Team Fortress 2

2007 Valve Action

Windows 11Runs

MacNot sold

LinuxNative

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic 924

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 891

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today5/5

Design today5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

90%

1,161,472 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Team Fortress 2 run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11Runs

Sold for Windows today, no problem on record.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxNative

Native Linux version.1

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

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Synopsis

A team-based online shooter in which two teams pick from nine cartoonish classes, each with a distinct role, and fight over control points, payload carts and flags. Matches are short and run on Valve's casual matchmaking or on thousands of community servers, and the game has been free to play since 2011.

Developer: Valve
Released: 2007
Genre: Action
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

Critics at release praised the sharp class design, readable art style and humor, and it holds a 92 Metascore on PC. Players still call it one of the best class shooters ever made and keep coming back after long breaks. The common complaints today are about neglect: waves of cheating bots have flooded casual matchmaking for years, Valve's responses have been slow, and many players advise sticking to community servers. The cosmetic economy and loot crates are also a long-running sore point.

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Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

5/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
Official matchmaking and community servers are still online, though cheating bots have flooded casual matchmaking for long stretches (PC Gamer).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
Hor+ widescreen and 4K are supported natively (PCGamingWiki).
Full controller support or remappable controls
XInput and PlayStation controllers work after enabling the gamepad setting, though some menus still need a mouse (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
?Not confirmed yetNo pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
PCGamingWiki lists only fixable startup and plugin crashes, and the 2024 update added 64-bit clients for Windows and Linux (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Mouse and keyboard controls are fully remappable with sensitivity and acceleration options, and the game also accepts Xbox and PlayStation controllers once the gamepad option is enabled. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Menus, text and interface are clear on today's screens
The game renders in Hor+ widescreen with native 4K support and an interface scaling option added in a later update; only a few menu assets fail to fill ultrawide screens. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
There is no campaign to save: progress is per match, matches last a few minutes, and items and unlocks are stored on the Steam account. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
A built-in training mode covers the Soldier, Demoman, Engineer and Spy with prompts that show the player's own key bindings, and an offline practice mode against bots lets new players learn maps before going online. Source: wiki.teamfortress.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
Most official maps respawn players in waves about 10 seconds apart, and every weapon that changes play can be earned through random drops, trades or purchase rather than a long grind. Source: wiki.teamfortress.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
Camera and movement never fight the player
First-person movement is fast and responsive, with an adjustable field of view from 75 to 90 degrees and higher values available through the console. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.