Rank 01Games like Team Fortress 2
- 23 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Team Fortress 2: Apex Legends™, Titanfall® 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Counter-Strike 2, and Dota 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Same nostalgic mood as Team Fortress 2.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Rank 03Why this
Also Hero Shooter and Competitive, like Team Fortress 2.
- Free
- 2015
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Counter-Strike 2
Why this: Also Competitive and Team-Based, like Team Fortress 2.
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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Why this: Shares class specialization with Team Fortress 2.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Team Fortress 2
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- 3Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Also Hero Shooter and Competitive, like Team Fortress 2.
- 82% of 776,589 reviews
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- 15Ace of Spades: Battle Builder
Also Competitive and Class-Based, like Team Fortress 2.
- 53% of 6,090 reviews
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- 23Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition
Genres: Action, Strategy, Casual
- 91% of 20,640 reviews
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- Released: 2007
- Developer: Valve
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 90% of 732,387 reviews
- Genres: Action, Free To Play
- Metacritic 92
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- Class roles feel uniquely powerful
- Deep class interactions matter
- Humor and art style are iconic
- Comedic
- Competitive
- Funny
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Why this: Shares class specialization with Team Fortress 2.
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Why this: Also Hero Shooter and Competitive, like Team Fortress 2.
Halo Infinite
Why this: Same competitive mood as Team Fortress 2.
Splitgate
Why this: Also Competitive and Team-Based, like Team Fortress 2.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Valve, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Why this: Same funny mood as Team Fortress 2.
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Why this: Same comedic mood as Team Fortress 2.
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Why this: Also Competitive and Team-Based, like Team Fortress 2.
About Team Fortress 2
The closest matches to Team Fortress 2: Apex Legends™, Titanfall® 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Counter-Strike 2, and Dota 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Team Fortress 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Apex Legends™, Titanfall® 2 and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as comedic, competitive and funny, and single out its asymmetrical roles and class specialization. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play team-based hero shooter developed and published by Valve, released in 2007. The game features nine distinct classes with asymmetrical roles and class-specialization mechanics, where weapon-unlocks and deep class interactions create varied tactical approaches across matchmaking and community servers. Players describe the experience as both comedic and competitive, with humor and art style becoming iconic elements over years of updates. Reviewers highlight how the weapon variety creates unpredictability in matches while each class role feels uniquely powerful. The game is playable on Steam Deck and holds a 90% positive rating from over 732,000 Steam reviews.
About 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!
Is Team Fortress 2 worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 90% of 732,387 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 90% positive across 4,911 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 152 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 1073 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Class roles feel uniquely powerful
- Deep class interactions matter
- Humor and art style are iconic
- Weapon variety creates unpredictable matches
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“too many woke xenophobic n4z1s that make the game unplayable on casual, they say that they hate them and yet, they shame and kick everyone that disagrees with them on the puniest stuff imaginable, how very ironic”
People who play it also play: Apex Legends™, Titanfall® 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Frequently asked about Team Fortress 2
Can I run it?
Does Team Fortress 2 run on Steam Deck?
Team Fortress 2 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Team Fortress 2 free to play?
Yes — Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Team Fortress 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Team Fortress 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer).
What games are most similar to Team Fortress 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Team Fortress 2 are Apex Legends™, Titanfall® 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Who developed Team Fortress 2?
Team Fortress 2 was developed by Valve.