Choose Team Fortress 2
Choose Team Fortress 2 if you want a Free To Play game with Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.8% positive across 732,387 reviews.
Team Fortress 2 vs Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Team Fortress 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Team Fortress 2 (2007) is 15 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (2022). Team Fortress 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (89.8% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (74.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Choose Warhammer 40,000: Darktide if you want an Adventure and RPG game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 71,322 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Team Fortress 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Team Fortress 2 |  Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Free To Play | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.8% positive (732,387 reviews) | 74.8% positive (71,322 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Valve | Fatshark |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Team Fortress 2 (2007) is 15 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (2022).
- Team Fortress 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (89.8% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (74.8% positive).
- Team Fortress 2 is free; Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is paid (39.99 USD).
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has co-op; Team Fortress 2 does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Team Fortress 2 vs Warhammer 40,000: Darktide — FAQ
- Which is better, Team Fortress 2 or Warhammer 40,000: Darktide?
- On Steam reviews Team Fortress 2 scores higher (89.8% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (74.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Team Fortress 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Team Fortress 2 or Warhammer 40,000: Darktide first?
- If you want chronology, Team Fortress 2 (2007) came out before Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Team Fortress 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Team Fortress 2 free?
- Yes — Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play Steam title. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is paid (39.99 USD).