The year is 2007. Team Fortress 2 is the best hero shooter out there. The year is 2024. Team Fortress 2 is the best hero shooter out there.
The gaming industry loves to brag about flashiness and innovation, but there is also a space in the fans' hearts that Unreal Engine 5 with DLSS 3 running at 30 FPS cannot fill.
A DualShockers poll on the best hero shooter on the market put it up between Marvel Rivals, Team Fortress 2, Overwatch 2, Valorant, and Apex Legends.
The latter three entries split the honorable bottom spot with approximately the same vote count, which is surprising in the sense that so many people like Overwatch 2 (10%) relative to Apex Legends (11%) and Valorant (10%).
The undisputed second spot goes to the new kid on the block, Marvel Rivals, with 30% of the popular vote. The superhero-themed team shooter came out on December 6 and has been chilling in Valve's top 10 player count charts since then.
Finally, with an incredible 39% of the vote, comes the proof that you cannot beat the classics: Team Fortress 2 is still the fan-favorite hero shooter 17 years after its initial release....
