Arc Raiders vs Tarkov 2025: Why Tarkov Never Stood a Chance

Arc Raiders vs Tarkov 2025: Why Tarkov Never Stood a Chance

The extraction shooter genre is about to witness a seismic shift. Arc Raiders , launching October 30, 2025, represents everything that Escape from Tarkov could have been but never achieved. While Tarkov has dominated the hardcore extraction space for years, its reign is coming to an end—not through direct competition, but through complete evolution beyond Tarkov's antiquated design philosophy. The Writing Was Already on the Wall for Tarkov A Cheating Crisis That Defines the Experience Escape from Tarkov's most critical flaw isn't technical—it's systematic. Recent community investigations revealed that 60% of Tarkov raids contain cheaters . This isn't speculation; it's documented reality affecting millions of players daily. The cheating problem has become so severe that legitimate players are abandoning the game en masse, particularly evident during the recent "Hardcore" wipe where casual players disappeared within weeks. The economics behind Tarkov's ch…