Team Fortress Classic overview

Valve | Apr 1, 1999 | game

Released

81players observed · 21 September 2026 - 21:52:39 UTC

Action FPS Multiplayer Classic Hero Shooter Steam Store

Latest observed players81 · 21 September 2026 - 21:52:39 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak210
Units sold (VGI)409,000
Revenue (VGI)$1,300,000
Review score87% positive

Team Fortress Classic dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players81 · 21 September 2026 - 21:52:39 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak210
Units sold (VGI)409,000
Revenue (VGI)$1,300,000
Review score87% positive
Total reviews9,139
Release dateApr 1, 1999
DeveloperValve
PublisherValve

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: Valve Publisher: Valve

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Game overview

Overview

Team Fortress Classic comes from Valve and is published by Valve. It arrived on Steam on Apr 1, 1999, and it sits naturally among Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, Stereo Sound, and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Team Fortress Classic's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 81 players at 21 September 2026 - 21:52:39 UTC, with a tracked peak near 210. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 87% positive across 9,139 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Team Fortress Classic is available in 9 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanItalianSpanish - SpainKoreanRussianSimplified ChineseTraditional Chinese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
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Sales, recommendations, and streams

Team Fortress Classic has sold up to 409,000 units and has 7,056 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,300,000. On Twitch, 1 streamers are live with around 1 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Team Fortress Classic overview details

Team Fortress Classic combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

One of the most popular online action games of all time, Team Fortress Classic features over nine character classes -- from Medic to Spy to Demolition Man -- enlisted in a unique style of online team warfare. Each character class possesses unique weapons, items, and abilities, as teams compete online in a variety of game play modes.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Team Fortress Classic is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, Stereo Sound, and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 81 players at 21 September 2026 - 21:52:39 UTC, a tracked peak of 210, and 87% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Team Fortress Classic
Steam App ID	20
Type	game
Release date	Apr 1, 1999
Developer	Valve
Publisher	Valve
Price	$4.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Action
Categories	Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, Stereo Sound, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	81 · 21 September 2026 - 21:52:39 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	210
Positive reviews	7,962
Negative reviews	1,177
Total reviews	9,139
Positive percent	87%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	7,056
Average playtime	2,455 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Apr 1, 1999
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	2 October 2024 - 15:56:29 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	21 September 2026 - 21:52:39 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	21 September 2026 - 21:52:39 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	21 September 2026 - 21:52:39 UTC

Overview tags

Action FPS Multiplayer Classic Hero Shooter Shooter Team-Based Class-Based First-Person 1990's Old School Co-op Competitive Fast-Paced Retro

Content descriptors

Includes intense violence and blood.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/20
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/20/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/20
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Team Fortress Classic

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Team Fortress Classic?

Team Fortress Classic's latest SteamPulse observation records 81 players at 21 September 2026 - 21:52:39 UTC, with a tracked peak of 210 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 41 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Team Fortress Classic growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 48 players; the highest observed daily value is 81 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Team Fortress Classic?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (43.4%), United Kingdom (6.6%), Poland (3.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.4%), United Kingdom (6.2%), China (4.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (48.4%), United Kingdom (5.9%), China (4.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32%), China (7%), United Kingdom (5.8%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Team Fortress Classic?

Team Fortress Classic currently sits at 87% positive across 9,139 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 7,962 positive reviews and 1,177 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Team Fortress Classic have?

Team Fortress Classic currently has about 108.8K tracked Steam followers as of 24 July 2023 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 1 live viewers across 1 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Team Fortress Classic?

Team Fortress Classic is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 7,056, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

87% positive, 7,962 positive, 1,177 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 1 April 1999

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Valve Complete PackBundle #232 - 10% off$116.84 Half-Life CompleteBundle #231 - 40% off$26.94 Half-Life 1 AnthologyBundle #237 - 45% off$2.71

Team Fortress ClassicBuy Team Fortress Classic #29$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: 500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: 800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb+ video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Live Twitch streams

Streamer	Title	Viewers	Language
gamewatchparty	TFC is Alive, Join the communities play some games To use the bot Read the about me page with the panels it has the commands down below.	1	en

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