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Team Fortress 2

Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!

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Developer description

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"The most fun you can have online" - PC Gamer Is now FREE! There’s no catch! Play as much as you want, as long as you like! The most highly-rated free game of all time! One of the most popular online action games of all time, Team Fortress 2 delivers constant free updates—new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats. Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities, and lend themselves to a variety of player skills. New to TF? Don’t sweat it! No matter what your style and experience, we’ve got a character for you. Detailed training and offline practice modes will help you hone your skills before jumping into one of TF2’s many game modes, including Capture the Flag, Control Point, Payload, Arena, King of the Hill and more. Make a character your own! There are hundreds of weapons, hats and more to collect, craft, buy and trade. Tweak your favorite class to suit your gameplay style and personal taste.…

Player sentiment

What players actually say

All Steam reviews ↗
90%positive · Very Positive
744.7K Steam reviews · Oct 28, 2026
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COWmarcus

255h played · 2.3K helpful

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“⠄⠂⠄⠐⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣠⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣀⡀⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠂⠄⠐⠄⠄⠂⠄⠐⠄ ⠄⠐⠈⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⠄⠄⠄⠄⠁⢀⠈⠄⠈⠄⡀ ⠐⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣴⣿⣿⡿⣿⢽⣾⣽⢿⣺⡯⣷⣻⣽⣻⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠄⠄⠄⠄⡀⠐⠈⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⢿⡽⡯⣿⢾⣟⣿⣳⢿⡽⣾⣺⣳⣻⣺⣽⣻⡿⣿⣿⣦⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠂ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣯⢿⣽⣻⣽⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣷⣻⢮⣗⡯⣞⡾⡹⡵⣻⣿⣇⠄⠄⠄⠂⠄⠄⠠ ⠄⠄⠄⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡾⣳⢿⢿⢿⠿⠿⠟⠟⠟⠿⣯⡾⣝⣗⣯⢪⢎⢗⣯⣿⣇⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠋⠉⠁⠑⠁⢉⣁⡁⠁⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢉⢻⢽⣞⢾⣕⢕⢝⢎⣿⣿⡀⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀ ⠄⠄⠄⡧⠠⡀⠐⠂⣸⣿⢿⢔⢔⢤⢈⠡⡱⣩⢤⢴⣞⣾⣽⢾⣽⣺⡕⡕⡕⡽⣿⣿⠟⢶⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⣿⡳⡄⡢⡂⣿⣿⢯⣫⢗…”
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133h played · 954 helpful

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“jungle what now? "the crate depression"? bot crisis? no updates in years? wow dude you must've hit your head hard; now come on! love and war just dropped and we're all having a conga party!”
؂‘‘⠀ notandum

803h played · 810 helpful

Steam ↗
“Once you start, there is no coming back. You can only take really long breaks, but you will never actually stop playing the game.”
wxlf

585h played · 827 helpful

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Jungle Inferno

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Team Fortress 2 Trailer 2

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Specs

System requirements

Published by the developer on Steam. Not our own benchmark.

minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP
  • Processor: 1.7 GHz Processor or better
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 8.1
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 15 GB available space

recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)
  • Processor: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better)
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 15 GB available space

FAQ

Common questions

When was Team Fortress 2 released?＋

Steam lists the release date as Oct 10, 2007.

What platforms is Team Fortress 2 available on?＋

Windows, Linux

How is Team Fortress 2 reviewed on Steam?＋

Very Positive — 90% of 744.7K steam reviews are positive, captured Oct 28, 2026.