Best TF2 servers right now
Valve's Casual matchmaking covers the official game modes, but a big part of Team Fortress 2 lives on community servers: no random teams, regular players, active admins and custom modes. You reach them from Community Servers in the main menu, or with a TF2 server list like GTScope, which adds rankings, history and votes.
Start with the top 10 TF2 servers, ranked by real players and monthly votes, then pick a mode below.
- Choose the mode, then the server. A trade server and an MGE server have nothing in common.
- Look for active admins. Community servers with moderation are the best way to avoid cheaters.
- Stay close. The country flag on each server helps you keep your ping low.
TF2 servers by mod
TF2 community servers describe their mode in the server name. These are the most common ones on GTScope, with the number of servers each link finds (November 2026):
24/7 2Fort
14 serversThe most famous TF2 map, all day, every day. Pure chaos, usually with lots of players.
See 24/7 2Fort serversTrade servers
11 serversHang out, show off your items and trade hats and weapons with other players.
See Trade servers serversIdle / Achievement
5 serversServers to idle for item drops or to unlock achievements with other players.
See Idle / Achievement serversx10 / x100
3 serversTen times the ammo, health and clip size. Absurd and loud.
See x10 / x100 serversRandomizer
2 serversRandom class and random weapons from any class every life.
See Randomizer serversMGE (1v1 training)
2 serversMy Gaming Edge: 1v1 arenas to practice duels and movement.
See MGE serversJump
2 serversRocket and sticky jump maps to learn soldier and demoman movement.
See Jump serversSaxton Hale / VSH
1 serverVersus Saxton Hale: the whole server against one boss with huge health.
See Saxton Hale / VSH serversJailBreak
2 serversRed prisoners against blue guards, with days, games and last requests.
See JailBreak serversZombie Escape
2 serversSurvive and escape through long maps while the zombies hunt you.
See Zombie Escape serversDeathmatch
1 serverInstant respawn and non-stop fighting.
See Deathmatch serversDeathrun
1 serverRun the traps while one player tries to kill everyone with them.
See Deathrun serversTF2 servers by country
Where the Team Fortress 2 servers on GTScope are hosted (November 2026). Pick a country close to you for the lowest ping.
How to join a TF2 server
Enable the developer console in Options → Advanced, open it with ~ and type:
connect 203.0.113.10:27015The default TF2 server port is 27015. You can also open Community Servers from the main menu and add the server to your favourites.
How to promote your TF2 server for free
New TF2 players go to Casual by default, so a community server has to be found. This is how to promote a TF2 server for free:
- Add your TF2 server on the Add Server page with its IP and port.
- Put the mode in the name and description (24/7 2Fort, Trade, MGE…): that is what players search for.
- Claim it and add your Discord and Steam group.
- Share the live banner and ask your regulars to vote every month to climb the TF2 ranking.
- Turn on Discord alerts so a crash after a TF2 update never goes unnoticed.
Tip: Most TF2 community modes run on SourceMod. After every TF2 update, update SourceMod and your plugins before players come back, or the server can fail to start and disappear from every list.
More ideas in our guide how to promote your game server, and get a live banner for your server.
How TF2 servers are tracked
Team Fortress 2 servers answer the standard Steam server query (A2S) on their game port. GTScope sends it about every 5 minutes and reads the server name, current map, players, slots and the players connected. The busiest TF2 server on GTScope has 87 players online at once.