Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2 (PC & Mac)

Steam
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About

For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2. A free upgrade to CS:GO, Counter-Strike 2 marks the largest technical leap in Counter-Strike’s history. Built on the Source 2 engine, Counter-Strike 2 is modernized with realistic physically-based rendering, state of the art networking, and upgraded Community Workshop t...
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Developer:
Valve, Hidden Path Entertainment,
Publisher:
Valve,
Release date:
Genre:
Action,
Recent Steam reviews:
Very positive (74380)
User tags*: Steam Deck playable fps shooter competitive action team-based esports tactical first-person pvp online co-op co-op strategy military war difficult trading realistic fast-paced moddable ...

Visuals

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Game features

icon Cross-Platform Multiplayer icon Steam Trading Cards icon Remote Play on Phone icon Remote Play on Tablet icon Remote Play on TV icon In-App Purchases

Description

For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

A free upgrade to CS:GO, Counter-Strike 2 marks the largest technical leap in Counter-Strike’s history. Built on the Source 2 engine, Counter-Strike 2 is modernized with realistic physically-based rendering, state of the art networking, and upgraded Community Workshop tools.

In addition to the classic objective-focused gameplay that Counter-Strike pioneered in 1999, Counter-Strike 2 features:

  • All-new CS Ratings with the updated Premier mode
  • Global and Regional leaderboards
  • Upgraded and overhauled maps
  • Game-changing dynamic smoke grenades
  • Tick-rate-independent gameplay
  • Redesigned visual effects and audio
  • All items from CS:GO moving forward to CS2

Configurations

  • Windows
  • SteamOS + Linux

minimum*

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: 4 hardware CPU threads - Intel Core i5 750 or higher
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Video card must be 1 GB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible with support for Shader Model 5.0
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 85 GB available space

minimum*

  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04
  • Processor: 4 hardware CPU threads - Intel Core i5 750 or higher
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD GCN+ or NVIDIA Kepler+ with up-to-date Vulkan drivers. Support for VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library highly recommended.
  • Storage: 85 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Highly recommended

Game's latest news

Counter-Strike 2 sets a new record with over 1.8 million simultaneous players
a month ago
Counter-Strike 2 sets a new record with over 1.8 million simultaneous players
Back on September 27, 2023, Valve launched Counter-Strike 2 on PC. This evolution of the American company's legendary competitive game is attracting ever more curious users... And this is reflected in the latest figures. SteamDB reports that Counter-Strike 2 reached a peak of 1,824,989 simultaneous…
A weapon skin for Counter-Strike has been purchased for over a million dollars
a year ago
A weapon skin for Counter-Strike has been purchased for over a million dollars
On June 5, we learned of quite an impressive public transaction for a weapon skin available in Counter-Strike. The sober "StatTrak Factory New AK-47 Blue Gem pattern 661" has found a buyer for over a million dollars. The exact price is not yet known, but the skin had been available for sale…
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Over a million played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive every month for a whole year.
2 years ago
Over a million played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive every month for a whole year.
The success of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive lies in its longevity. Indeed, despite the fact that the game was released over 10 years ago, it continues to have an extremely active community of players. Over a million play the game every month, reaching a record high in August with 1,369,511 simultaneous…
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Counter-Strike franchise

Counter Strike 2
Counter Strike 2 (PC)
Release date: 2023
Counter Strike: Source
Counter Strike: Source (PC & Mac)
Release date: 2004

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Reviews

10
Game review score based on 35 reviews, all languages included

Best reviews

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gamer-f1e3dc3
it is a great game old but still fun and has to been masted to even get good at if you like trading and making profit then this is a game for you also there is a very small skill gap when you play this game.
  • fun
  • gambling
  • competitive
  • gambling
  • hard to master hackers
  • here and there
10th October 2023
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11
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gamer-87bc35d
it is a great game old but still fun and has to been masted to even get good at if you like trading and making profit then this is a game for you also there is a very small skill gap when you play this game.
14th October 2023
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8
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gamer-f785d8c
it is a great game old but still fun and has to been masted to even get good at if you like trading and making profit then this is a game for you also there is a very small skill gap when you play this game.
  • Y
  • NI
5th February 2024
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5
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gamer-1b2a236
it is a great game old but still fun and has to been masted to even get good at if you like trading and making profit then this is a game for you also there is a very small skill gap when you play this game.
  • fun
  • gambling
  • competitive
  • gambling
  • hard to master
  • hackers here and there
20th September 2023
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5
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gamer-6f713c9
it is a great game old but still fun and has to been masted to even get good at if you like trading and making profit then this is a game for you also there is a very small skill gap when you play this game
  • good game
8th October 2023
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4
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gamer-c5a9688
it is a great game old but still fun and has to been masted to even get good at if you like trading and making profit then this is a game for you also there is a very small skill gap when you play this game.
8th January 2024
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3
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gamer-59849da
It is the best low end PC game I have ever played. I am go glad I found this game, everyone should try it for sure. Thank You
  • fun
  • intresing
  • gambling
21st July 2024
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gamer-627f9f1
it is a great game old but still fun and has to been masted to even get good at if you like trading and making profit then this is a game for you also there is a very small skill gap when you play this game.
  • Gun
  • I don't know
  • About you
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  • sdfs
  • sdfds
7th May 2024
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1
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gamer-a4cabd0
it is a great game old but still fun and has to been masted to even get good at if you like trading and making profit then this is a game for you also there is a very small skill gap when you play this game.
  • good
12th April 2024
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1

Recent reviews

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gamer-4cd687d
Its the best game I like ever
27th October 2024
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gamer-55efad2
it is a great game old but still fun and has to been masted to even get good at if you like trading and making profit then this is a game for you also there is a very small skill gap when you play this game.
  • fun
  • gambling
  • competitive
16th March 2024
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  • Domikaaaa
29th July 2022
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