Escape From Tarkov's new Terminal map isn't strictly solo.

Escape From Tarkov's massive 1.0 update released earlier this month to relatively mixed results, but it finally gave us the ability to actually escape from Tarkov, and now we can actually beat the game. All you have to do is fight through the final terminal map and get one of the game's four endings. For one thing, if you're a party of 5, it's incredibly grim.

This particular ending has you all escaping on a Zubr boat, but if there are five of you, the game will tell you that there isn't enough room for everyone. That means you'll have to execute a few cheerful collaborators before you can get going. This is pretty cool if you're in a party with friends, but if you're playing solo, it's a whole different matter.

You may think that going alone eliminates the possibility of betrayal, but that's not true. Despite many Tarkov fans assuming that the game's terminal will be an offline solo experience if you choose to play solo, they recently discovered that the game actually matches you with strangers.

Escape From Tarkov's New Terminal Map Is Actually Unplayable Solo

Escape From Tarkov content creator VeryBadSCAV shared this revelation via his Twitter account earlier today, questioning whether this is a glitch in the game that unintentionally causes people to join multiplayer matches. Director Nikita Buyanov was quick to claim that this was an intentional feature, meaning that this map, which was conceived as a solo experience, now includes PvP elements. Naturally, many parts of Escape From Tarkov are now quite frustrating.

After Buyanov's admission, a Reddit thread on the Escape From Tarkov subreddit blew up and is now filled with angry players complaining about Terminal's new PvP diversion. Most people are worried about how quickly the game will devolve into a matter of who can kill each other the fastest, find weapons as quickly as possible, and kill each other to survive. Remember, the only way to escape is in a boat that can only accommodate three people.

One user named Silent_R493 basically describes the entire experience as “BR with too many steps,” while another user named EvilLalafell42 says, “I don't understand how anyone could think this is in any way a good idea.” Others are baffled by the amount of work that actually has to go into terminal maps. All of this comes with the potential of being killed by someone who loads faster.

Overall, almost all Escape From Tarkov players seem to dislike this intended feature. It is argued that the difference between death and escape for a solo player is simply “who picks up the gun last.” Given that you can't really trust other random Tarkov players, it's easy to see how the map will spiral over the next few weeks, and why those looking for a more isolated solo experience might be a bit disappointed that this is the direction Battlestate has decided to go.