Battlefield 2042 Hazard Zone is a PvPvE mode that takes cues from Hunt: Showdown, Tarkov

After months of talk about all-out war and portals, we finally know exactly what the last of Battlefield 2042’s big three modes is, and it’s pretty different from any Battlefield mode before it. Hazard Zone is a PvPvE elimination mode in which 4-player squads duke it out on multiplayer maps over control of contentious data drives. Unlike battle royale, the goal of Hazard zone is “not to kill, but to extract out of the Hazard Zone alive with as many Data Drives as possible,” according to a briefing sent by EA.

Players have to buy guns and choose specialists before a match using in-game Dark Market credits earned through play. If the setup sounds familiar, Hazard Zone seems to take inspiration from raiding games like Hunt: Showdown and Escape From Tarkov. Like both of those games, Hazard Zone players risk losing gear permanently if they’re eliminated before extracting from the map at designated exfiltration zones.

source: gamezpot.com