Escape From Tarkov is the rare PC game to strike it big without a presence on big digital storefronts like Steam, in part because it helped prove the extraction shooter had legs . Demand was still high to get the game on Valve's absurdly popular platform, though, and the day has finally come —though it was a bumpy ride getting to this point. In fact, it's still pretty bumpy: the launch is rife with problems.

The Steam debut, which coincides with Escape From Tarkov's 1.0 release , has helped the game rocket to the top of Downdetector , which is showing hundreds of reported connection issues per hour beginning this morning. The user reviews on Steam are bringing the game's score to a "Mixed" rating as players describe their issues logging in. As user Icedecknight put it in their review : "N

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