Overview

• Valve last issued a major Mann vs. Machine update in November 2013 and has not overhauled the mode since its 2012 introduction.
• Community members can submit new maps and missions through August 27 for inclusion in the upcoming update.
• The update will roll out in two parts, with the first arriving on August 27 and the second scheduled just before Halloween 2025.
• Mann vs. Machine is a six-player cooperative mode pitting mercenaries against AI-controlled robots for in-game currency upgrades.
• Team Fortress 2 has maintained 40,000–56,000 concurrent players recently, and its source code release has spurred mod development, including an official launch of Team Fortress 2 Classic later in 2025.