Does Team Fortress 2 work on Linux and Steam Deck?

Team Fortress 2 anti-cheat status is currently: Works. It uses Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC). For updates and guides, see the full breakdown on GamingOnLinux.

This website makes use of cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide additional functionality -> More info Deny Cookies - Allow Cookies

⨯ Confused by Linux / SteamOS Gaming? Be sure to check out our growing guides section.

We do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. See more here.

FREE

Team Fortress 2

Release Date
2007-10-10
License
Proprietary
External Links
Steam, SteamDB, PCGamingWiki
Genres
FPS, Action
Who made this?
Valve
Platform
Native Linux

Anti-Cheat

Anti-Cheat Status: Works
Anti-Cheats Used: Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)
See more on our anti-cheat page.

Compatibility & Update History for Team Fortress 2

Valve give Team Fortress 2 a big bug-fix update

by Liam Squires-Hand
9 Mar 2026 at 10:34 am UTC

Team Fortress 2 adds 10 new maps for a summer event and more bug fixes

by Liam Squires-Hand
25 Jul 2025 at 3:44 pm UTC

Mann vs. Machine is getting an upgrade in Team Fortress 2

by Liam Squires-Hand
25 Jun 2025 at 10:02 am UTC

Team Fortress 2 update brings new server options like Friends Only and relaxed chat rules for all players

by Liam Squires-Hand
14 May 2025 at 9:43 am UTC

Team Fortress 2 gets another update with fixes from the community and relaxed in-game chat restrictions

by Liam Squires-Hand
13 May 2025 at 7:52 am UTC

View all tagged articles.

Need Help?

Come join us across -

The Forum,

Discord,

Telegram and Reddit.