Team Fortress 2 Sequel? This is Fantastic News: Leakers Reveal New Game

How Long Before the New Sequel?

It will be at least five years before the apparent TF2 sequel launches. Valve is currently working on the hero shooter Deadlock, which is currently in early development. Players are currently playing the closed Alpha build of the game.

TheGamer wrote, “everything points to development beginning this year, so it’ll be a while before we see anything of this new Team Fortress project – if it stays a Team Fortress project.”

How Long Has it Been?

Team Fortress 2 released on Steam in October 2007. It became free-to-play in 2011, after the Meet the Medic update. As of 2025, it’s been 18 years since there was a new entry in the Team Fortress franchise. Team Fortress Classic, the franchise’s first entry, came out in  1996.

The game also had a console release in October 2007 via the Orange Box. The Orange Box was a collection of Half Life 2: Episodes One and Two, Portal and TF2. Players kept the game alive through the game’s trading system and use of mods. There are countless Source Film Maker (SFM) films based on the game’s assets and characters.

What’s Been Going on with TF2

The game had a big issue with bots filling the official servers. The issue was so egregious, that Valve restricted what free-to-play accounts could do. This led to the hashtags #SaveTF2 and #FixTF2 that some players adopted in their Steam usernames.

The game doesn’t receive as many updates as it used to, with the last major update being 2017’s Jungle Inferno update. Most updates are now related to weapons and maps, along with the annual Scream Fortress and Smissmas events.

Conclusion

I’m hopeful that the game may receive a sequel. However, I’m doubtful it will take five years for Valve to release it. It’s important to note that TF2 was in development for about a decade. Hopefully, the sequel will improve on some of the game’s flaws.