Later this year, the Team Fortress 2 Classic mod will arrive on Steam to let you step back in time to the early days of Valve’s class-based shooter, when it was more game than hat collection simulator.
The mod has been available since 2020 (with consistent updates to boot), but this will be the first time it’s officially available on Steam.
The announcement follows last week’s release of the TF2 source code. Valve has a history of supporting the modding community, but the company’s full release of the source code came as a surprise.
Now players and modders alike are taking full advantage of the opportunity to breathe new life into the 18-year-old game. Recommended Videos The Team Fortress 2 Classic mod adds modern quality-of-life features while maintaining the feel of the game in the immediate post-launch years.
It also adds in the Civilian, a new class that pays homage to the original Team Fortress Classic, as well as plenty of thematically-correct weapons that up the silliness.