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Adrian Werner

Team Fortress 2

TEAM FORTRESS 2 IN A NUTSHELL

  1. Developer: Valve Software
  2. Publisher: Valve Corporation
  3. Platform: PC (Xbox 360 and PS3 versions also existed, but are not supported anymore)
  4. Release Date: October 2007

Most of the games on our list are relatively new, and although they are all excellent, the truth is that there's nothing like the good old Team Fortress 2. Valve has managed to create a true classic that never seems to get old.

This position was one of the first to introduce radically different character classes, and it still does it better than most of the competition. The mechanics are refined and fast, which, combined with very good balance, makes online battles constantly exciting. Even the graphics have not aged badly, as the authors decided to use a cartoon-like visual setting with a unique style that just defies any attempt at imitation. One glance at the screen is enough to recognize that someone is playing Team Fortress 2.

Valve gave up the development of TF2 for an extended period of time, but that didn't hurt the game's popularity – thanks to its dedicated modding community.

Recently, however, updates have started appearing regularly again. These are not revolutionary changes, but the game is actively supported. No wonder, then, that despite its age, it still enjoys great popularity and rarely falls outside the top twenty of the most popular games on Steam.

  1. Team Fortress 2 in our encyclopedia

Team Fortress 2 is the game for you if:

  1. you appreciate various classes and refined combat mechanics;
  2. you are looking for a beautiful game with low hardware requirements;
  3. you have low tolerance for micropayments.

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Adrian Werner

Author: Adrian Werner

A true veteran of the Gamepressure newsroom, writing continuously since 2009 and still not having enough. He caught the gaming bug thanks to playing on his friend's ZX Spectrum. Then he switched to his own Commodore 64, and after a short adventure with 16-bit consoles, he forever entrusted his heart to PC games. A fan of niche productions, especially adventure games, RPGs and games of the immersive sim genre, as well as a mod enthusiast. Apart from games, he devourers stories in every form - books, series, movies, and comics.