1.0·Every feature free until Premium arrives in October
65,185
playing on Steam now·
83,600
24-hour peak
All-time peak 100,338 in Oct 2026·30 days +28%
Is Team Fortress 2 dead in 2026?
No.
In October 2026, Team Fortress 2 averaged 64,658 players on Steam at once, 28% more than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 100,338 in October 2026. 65,185 people are playing Team Fortress 2 on Steam right now, and 83,600 were at the same time in the last 24 hours. The count now is 65% of the record. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Is Team Fortress 2 worth it?
Yes. It's free, and players rate it well.
The average Coilr player has put 404h into Team Fortress 2. Steam reviews are very positive.
404h avg·91% positive
Automated estimate from Coilr-tracked playtime and Steam reviews (Coilr doesn't verify individual reviews), not a paid placement. How this is calculated
Team Fortress 2 player count
A new reading every 5 minutes. The chart updates by itself while this page is open.
65,185players4.9% over 7 days
Latest reading · average in view 72,397
This count may include bots. Patterns in Team Fortress 2's player count suggest that part of it comes from bots or idle accounts rather than people playing. Its count never falls below about 71% of its daily high, while most games drop to about 43% overnight. When Steam's servers go down for weekly maintenance it loses about 59% of its players, against about 20% for a typical game. Accounts run by a program rather than an open game drop out that way. Coilr shows the number exactly as Steam reports it.
30-day average
64,658
players at once, on Steam
Steam reviews
91%
Very Positive
Average playtime
404 h
Coilr players
Coilr players
130
who own it
Team Fortress 2 players by month
Average and peak players on Steam at the same time, each month since Coilr started tracking Team Fortress 2. The change is against the month before.
| Month | Avg. players | Change | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 71,572 | +15,403 | 100,338 |
| Sep 2026 | 56,169 | +5,784 | 78,128 |
| Aug 2026 | 50,385 | +2,586 | 63,295 |
| Jul 2026 | 47,799 | +3,271 | 71,002 |
| Jun 2026 | 44,528 | −4,416 | 61,030 |
| May 2026 | 48,944 | +4,281 | 59,895 |
| Apr 2026 (from first reading) | 44,663 | — | 52,995 |
Steam reviews
Very PositivePositive
91%
Total reviews
1,253,831
Pos / Neg
1,141,721 / 112,110
% positive by month
Player score
Verified owners onlyCoilr's own 0-100 score from players who own Team Fortress 2. A finer verdict than a thumbs up, independent of Steam reviews.
83.3/ 100Not enough ratings yet
based on 6 verified owners · a verdict appears at 10
0-19
0
20-39
0
40-59
1
60-79
1
80-100
4
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Value
What players actually get for the price, based on real tracked playtime.
Cost per hour
Free
Free to play
Avg playtime
404 h
across 130 players
Total tracked
52,559 h
How long to beat
No verified owner has reported a time for Team Fortress 2 yet.
Sign in to be the firstPlayer retention
Fewer owners still playHow many tracked owners still play, something raw concurrent counts can't tell you.
Active (2 weeks)
8%
10 of 130 owners
Played last 7 days
3
Hours trend (2wk)
▲ Rising
Last time owners played
Last 7 days · 38-30 days · 631-90 days · 190+ days · 120
Hours played per day (Coilr owners, 90d)
Where players are
Country distribution of Coilr players who own this game.
🇺🇸US
38%
🇬🇧GB
7%
🇨🇦CA
5%
🇩🇪DE
4%
🇦🇺AU
4%
🇷🇺RU
3%
🇵🇱PL
3%
🇸🇪SE
2%
Estimated playerbase by region
Inferred from when Team Fortress 2 is busiest each day. A rough estimate of the global playerbase from player-count patterns, not exact player locations.
Most active in Europe & Africa, but spread across regions.
Europe & Africa
28%
Russia & CIS
25%
Asia-Pacific
25%
Americas
21%
Players online by hour (UTC)
00h06h12h18h23h
Busiest around 17:00 with about 74,660 people in game — 1.3× as many as at 06:00, the quietest hour.
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Frequently asked about Team Fortress 2
How many people play Team Fortress 2?
In October 2026, Team Fortress 2 averaged 64,658 players on Steam at once, 28% more than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 100,338 in October 2026.
Is Team Fortress 2 dead in 2026?
No. In October 2026, Team Fortress 2 averaged 64,658 players on Steam at once, 28% more than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 100,338 in October 2026. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Is Team Fortress 2 worth it?
Yes. It's free, and players rate it well. The average Coilr player has put 404h into Team Fortress 2. Steam reviews are very positive.
Is Team Fortress 2 free to play?
Yes, Team Fortress 2 is free to play on Steam.
How many hours does it take to play Team Fortress 2?
Across 130 tracked owners on Coilr, the average playtime in Team Fortress 2 is about 404 hours.