One of the original creators of Escape from Tarkov gives fans the first teaser of their brand new game, with COR3 revealed as an eerie sci-fi shooter. Escape from Tarkov was a hit with fans right from the first closed beta test in 2017, with the extraction shooter from Battlestate Games gaining popularity on streaming platforms for its engaging gameplay loop. Tarkov spent more than a decade in development and received consistent updates before finally getting its long-awaited full release in late 2025. Throughout its history, one of the biggest public faces of the game has been the man who founded Battlestate Games.
Then Escape from Tarkovs rise in popularity, Nikita Buyanov has been one of the most recognizable names associated with the shooter. Buyanov currently serves as COO of Escape from Tarkov studio Battlestate Games, which first founded the company to begin developing the game in 2012. Buyanov also acts in a hands-on role for the development of the shooter, listed as game director for Escape from Tarkov and composed much of the game's soundtrack himself. Now despite Escape from Tarkov Only launching in late 2025, Buyanov is already giving fans a look at their next big game.
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COR3 is a new sci-fi shooter from Escape From Tarkov Dev
Nikita Buyanov has officially given fans their first look at Escape from Tarkov the developer's next game, reveals itself COR3s troubling premise. The short trailer follows a soldier in what appears to be the destroyed wreckage of a city, slowly zooming out to reveal a vast technologically advanced civilization on Mars. The planet's orbit is littered with wrecked spacecraft and the floating bodies of astronauts, with a surviving space station likely used for reconnaissance to examine the aftermath of the unknown disaster. The game's reveal also came with an interactive website that reveals more details about the concept behind it COR3.
What do we know about COR3?
COR3s official website states that the game is set roughly two centuries in the future, set in the year 2251. The premise tells of a group known as The Core who “reversed the mutual total destruction” and are now focusing on reviving human civilization and “unifying the governments of the world”. The site has several interactive elements for fans to view, prompting fans to register with their email address and providing access to several facts about the new game from Escape from Tarkov studio. COR3s trailer and website provide no official details on an official release date for the shooter.
COR3 looks to be a sci-fi adventure focused on humanity on the brink of its own destruction. The trailer doesn't do much to tease gameplay of the new shooter, revealing few details beyond its post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting. The beginning of the teaser gives a very brief snippet of what appears to be a first-person gameplay perspective, suggesting that COR3 will debut as a new FPS from Battlestate Games. However, the trailer does set up some minor details about the specifics of its setting, with the costumes worn by the floating bodies featuring the red star signs typically used by Russia.
Battlestate Games has plenty on the horizon
COR3s reveal comes as the full release of Escape from Tarkov has already brought some big news for fans of the game. Battlestate Games confirmed that the shooter will soon welcome its first official crossover, along with parody games Escape from Duckov for mutual cooperation. The developer has also teased big plans for 2026, with everything from several new maps to some key new mechanics in its pre-existing locations, like shooting locks outside doors. Battlestate Games looks to be aiming for bigger and better things, both with Escape from Tarkov and the recently revealed COR3.
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November 15, 2025
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