although the developer stressed: "He escaped from Tarkov but did not escape from himself."

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has similarly been immortalized as "one of the first to escape from Tarkov in PvP," and

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has just been announced as "the first who escaped with best ending in PvE."

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One of the first to escape from Tarkov in PvP. The grind was fun! Thank you,

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, for the awesome game!

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— ViiReX (@ViiReX2)

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The first who escaped with best ending in PvE - Tsukinogi

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— Nikita Buyanov (@nikgeneburn)

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Escape from Tarkov finally launched on Steam in 1.0 form last month, but with it came a 'mixed' user review rating.

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for what he called a "rough" release, saying the team was "willing to continue fighting" to "finally crack the performance problems." Multiple patches have been released, the latest of which arrived on Monday.

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at

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