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Team Fortress 2

Valve · 2007-10-10

Steam

ActionFree To Play

Franchise: Team Fortress · Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 14, 2013 (Linux), Oct 19, 2007 (Xbox 360), Jun 10, 2010 (Mac), Dec 11, 2007 (PlayStation 3), Oct 10, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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

Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play Action and Free To Play game released in 2007, with an estimated 50,000,000 .. 100,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 1246074 reviews).

57,799
playing now
91%
positive of 1.2M reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000,000–100,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
175
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (894 ratings)
170h
to beat · rushed 55h · completionist 1205h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

57,799 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Team Fortress 2 is a 2007 multiplayer first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 1996 Team Fortress mod for Quake and the 1999 game Team Fortress Classic. It was released in October 2007 as part of The Orange Box for Windows and the Xbox 360, and was ported to the PlayStation 3 in December 2007. It was released as a standalone game for Windows in April 2008, and updated to support macOS in June 2010 and Linux in February 2013. It was made free-to-play in June 2011, and is distributed online through Valve's digital retailer, Steam.

Trailer

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Health check

Thriving
  • · 57,799 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 59,466 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7,433/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2014-12-02)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
46k46k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4,945 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 522 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4,479 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 409 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4,208 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 421 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3,587 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 358 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3,698 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 310 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3,950 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 354 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3,936 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 350 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3,628 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 316 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2,989 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 275 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3,103 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 267 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 9,388 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 462 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4,076 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 366 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3,617 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 338 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2,985 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 307 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2,672 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 225 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2,673 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2,740 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 13,888 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,010 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 14,206 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 868 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2,759 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 282 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2,260 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5,267 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 18,939 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 584 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12,301 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 582 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9,421 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 525 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7,584 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 462 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9,813 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 535 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12,440 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 754 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11,792 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 709 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10,259 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 813 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 10,372 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 725 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11,278 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 796 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10,150 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 671 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10,629 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 604 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 12,624 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 651 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11,450 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 669 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11,503 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 812 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9,190 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 782 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9,415 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 794 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8,282 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 884 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8,301 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,056 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8,417 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 903 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9,250 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 907 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8,752 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 859 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7,696 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 737 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8,316 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 667 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10,905 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 644 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8,010 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 597 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7,918 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 802 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6,790 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 722 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7,004 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 698 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6,124 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 668 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6,710 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 830 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7,575 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 822 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8,570 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 660 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8,254 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 618 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7,784 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 549 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7,551 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 497 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16,574 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 486 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7,780 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 467 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7,522 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 587 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6,198 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 563 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6,928 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 548 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7,544 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 530 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7,385 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 530 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7,483 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 492 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11,016 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 815 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12,289 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 900 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9,509 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 611 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9,070 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 558 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12,149 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 618 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7,990 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 546 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7,947 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 782 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7,377 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 615 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6,698 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 624 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5,791 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 607 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5,866 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,774 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6,433 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 46,096 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9,153 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,199 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7,490 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 498 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5,644 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 380 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5,766 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 352 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8,964 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 410 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9,691 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 410 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7,386 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 453 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7,205 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 485 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7,296 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 428 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5,498 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 325 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8,613 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 351 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7,600 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 412 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7,818 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 450 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7,506 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 427 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6,783 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 344 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6,763 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 442 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13,910 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 407 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7,154 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 380 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6,917 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 431 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6,768 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 369 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7,273 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 423 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7,092 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 407 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6,688 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 499 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7,102 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 421 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7,050 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 492 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,116 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 97 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

