Action · October 10, 2007
Team Fortress 2 (2007)
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 1.2M Steam reviews | Top 0% in Action |
| Positive rating | 90% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37% |
| Metacritic | 92/100 | Genre average 77 — top 2% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 43.8k players | Top 1% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 385 h average | Top 0% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Free to Play · 63.0k
- Hero Shooter · 61.0k
- Multiplayer · 23.0k
- FPS · 15.9k
- Shooter · 12.9k
- Action · 12.2k
- Class-Based · 10.0k
- Team-Based · 9.6k
- Funny · 9.6k
- First-Person · 8.0k
- Online Co-Op · 7.4k
- Competitive · 7.2k
- Cartoony · 7.2k
- Trading · 6.9k
- Co-op · 5.9k
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese - Portugal
- Russian
Full audio (2)
- English
- Spanish - Latin America
Reception Metrics
Steam community
90%Very Positive · 1.2M reviews
1.0M positive · 116.1k negative
Metacritic
92/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
9.0/10
Curator recommendations
45.6k
Peak concurrent players
43.8k
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
Accessibility
- Captions available
- Color Alternatives
Input & Comfort
- Camera Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
- Stereo Sound
- Surround Sound
Other
- In-App Purchases
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
385h
extensive (100+ hours)
Median
71h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
5h
Current engagement
Achievements
520
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 10, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Valve |
| Base price | Free-to-play |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100M+ |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Editions & Packages
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