King of the Hill

The hill on Viaduct.

“

Since their discovery in 1895, hills have fascinated kings. — The Classless Update

”

King of the Hill is a game mode similar to Arena in its simplicity. King of the Hill focuses on a single control point at the center of the map, which is neutral and locked at the beginning of the round. Teams must make their way to the control point and capture it when it becomes available. Once the point is captured by a team, their team clock will start a three minute countdown (seven for Ghost Fort). If the enemy team manages to capture the point back, their clock will start counting down while the other team's clock freezes at the time the point was recaptured. A team wins once they own the point and their clock runs down to zero. If a team's time elapses but the other team is in the middle of capturing the control point, Overtime occurs; the first team must fully reverse the capture (or, if it is overtaken, recapture it) to win.

Strategy

Main article: Community King of the Hill Strategy

Maps

Main article: List of maps

King of the Hill maps carry the koth_ prefix; community maps are identified with italic font.

Name	Picture	File name
Badlands		koth_badlands
Brazil		koth_brazil
Cachoeira		koth_cachoeira
Cascade		koth_cascade
Cauldron		koth_bagel_event
Eyeaduct		koth_viaduct_event
Ghost Fort		koth_lakeside_event
Harvest		koth_harvest_final
Harvest Event		koth_harvest_event
Highpass		koth_highpass
Kong King		koth_king
Krampus		koth_krampus
Lakeside		koth_lakeside_final
Laughter		koth_slaughter_event
Lazarus		koth_lazarus
Los Muertos		koth_los_muertos
Maple Ridge Event		koth_maple_ridge_event
Megalo		koth_megalo
Megaton		koth_megaton
Moldergrove		koth_undergrove_event
Moonshine Event		koth_moonshine_event
Nucleus		koth_nucleus
Probed		koth_probed
Rotunda		koth_rotunda
Sawmill		koth_sawmill
Sharkbay		koth_sharkbay
Sinthetic		koth_synthetic_event
Slasher		koth_slasher
Slime		koth_slime
Snowtower		koth_snowtower
Soul-Mill		koth_sawmill_event
Suijin		koth_suijin
Toxic		koth_toxic
Viaduct		koth_viaduct

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• Added King of the Hill mode.
• Added maps: Nucleus (King of the Hill), Sawmill (King of the Hill), and Viaduct.

October 29, 2009 Patch (Haunted Halloween Special)

• Added maps: Harvest and Harvest Event.

February 24, 2011 Patch (Community Map Pack Update)

• Added map: Lakeside.

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

• Added map: Badlands (King of the Hill).

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

• Added map: Eyeaduct.

August 10, 2012 Patch

• Added map: Kong King.

October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)

• Added map: Ghost Fort.

July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)

• Added map: Suijin.

October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)

• Added map: Probed.

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)

• Added map: Moonshine Event.

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

• Added map: Highpass.

October 21, 2016 Patch (Scream Fortress 2016)

• Added map: Maple Ridge Event.

October 20, 2017 Patch (Jungle Inferno Update)

• Added map: Brazil and Lazarus.

October 19, 2018 Patch (Scream Fortress 2018)

• Added maps: Cauldron and Slasher.

October 10, 2019 Patch (Scream Fortress 2019)

• Added map: Laughter.

October 1, 2020 Patch (Scream Fortress 2020)

• Added maps: Megalo and Moldergrove.

October 5, 2021 Patch (Scream Fortress 2021)

• Added maps: Los Muertos and Sinthetic.

December 2, 2021 Patch (Smissmas 2021)

• Added map: Cascade.

October 5, 2022 Patch (Scream Fortress 2022)

• Added map: Soul-Mill.

July 12, 2023 Patch (Summer 2023 Update)

• Added maps: Rotunda and Sharkbay.

October 9, 2023 Patch #1 (Scream Fortress 2023)

• Added map: Slime.

December 7, 2023 Patch (Smissmas 2023)

• Added maps: Krampus and Snowtower.

July 18, 2024 Patch #1 (Summer 2024 Update)

• Added maps: Cachoeira and Megaton.

Gallery

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  The HUD on King of the Hill.