A lone operator stands before a sealed octagonal blast door, drawn in cyan wireframe

Incoming fragmentary order // 2251

Fragmentary Order Field Manual

Release date, Prime Batch, COR3 ranks and everything shown so far, in one place. Every line is dated and traced to its source, because this game changes weekly.

Release briefing Check my COR3 rank

Standing orders

Read in this order

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Release & Access

Release date & alpha

Is there a Fragmentary Order release date? What is confirmed, what is not, when the closed alpha starts, and the only official way in early: Prime Batch and your COR3 rank.

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Release & Access

Prime Batch

Fragmentary Order Prime Batch compared: Candidate $44.99 vs Founder $79.99, what each includes, whether you get the full game, COR3 rank discounts, the NDA and the roadmap controversy.

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COR3 ARG

COR3 walkthrough

What COR3 and cor3.gg are, how the Fragmentary Order ARG is structured into acts and loops, every known quest number, all achievements, Daily Ops, events, and how progress feeds Prime Batch.

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COR3 ARG

COR3 ranks

All five COR3 ranks on cor3.gg: how to earn Foundation, Pathfinder, Torchbearer, The Pillar and Forerunner, what each gives for Fragmentary Order First Batch access, and how rank discounts work.

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Gameplay

Gameplay reveal

A timestamped breakdown of the official Fragmentary Order gameplay reveal: looting, breaching, recon drones, the danger-level warning, sniper duels, extraction and what happens when a RepEnt dies.

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Gameplay

PvE

Is Fragmentary Order PvE or PvP? It is PvPvE, and Nikita Buyanov confirmed PvE is integrated into the game rather than a separate profile. What that means, how it differs from Tarkov PvE, and what is still unknown.

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Gameplay

vs Tarkov

Is Fragmentary Order "Space Tarkov" or Tarkov 2? It shares Tarkov’s universe and director, but not its studio, engine, maps or death rules. A sourced side-by-side comparison.

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Release & Access

Steam & platforms

Fragmentary Order is not on Steam. It is a PC game published only on COR3. What that means for Prime Batch buyers, Steam keys, consoles and Steam Deck, with sources.

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World & Lore

Lore & world

Fragmentary Order lore explained: the year 2251, the Core megacorporation and CORIE, RepEnt clones, Blue Mars, known factions, names from the cor3.gg news feed, and what "fragmentary order" means.

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Release & Access

FAQ

Quick, sourced answers about Fragmentary Order: what it is, who makes it, price, release date, system requirements, single player, consoles, the NDA, engine and team size.

Intel log

From ARG to alpha

Every public milestone so far. Hollow markers have not happened yet. Full release briefing

Early 2026
COR3 ARG goes live on cor3.gg
A browser “operating system” puzzle game. Act 2 opened after a countdown to February 1, 2026.
Apr 12, 2026
The project gets its name
A seven-minute trailer on the Cor3Corp channel reveals Fragmentary Order, a 2251 sci-fi shooter from Rant Gaming. No release date.
Apr 23, 2026
First interview: “a next-generation combat simulator”
Nikita Buyanov tells GamesBeat it runs on Unreal Engine 5, is PC only, has vehicles and maps three to four times the size of Tarkov’s.
Jun 10, 2026
First in-engine screenshots and Blue Mars
Insider Gaming sees the first location, a partly terraformed Mars. It reports 40–50 players per map, maps about five times a Tarkov map, and a PvE-focused mode planned for launch.
Nov 4, 2026
14-minute gameplay reveal and Prime Batch
First real look at play: squads of up to four, drones, vehicles. Paid closed testing opens at $44.99 and $79.99.
Nov 5, 2026
Same universe as Tarkov; full game included
Nikita confirms the shared universe and that PvE is integrated. The official Q&A confirms Prime Batch includes the full release.
Before end of 2026
First closed alpha (NDA)
For Prime Batch participants. The developers say “soon” and have not given a date.
Not announced
Full release
No date, no window. PC only, through COR3.

COR3 clearance

Five ranks, one door

Your rank on cor3.gg sets your Prime Batch discount and your place in line for First Batch access.

Foundation
No fixed route. Evaluated by story completion, corporation reputation and total credit turnover.
01
Pathfinder
“Entry point crossed”: you are now part of COR3.
02
Torchbearer
Complete Act I.
03
The Pillar
Complete quest 303, reach Renown 20, earn 1,500,000 credits in total and fully complete the “Echoes of Planetside” event.
04
Forerunner
Among the first 100 players. The registry is sealed.
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