Team Fortress 2 Classified

This fan project takes Team Fortress 2 back to its early years. Long known as Team Fortress 2 Classic, it was renamed Team Fortress 2 Classified in December 2025 at Valve's request, because the old name was too close to Team Fortress Classic. It re-imagines the period around 2008 and 2009, when the game was simpler, and then adds the kind of ideas that never made it into the official version. After more than a decade in development, it reached Steam in January 2026 thanks to Valve's release of the Source SDK.

The biggest addition is four-team play. Global Radio Network and Yard Logistics Workers join RED and BLU, and PC Gamer singled out those chaotic four-way maps as its most exciting feature. VIP mode comes from Team Fortress Classic: BLU escorts the Civilian to the end of the map while RED tries to eliminate him, and in this version the Civilian can buff his nearby teammates.

Restored beta weapons complete the appeal for anyone who still remembers what the game was like before hats. PC Gamer called the whole thing remarkably well-produced, and it is free. If you only want the modern game with its current balance and matchmaking, the official edition is what you want instead.