62k38k2026-08-06 16:00 — 56,539 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 44,018 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 53,952 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 55,321 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 44,160 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 58,974 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 46,006 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 47,086 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 54,483 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 41,144 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 48,522 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 55,700 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 45,143 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 59,517 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 47,971 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 48,606 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 61,765 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 43,981 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 51,616 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 54,906 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 40,122 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 54,783 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 47,265 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 45,600 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 58,472 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 48,639 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 53,676 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 56,300 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 39,167 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 56,366 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 45,738 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 44,405 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 54,300 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 41,987 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 51,576 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 57,107 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 44,374 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 62,413 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 51,564 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 57,799 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#28#342026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #282026-08-07 — #282026-08-08 — #282026-08-09 — #282026-08-10 — #282026-08-11 — #282026-08-12 — #282026-08-13 — #312026-08-14 — #312026-08-15 — #312026-08-16 — #312026-08-17 — #322026-08-18 — #292026-08-19 — #292026-08-20 — #292026-08-21 — #302026-08-22 — #302026-08-23 — #302026-08-24 — #342026-08-25 — #322026-08-26 — #322026-08-27 — #312026-08-28 — #312026-08-29 — #312026-08-30 — #32
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
1991992026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 199 new positive2026-08-07: 3 new negative2026-08-08: 159 new positive2026-08-08: 7 new negative2026-08-09: 169 new positive2026-08-09: 5 new negative2026-08-10: 129 new positive2026-08-10: 9 new negative2026-08-11: 181 new positive2026-08-11: 13 new negative2026-08-12: 189 new positive2026-08-12: 3 new negative2026-08-14: 160 new positive2026-08-14: 15 new negative2026-08-18: 172 new positive2026-08-18: 2 new negative2026-08-19: 125 new positive2026-08-19: 5 new negative2026-08-20: 119 new positive2026-08-20: 14 new negative2026-08-22: 134 new positive2026-08-22: 24 new negative2026-08-23: 170 new positive2026-08-23: 2 new negative2026-08-24: 160 new positive2026-08-24: 6 new negative2026-08-25: 191 new positive2026-08-25: 2 new negative2026-08-26: 129 new positive2026-08-26: 10 new negative2026-08-28: 131 new positive2026-08-28: 10 new negative2026-08-29: 147 new positive2026-08-29: 9 new negative2026-08-30: 162 new positive2026-08-30: 5 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$0.002015-01-012018-11-072015-01-01 — best price $0.002015-01-02 — best price $19.992015-01-03 — best price $0.002015-06-11 — best price $0.002015-06-22 — best price $19.992015-06-23 — best price $0.002018-05-31 — best price $19.992018-11-07 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k6042026-05-29 — 947 pageviews2026-06-01 — 741 pageviews2026-06-04 — 718 pageviews2026-06-07 — 752 pageviews2026-06-10 — 714 pageviews2026-06-13 — 612 pageviews2026-06-16 — 733 pageviews2026-06-19 — 732 pageviews2026-06-22 — 909 pageviews2026-06-25 — 706 pageviews2026-06-28 — 604 pageviews2026-07-01 — 662 pageviews2026-07-04 — 752 pageviews2026-07-07 — 817 pageviews2026-07-10 — 721 pageviews2026-07-13 — 735 pageviews2026-07-16 — 664 pageviews2026-07-19 — 698 pageviews2026-07-22 — 738 pageviews2026-07-25 — 667 pageviews2026-07-28 — 719 pageviews2026-07-31 — 725 pageviews2026-08-03 — 671 pageviews2026-08-06 — 678 pageviews2026-08-09 — 768 pageviews2026-08-12 — 692 pageviews2026-08-15 — 645 pageviews2026-08-18 — 680 pageviews2026-08-21 — 803 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1,098 pageviews2026-08-25 — 896 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

784532026-08-26 19:15 — 232 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 142 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 459 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 264 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 93 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 144 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 110 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 221 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 220 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 263 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 203 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 100 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 134 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 191 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 190 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 219 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 340 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 289 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 161 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 85 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 87 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 136 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 220 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 784 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 262 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 349 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 530 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 442 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 521 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 138 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 175 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
49.9%
earned "Race for the Pennant"
20%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxMulti-playerCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam WorkshopIn-App PurchasesCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume Controls1 DLC

26 supported languages: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)347,1483%520

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSCo-opFunnyActionShooterTradingCartoonyTeam-BasedClass-BasedCompetitive

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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