Escape from Tarkov
Tarkov PvE
Escape from Tarkov mixes world threats with other players. This guide covers extracts when PvE becomes the real timer.
AI and world threats
Clear ammo types only if you still have stamina and ammo for the next room.
World AI in Tarkov is a doorbell. If it screams, someone else heard it too.
Players who use them
Players sit on audio and wait for you to finish the work. Assume a spectator.
Finish the objective or leave. Norvinsk raids with AI scavs, PMCs, and extract pressure is a bad place to AFK-sort a bag.
Loot vs time
Time is the resource. scav timing that takes eight minutes is usually a trap.
Take the small win. Battlestate Games content will still be there after a clean extract.
Keep this page for the basics, then you can also explore related resources.