Streamer Tigz became the first Escape from Tarkov player to beat the new Terminal map in v1.0, unlocking an ending and sparking a race for the top finale.
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Streamer Tigz has become the first player to actually make it out of Tarkov: after roughly 150 hours of attempts, he completed the final escape via the new Terminal map and, for the first time, unlocked a full ending to Escape from Tarkov.
This only became possible with version 1.0, where Battlestate Games introduced an endgame questline and four different endings. Terminal, which arrived on December 1, effectively turned into the destination the game had been steering players toward for nine years, even as it kept them inside the familiar loop of raids and extractions. Seeing a true conclusion at last feels like a real milestone for a game built on tension and attrition.
The escape wasn’t just a tick-box moment. After a successful extraction, Tigz was met with a cutscene, and the studio quickly responded in public, congratulating him and noting that he had survived—but at a cost. Game director Nikita Buyanov, who was watching the stream, added that the ending Tigz reached ranks second from the bottom among the four.
That turned up the heat. Buyanov promised something special for the first player to reach the best ending. The community now has a new race on its hands: not merely getting out through Terminal, but finding the optimal route to the top-tier finale and claiming the promised reward. Given how long Tarkov has teased an exit, it’s no surprise the chase has reignited with fresh energy.
Age rating: 18+.