Team Fortress 2 adds 5 community maps in Scream Fortress XVIII

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An update to Team Fortress 2 that brought the Scream Fortress XVIII Halloween event appeared in the game's Steam announcements on Oct 1, 2026. It added 5 community maps, 23 community-created cosmetic items in the Haunted Hoard Collection and 21 community-created Unusual effects. The notes said every player who launched the game would receive a Soul Gargoyle if they did not already have one, and that the event would run through November 7, 2026. The notes also described Zombie changes, among them a spawn picker that lets Zombies choose where to respawn, and the full notes are in the game's Steam announcement for the update.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6^,7^,8^,9