The community members took to social media to reveal harrowing personal stories of racism, sexism, transphobia and sexual abuse. Several competitive players and community members have reported experiencing a culture of harassment and toxicity. Over the past few weeks, however, a darker side of the community has emerged. TF2 players have run a small but passionate competitive community for several years. And behind the player count, there is still a significant esports community organised by a series of leagues unaffiliated with Valve. Today, the number of players peaked at 54,350 - placing the game at seventh on Steam's leaderboard of most-played games. Despite being released over 10 years ago, Team Fortress 2 still boasts one of the biggest player bases on Steam.
