A NewZoo report covering 2025 shows Escape from Tarkov was the most-played new PC release of the year, taking 1.7% of new-PC playtime, according to NewZoo’s published data on the 2025 market. Battlestate Games’ title beat several high-profile launches. Battlefield 6 and REDSEC each registered 0.8% while ARC Raiders posted 0.6%. All three of those games launched weeks before Tarkov reached version 1.0 in November 2025.
When the report looks across every platform, Escape from Tarkov ranked third among new releases with 0.8% of total playtime despite being available only on PC. The report notes a console release is planned, but it could be years before that version arrives. NewZoo’s breakdown includes the caveat that Tarkov was technically a new release in 2025 because it moved out of early access, which boosted its comparative numbers. Even with that context, the results show the game drawing substantial attention in a crowded field.
NewZoo published an 80-page report covering the state of the industry through 2025. Roblox accounts for 9.7% of all PC playtime through 2025, Counter-Strike 2 holds 7%, and League of Legends logs 6.9%. The ranking underlines how dominant free-to-play titles remain at the very top. By contrast, battle royale playtime shrank: Apex Legends only barely made the list with a 0.9% share. That 0.9% sits alongside Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves, while Diablo IV edges them with a 1% playtime share.
Escape from Tarkov, which reached 11th place with a 1.7% share and sits between Call of Duty and Overwatch 2 on the playtime chart. Battlestate Games’ extraction shooter outperformed PUBG, GTA 5, and Marvel Rivals in 2025. That rise follows a long early-access run and millions of players supporting the game over more than a decade. NewZoo describes PC’s growth as a “rapidly expanding long tail,” meaning a larger portion of total playtime is spread across many more titles on PC than on consoles. That distribution helps explain why evergreen free-to-play games stay at the top while other genres, such as extraction shooters, can climb into the rankings. Those are the core takeaways from the top-20 playtime ranking through 2025.
That outcome tracks with broader interest in extraction-style shooters. Our post here examines the genre’s recent growth and how games built around risky loot-and-extract loops pull new players into longer-term engagement. Players and community observers have flagged several issues in Tarkov even after 1.0, and the market now includes more rivals than ever. Still, the NewZoo figures make plain that Escape from Tarkov remained a major player in 2025. Were you surprised Tarkov grabbed 1.7% of new-PC playtime in 2025? Share your thoughts in the comments and follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram.
