Promotional items

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Cover art for Poker Night at the Inventory

Promotional items are cross-promotional items available in Team Fortress 2 through Valve's marketing partnerships with other video game companies, as well as through their own games. They are made available through a variety of ways, all of which are linked to Steam and TF2.

Preorder items are usually only available for a limited time. A TF2 blog update is always posted with details on what the promotion is, and how to acquire the preorder items.

Other items are available through means such as achievements, like Alien Swarm, earning them through gameplay, as in Poker Night at the Inventory, or, in the case of the Earbuds, by logging into TF2 through other operating systems.

With the exception of the items earned through gameplay, these items are no longer earnable, and can only be acquired through trading or gifting.

Alien Swarm

Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Alien Swarm Parasite All classes Hat July 19, 2010 A parasite from the game Alien Swarm, another Valve game. Earned through the Hat Trick achievement in Alien Swarm.


Left 4 Dead 2

Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Bill's Hat All classes Hat November 2, 2009 A Special Forces hat, based on Bill's hat from Left 4 Dead, another Valve game. Earned by preordering Left 4 Dead 2.
Ellis' Cap All classes Hat October 6, 2010 Ellis' cap from Left 4 Dead 2. Earned by owning or purchasing Left 4 Dead 2 before October 7, 2010.
Frying Pan Demoman, Soldier Melee weapon October 6, 2010 Based on the frying pan melee weapon from Left 4 Dead 2. Earned by owning or purchasing Left 4 Dead 2 before October 7, 2010.


Poker Night at the Inventory

Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Dealer's Visor Heavy Hat November 3, 2010 A green poker dealer's visor. Earned by preordering Poker Night at the Inventory.
Enthusiast's Timepiece Spy PDA2 November 2010 A replacement for the Spy's Invisibility Watch. Earned by playing Poker Night at the Inventory.
The License to Maim All classes Miscellaneous item November 2010 The badge of the Freelance Police from the Sam & Max video game series. Earned by playing Poker Night at the Inventory.
License to Maim Heavy Hat November 2010 A green poker dealer's visor. Earned by preordering Poker Night at the Inventory.
Iron Curtain Heavy Primary weapon November 2010 A replacement for the Minigun. Earned by playing Poker Night at the Inventory.
Dangeresque, Too? Demoman Miscellaneous items November 2010 A pair of shutter shades for the Demoman, based on those worn by Homestar Runner. Earned by playing Poker Night at the Inventory.
Lugermorph Scout, Engineer Secondary weapon November 2010 The pistol Max uses in the Sam & Max series. Earned by playing Poker Night at the Inventory. This is the same Lugermorph as the preorder bonus item from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.


Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Max's Severed Head All classes Hat April 15, 2010 The severed head of Max, wearable by all classes. Earned by preordering Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.
Lugermorph Scout, Engineer Secondary weapon April 15, 2010 The pistol Max uses in the Sam & Max series. Earned by preordering Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. This is the same Lugermorph as the ingame item from Poker Night at the Inventory.
Big Kill Spy Primary weapon April 15, 2010 Sam's revolver from the Sam & Max series. Earned by preordering Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.


Worms: Reloaded

Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Lumbricus Lid Soldier Hat August 25, 2010 A hat and grenade replacement for the Soldier. Earned by preordering Worms: Reloaded.


Other items

Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Earbuds All classes Miscellaneous items June 10, 2010 Earned through logging into a TF2 account on a Mac.


Cut promotional items

Name Class(es) Type Released Notes
Sam's Hat All classes Hat Unreleased Would have been released, along with Max's Severed Head, the Lugermorph, and the Big Kill as part of the week-long cross promotion for purchasing Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse on Steam.