Escape from Tarkov has wrestled with cheating for years and the developer at Battlestate Games has repeatedly described countermeasures as a constant, resource heavy effort. A recent grassroots initiative on the Tarkov Community forum urged the studio to adopt PlaySafe ID as a verification and anti-cheat layer. The proposal collected 153 votes and showed 93 percent support among responders.
Players promoting PlaySafe ID say the service pairs verified accounts with one another and adds lines of defense against malicious clients while remaining minimally intrusive. The company behind PlaySafe ID already rolled the system into SCUM and has been vocal about expanding to other extraction shooters.
PlaySafe ID began exploring the Escape from Tarkov space in June 2025 and later backed research in August 2025 that found more than 80 percent of surveyed gamers had encountered cheating in online play. Those moves helped fuel the current push from long term Tarkov users.
At this point, a system like PlaySafe ID feels like the only solution that can actually work long-term.
So, after the successful rollout of PlaySafeID in SCUM, it’s time to seriously talk about bringing it to Escape from Tarkov.
Let’s finally get rid of cheaters, that have plagued us since the alpha of this game
Comments on the community suggestion were largely positive, with many posters framing PlaySafe ID as a practical step to protect legitimate players rather than a punitive measure for the wrong people. The conversation continues as supporters ask Battlestate Games to evaluate the service.
The suggestion has 153 votes and 93, so what do you think about all of this, good or bad? Also, readers can share reactions on X, Bluesky, YouTube, or Instagram.
