The Norvinsk region’s borders were sealed off, and those trapped in the middle of the war zone were isolated from the outside world. Six months later the situation erupted into an armed conflict involving the Russian Internal Troops, United Nations peacekeepers, and two private military companies: United Security (USEC) and BEAR. However, this attracted corporations with dubious intent, and the city of Tarkov became the centre for a major political scandal involving corrupt corporations in the Norvinsk region. The game is set in the fictional Norvinsk region in Northwestern Russia, around a “special economic zone” that served as a gateway between Russia and Europe.
Escape from Tarkov is a tactical first-person shooter video game being developed by Russian studio Battlestate Games.
