Games Like Escape from Tarkov
Looking for the next hardcore, high-stakes extraction shooter after Tarkov? Here are the catalogued alternatives, grouped by the things that actually differ — how sim-heavy they are, whether they’re free, and whether you can play solo or PvE.
We group alternatives by verified attributes — free vs paid, whether Steam lists a solo/PvE mode, and sim-leaning genre tags. We don’t score “how similar” a game is, because that would be opinion, not fact. See the full Escape from Tarkov entry for its own details.
No longer playable: The Cycle: Frontier — servers have shut down, so we don’t recommend it as a live alternative.
All extraction shooters
The full catalogue (excluding Escape from Tarkov itself), so you can scan everything in one place.
| Game | Status | Price | Solo/PvE or PvP | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARC Raiders Solo/PvE | Released | $39.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Arena Breakout: Infinite FreeSolo/PvE | Released | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Dark and Darker FreeSolo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Delta Force FreeSolo/PvE | Released | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Dungeonborne Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | — | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Escape From Duckov Solo/PvE | Released | $17.99 | Solo / PvE | Windows, macOS |
| Exoborne | Coming soon | TBA | — | Windows |
| Gray Zone Warfare Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $39.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| HAWKED Solo/PvE | Released | — | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Hunt: Showdown 1896 Solo/PvE | Released | $29.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Incursion Red River Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $21.99 | Solo / PvE | Windows |
| Level Zero: Extraction Solo/PvE | Released | $19.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Marathon | Released | $39.99 | PvP-first | Windows |
| Marauders Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $29.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Off The Grid FreeSolo/PvE | Released | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Reaper Actual Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $19.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Road to Vostok Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $19.99 | Solo / PvE | Windows |
| SAND: Raiders of Sophie | Coming soon · Early Access | TBA | PvP-first | Windows |
| SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Solo/PvE | Released | $39.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| The Cycle: Frontier | Servers shut down | — | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| The Forever Winter Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $29.99 | Solo / PvE | Windows |
| Vigor Free | Released | Free to play | PvP-first | Windows |
| ZERO Sievert Solo/PvE | Released | $19.99 | Solo / PvE | Windows |
| ZERO Sievert 2 Solo/PvE | Coming soon · Early Access | TBA | Solo / PvE | Windows |
Hardcore / realistic alternatives (2)
Steam tags these with a Simulation genre — the sim-leaning, gear-heavy end of the genre.
| Game | Status | Price | Solo/PvE or PvP | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Zone Warfare Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $39.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Level Zero: Extraction Solo/PvE | Released | $19.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
Free-to-play alternatives (5)
Try the loop without paying — Steam lists these as Free to Play.
| Game | Status | Price | Solo/PvE or PvP | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Breakout: Infinite FreeSolo/PvE | Released | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Dark and Darker FreeSolo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Delta Force FreeSolo/PvE | Released | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Off The Grid FreeSolo/PvE | Released | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Vigor Free | Released | Free to play | PvP-first | Windows |
Solo / PvE-capable alternatives (19)
These list a single-player or co-op mode on Steam (some still share the map — check each page).
| Game | Status | Price | Solo/PvE or PvP | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARC Raiders Solo/PvE | Released | $39.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Arena Breakout: Infinite FreeSolo/PvE | Released | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Dark and Darker FreeSolo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Delta Force FreeSolo/PvE | Released | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Dungeonborne Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | — | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Escape From Duckov Solo/PvE | Released | $17.99 | Solo / PvE | Windows, macOS |
| Gray Zone Warfare Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $39.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| HAWKED Solo/PvE | Released | — | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Hunt: Showdown 1896 Solo/PvE | Released | $29.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Incursion Red River Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $21.99 | Solo / PvE | Windows |
| Level Zero: Extraction Solo/PvE | Released | $19.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Marauders Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $29.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Off The Grid FreeSolo/PvE | Released | Free to play | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Reaper Actual Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $19.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| Road to Vostok Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $19.99 | Solo / PvE | Windows |
| SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Solo/PvE | Released | $39.99 | PvP + Solo/Co-op | Windows |
| The Forever Winter Solo/PvE | Out now · Early Access | $29.99 | Solo / PvE | Windows |
| ZERO Sievert Solo/PvE | Released | $19.99 | Solo / PvE | Windows |
| ZERO Sievert 2 Solo/PvE | Coming soon · Early Access | TBA | Solo / PvE | Windows |
Not affiliated with Valve/Steam or any developer or publisher. Every fact (free/paid, modes, platforms, status) comes from Valve’s public Steam store data as of June 2026 and can change. Gaps are left blank, never guessed.