19 PvP games like Team Fortress 2 that you should try

If Team Fortress 2 worked for you because of melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and crafting mechanics, the same is here. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is progression: exploration and discovery.

It meets Team Fortress 2 on ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. To that it adds free-to-play access. They part company on visuals: this one brings an isometric view.

It meets Team Fortress 2 on melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and skill tree progression. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is visuals: 3D presentation.

It meets Team Fortress 2 on melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. To that it adds free-to-play access. They part company on combat: this one brings survival mechanics and historical setting.

Its point of contact with Team Fortress 2 is melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 2D presentation.

It meets Team Fortress 2 on multiplayer gameplay, skill tree progression and a first-person view. To that it adds free-to-play access. They part company on progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

It comes from the same genre as Team Fortress 2 and shares melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a third-person camera.

It meets Team Fortress 2 on melee combat, co-op play and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

The genre is the same as Team Fortress 2’s, and with it melee combat, PvP competition and skill tree progression. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a third-person camera.

It meets Team Fortress 2 on melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in combat — its own ground is adventure storytelling and a sci-fi setting.

With Team Fortress 2 it shares ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Its point of contact with Team Fortress 2 is melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings offline play.

Shelved next to Team Fortress 2 for good reason: ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings offline play and a top-down view.

Genre puts it alongside Team Fortress 2, and so does melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings single-player focus and 2D presentation.

Held in common with Team Fortress 2: multiplayer gameplay, a first-person view and free-to-play access. What it adds of its own: a sci-fi setting and single-player focus.