Valve's 2007 shooter Team Fortress 2 just broke its all-time Steam concurrent players count

Valve's 2007 shooter Team Fortress 2 just broke its all-time concurrent players count.

According to Steam's official stats, the multiplayer FPS hit a peak of 151,253 concurrent players on Steam on Friday night.

The previous high was 147,360 concurrent players in December. At the time of this article's publication, Team Fortress 2 had 141,741 concurrent players on Steam.

Why is Team Fortress 2 doing so well right now? This week the game received an update that added a new summer 2021 cosmetic case, which includes 18 community-contributed items and six community-made Unusual effects. Meanwhile, the Snakewater map has been tweaked to improve movement and prevent clipping - seemingly at the expense of its kitchen. As Emma reported, the update should also make bot behaviour slightly less annoying.

Team Fortress 2 isn't up there with Valve's biggest hitters, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2, but its endurance over the near 15 years since it first launched has been remarkable.

Will you support Eurogamer?

We want to make Eurogamer better, and that means better for our readers - not for algorithms. You can help! Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. Subscriptions start at £3.99 / $4.99 per month.

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7psHRqJ6apZWne6%2Bx02itmqSmmsBufo9pbmarmKS8tbHRZquemZ1is7C%2B06ucrKtdZ3qrwdKtZJuqn6CybrXTrGSapJxiwaq5xGaqrZ2Ronqku82crKuqlaPBbrzLmrCeqqNisLDBza0%3D