Escape from Tarkov downtime today (August 20, 2025): When will the servers come back online?

An Escape from Tarkov (EFT) downtime has been queued for today, August 20, 2025. All servers worldwide will undergo maintenance for a temporary duration as the developers incorporate a brand-new patch into the title. Battlestate Games has announced that players can expect some major changes with the arrival of version 0.16.9.0.

In this article, we will provide you with a detailed brief on the Escape from Tarkov downtime today. Read below to know more.

When will Escape from Tarkov downtime end?

As per Battlestate Games' official post on X, the EFT downtime has been scheduled for August 20, at 8:00 AM BST / 3:00 AM EDT/ 12:30 pm IST. The community can expect servers to remain offline for at least six hours. The developers have also stated that if needed, the downtime maintenance duration may also be further extended.

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The game will remain offline and inaccessible during this period, and if there's anything that you need to stash and save up, we urge you to do so before the maintenance goes live today.

That said, here is a detailed list of the Escape from Tarkov maintenance start date and time for different regions across the world:

Time Zone	Date and time
Pacific Time (PT)	August 20, 2025, at 12 am
Mountain Time (MT)	August 20, 2025, at 1 am
Central Time (CT)	August 20, 2025, at 2 am
Eastern Time (ET)	August 20, 2025, at 3 am
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT/UTC)	August 20, 2025, at 7 am
British Standard Time (BST)	August 20, 2025, at 8 am
Moscow Standard Time (MSK)	August 20, 2025, at 9 am
Indian Standard Time (IST)	August 20, 2025, at 12:30 pm
China Standard Time (CST)	August 20, 2025, at 3 pm
Japan Standard Time (JST)	August 20, 2025, at 4 pm
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)	August 20, 2025, at 5 pm
New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)	August 20, 2025, at 7 pm

With the deployment of patch 0.16.9.0, players can expect numerous bug fixes and quality of life updates. Alongside that, the developers will include synchronization between EFT PvE and EFT: Arena.

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That's everything that you need to know about the Escape from Tarkov downtime today.

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