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Escape From Tarkov boss says the threat of Steam review bombing isn't a concern: "let them bomb us"
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Escape From Tarkov is hardly a stranger to backlash, but Battlestate isn't worried about that spilling over into Steam user reviews.
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If you want a hardcore shooter that’ll make your heart pound out of your chest (and your fists pound through your desk, most likely) Escape From Tarkov is absolutely one of the best FPS games for you. However, despite over nine years in early access and huge popularity, it’s an odd outlier in that it never came to Steam. It’s not totally alone - Riot’s biggest multiplayer games, for example, are also absent from Valve’s platform. But Tarkov will finally make the jump when its 1.0 version arrives later this month. While it's a huge opportunity to attract new players, it also carries the risk of public review bombing - EFT is no stranger to criticism, and another major false step could see its Steam page polluted with an ugly user rating. However, Battlestate Games’ enigmatic COO and game director Nikita Buyanov couldn’t be less worried. Speaking to PCGamesN, he says he isn’t concerned by “a small percentage of people that hate us.”
Read the full story on PCGamesN: Escape From Tarkov boss says the threat of Steam review bombing isn't a concern: "let them bomb us"
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If you want a hardcore shooter that’ll make your heart pound out of your chest (and your fists pound through your desk, most likely) Escape From Tarkov is absolutely one of the best FPS games for you. However, despite over nine years in early access and huge popularity, it’s an odd outlier in that it never came to Steam. It’s not totally alone - Riot’s biggest multiplayer games, for example, are also absent from Valve’s platform. But Tarkov will finally make the jump when its 1.0 version arrives later this month. While it's a huge opportunity to attract new players, it also carries the risk of public review bombing - EFT is no stranger to criticism, and another major false step could see its Steam page polluted with an ugly user rating. However, Battlestate Games’ enigmatic COO and game director Nikita Buyanov couldn’t be less worried. Speaking to PCGamesN, he says he isn’t concerned by “a small percentage of people that hate us.” Read the full story on PCGamesN: Escape From Tarkov boss says the threat of Steam review bombing isn't a concern: "let them bomb us"
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9 November 2025, 9:01 am
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Jamie Hore
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title: Escape From Tarkov boss says the threat of Steam review bombing isn't a concern: "let them bomb us"
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Escape From Tarkov is hardly a stranger to backlash, but Battlestate isn't worried about that spilling over into Steam user reviews.
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If you want a hardcore shooter that’ll make your heart pound out of your chest (and your fists pound through your desk, most likely) Escape From Tarkov is absolutely one of the best FPS games for you. However, despite over nine years in early access and huge popularity, it’s an odd outlier in that it never came to Steam. It’s not totally alone - Riot’s biggest multiplayer games, for example, are also absent from Valve’s platform. But Tarkov will finally make the jump when its 1.0 version arrives later this month. While it's a huge opportunity to attract new players, it also carries the risk of public review bombing - EFT is no stranger to criticism, and another major false step could see its Steam page polluted with an ugly user rating. However, Battlestate Games’ enigmatic COO and game director Nikita Buyanov couldn’t be less worried. Speaking to PCGamesN, he says he isn’t concerned by “a small percentage of people that hate us.”
Read the full story on PCGamesN: Escape From Tarkov boss says the threat of Steam review bombing isn't a concern: "let them bomb us"
content_text: If you want a hardcore shooter that’ll make your heart pound out of your chest (and your fists pound through your desk, most likely) Escape From Tarkov is absolutely one of the best FPS games for you. However, despite over nine years in early access and huge popularity, it’s an odd outlier in that it never came to Steam. It’s not totally alone - Riot’s biggest multiplayer games, for example, are also absent from Valve’s platform. But Tarkov will finally make the jump when its 1.0 version arrives later this month. While it's a huge opportunity to attract new players, it also carries the risk of public review bombing - EFT is no stranger to criticism, and another major false step could see its Steam page polluted with an ugly user rating. However, Battlestate Games’ enigmatic COO and game director Nikita Buyanov couldn’t be less worried. Speaking to PCGamesN, he says he isn’t concerned by “a small percentage of people that hate us.” Read the full story on PCGamesN: Escape From Tarkov boss says the threat of Steam review bombing isn't a concern: "let them bomb us"
pub_date: 9 November 2025, 9:01 am
guid: https://www.pcgamesn.com/escape-from-tarkov/steam-launch-user-reviews
creator: Jamie Hore
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