Single Player Tarkov (SPT)

What it is

Single Player Tarkov (SPT) is an offline mod community-maintained under sp-tarkov.com. It replaces Battlestate's client-server with a local server running on your PC, letting you play all maps against bots instead of real players. It keeps flea market, traders, quests, hideout, and progression. Compatible with Tarkov 4.0.13 at time of writing. The mod ecosystem on top (SAIN, Fika, Realism) extends the experience far beyond vanilla.

What problem it solves

Online Tarkov is brutal — the learning curve makes you lose gear constantly during the first 100 raids. Memorizing maps, practicing callouts, tuning weapon mods, testing ammo: it all gets expensive when you lose everything on each death. SPT gives you a sandbox where you can repeat maps until you master them without losing real roubles.

Differentiation

There's no real alternative to SPT in the offline extraction-shooter ecosystem. It's the only way to play Tarkov without connection, without BSG, and without risk. Competes with: nothing equivalent. The trade-off is your progress is only on your PC, doesn't sync with your official account, and BSG has publicly opposed it though without sustained legal action.

What people use it for

• Learning maps by repeating them until callouts, extracts, spawns, and routes are memorized.
• Practicing gunplay against bots with adjustable difficulty before going online.
• Testing builds and ammo without losing real roubles if the build turns out bad.
• Main game mode for those who prefer sandbox over PvP — with SAIN, bots become more challenging than some average players.
• Cooperative offline with Fika, which adds private multiplayer to base SPT — play full Tarkov with friends, no BSG.

Who this tool isn't for

If your main draw is PvP adrenaline where death has real weight, SPT is orthogonal to that. If you want progression on your official account, SPT doesn't affect it. And if you're uncomfortable with the legal gray zone of modifying the game, better to abstain — although the SPT community is massive and BSG has not acted against individual users.

How it's used in practice

1. Download the SPT installer from sp-tarkov.com following the compatible-version wizard.
2. You need a legitimate copy of Tarkov installed — SPT doesn't replace the game purchase, only modifies files.
3. Run the installer pointing to your Tarkov folder. The installer creates a second patched copy in another directory.
4. Launch SPT.Launcher.exe (not the BSG launcher) and pick a profile. You can have several.
5. Explore Forge (forge.sp-tarkov.com) to add mods like SAIN (better AI) or Fika (co-op).

Honest limitations

• Not endorsed by BSG: tolerated but technically against ToS. Low historical risk but it exists.
• Windows only: the installer is Windows-only.
• Requires real ownership: SPT doesn't give you the game — you must have Tarkov purchased and installed.
• Update lag behind online: after an official patch, SPT takes weeks to update. There's a "stable" version that maintains compatibility with the mod ecosystem.
• Vanilla bots are basic: the experience without SAIN or other AI mods is less satisfying. Consider SAIN practically mandatory.

How to get started

Visit sp-tarkov.com. Read the full install guide before downloading — the process requires attention. The r/SPTarkov community and the official Discord linked from the site are troubleshooting resources.