Timeless, chaotic and funny gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Still the gold standard for class-based chaos.”
Steam review · 47.9 h played ↗
Team Fortress 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Valve2007Hero Shooter · FPS · Shooter
The verdict
A timeless, chaotic class-based shooter with huge personality and a lively community, but Valve's neglect, broken casual matchmaking, cheaters and toxicity hurt it. Skip it if you want a beginner-friendly game.
Great for
Players who like chaotic, goofy team shooters, memes, hats and trading, and playing with friends or on community servers
Main risk
Casual matchmaking throws newcomers against veterans, cheaters and toxic lobbies, and Valve rarely updates it
What players love
Memorable, quirky community and friendly moments
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The community is creative, hilarious, expressive, and full of personality.”
Steam review · 13709.8 h played ↗
Runs well on weak PCs and laptops
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The game runs great even on a laptop it's fun and chaotic, love it.”
Steam review · 1081.5 h played ↗
Distinct classes with depth and high skill ceiling
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“the skill ceiling is still insane! You've got rocket jumping, damage surfing, and mental games like tracking über ads.”
Steam review · 306.6 h played ↗
Free to play and fun with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“THE BEST GAME I EVER PLAYED AND ITS FREE WHATS BETTER THEN THAT”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
Hats, trading economy and cosmetics
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“TF2 has one of the most unique trading ecosystems ever created.”
Steam review · 13698.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Broken casual matchmaking and autobalance
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Casual matches are significantly lower quality than the old quickplay system.”
Steam review · 1728.2 h played ↗
Valve neglect: no major updates, only cosmetics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Almost 10 years since a MAJOR update.”
Steam review · 383 h played ↗
Brutal for new players, veterans stomp you
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“TF2 is a game where you can have fun for about 5 minutes before some guy with 5000 hours destroys you in half a second.”
Steam review · 21.9 h played ↗
Toxic community and vote-kick abuse
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“People also often abuse the votekick system just to get rid of players they dont like”
Steam review · 204.7 h played ↗
Cheaters and bots
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Every session has always 3-4 cheaters.”
Steam review · 3304.7 h played ↗
Poor performance and instability
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Performance is bad, with constant micro-lags, freezes, and random stutters.”
Steam review · 121.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP
Processor1.7 GHz Processor or better
Memory512 MB RAM
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 7 (32/64-bit)
ProcessorPentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better)
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP
Processor1.7 GHz Processor or better
Memory512 MB RAM
Storage15 GB available space
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