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Team Fortress 2 capsule

Team Fortress 2

Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!

Free to PlayVery Positive(7,073)
Free to PlayHero ShooterMultiplayer
Valve10 Oct, 2007

Quick text summary

Team Fortress 2 scored 85/100 on Steam Analyser — Excellent for a Steam capsule. Top priority fix: [composition] Tighten the character group horizontally to keep all nine classes fully within safe margins and prevent edge cropping on smaller capsule formats.

Capsule scores by dimension

  • Genre Clarity: 9/10
  • Title Readability: 9/10
  • Contrast & Color: 8/10
  • Uniqueness & Polish: 8/10
  • Brand Consistency: 10/10
  • Composition: 7/10

Priority fixes

  1. [composition] Tighten the character group horizontally to keep all nine classes fully within safe margins and prevent edge cropping on smaller capsule formats.
  2. [contrast_color] Add a subtle warm vignette or light source behind the character group to lift darker-costumed characters like the Spy away from the grey background in grayscale.
  3. [composition] Consider a slight foreground-to-background depth arrangement rather than a flat row to improve the character cluster readability at tiny thumbnail size.
  4. [genre_clarity] Introduce a subtle environmental element such as a map fragment or explosion effect in the background to reinforce the competitive shooter setting at full header size.

Store copy priority fixes

  1. [hook_strength] Rewrite the short description to lead with an action verb and emotional payoff: e.g., 'Choose one of nine wildly different classes and lead your team to victory in fast-paced objective battles. Constantly updated with new maps, modes, and hats.' This prioritizes gameplay excitement over taxonomy.
  2. [feature_communication] Add a single sentence or bullet point explaining what one or two signature classes do (e.g., 'Play as the nimble Scout, the tanky Heavy, the support-focused Medic, or six others—each with unique weapons and playstyles'). This bridges the gap from class names to actual gameplay.
  3. [hook_strength] Move 'Is now FREE!' and 'There's no catch!' to the very first paragraph, or integrate 'Completely free to play' into the short description opening, since free-to-play is a major conversion factor and should be harder to miss.
  4. [uniqueness] Replace or augment the PC Gamer quote with one concrete differentiator unique to TF2's current state (e.g., 'Discover a thriving cosmetics economy where hats and weapons are currency you can trade, craft, and customize' or 'The only competitive team shooter with a hat economy').

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Steam app ID: 440