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Counter-Strike 2
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.
- Players now
- 1,048,386
- Recorded peak
- 1,411,806
- 24-hour change
- +6.21%
- Steam reviews
- 85.7% positive 9,984,064 reviews · via SteamSpy
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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
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Windows
Minimum
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
Linux
Minimum
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 details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Valve
- USK rating
- 16
- Brazilian rating
- 18
- Steam Germany rating
- 16
- Content warning
- Includes intense violence and blood.
- Achievements
- 1
- Features
- Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Workshop, In-App Purchases, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Stats, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Steam Timeline
- Languages
- Czech, Danish, Dutch, English*, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Greek, Spanish - Latin America, Vietnamese, Indonesian
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
Can I Play This?
Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.
Steam feature declarations
Developer-declared accessibility on Steam
Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.
Structured language support (29)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | No |
| Czech | Yes | No | No |
| Danish | Yes | No | No |
| Dutch | Yes | No | No |
| Finnish | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Hungarian | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Norwegian | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese - Portugal | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Romanian | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | No | No |
| Swedish | Yes | No | No |
| Thai | Yes | No | No |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | No | No |
| Turkish | Yes | No | No |
| Bulgarian | Yes | No | No |
| Ukrainian | Yes | No | No |
| Greek | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish - Latin America | Yes | No | No |
| Vietnamese | Yes | No | No |
| Indonesian | Yes | No | No |
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Game Insights
Player Health
Stable player base with low churn risk.
Multiplayer Viability
Strong player base for matchmaking.
Update Momentum
34 patches and 35 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
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Update Timeline
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
performance[p]\[ ANIMATION ][/p][list][*][p]Fixed some cases of popping and glitching when switching weapons and reloading at extreme angles[/p][/*][/list][p]\[ MISC ][/p][list][*][p]Fixed bot pathing issue in Retakes game mode[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed a rendering hang on DX11[/p][/*][*][p]Improv…
Counter-Strike 2 Update
event[p]\[ GAMEPLAY ][/p][list][*][p]Bomb defusal in Retakes mode will now instantly finish when there is sufficient time remaining in the round and no active utility remains to prevent the defuse.[/p][/*][*][p]Reduced freeze time and round restart delay in Retakes mode.[/p][/*][*][p]…
В Москве завершился международный турнир по Counter-Strike 2, ставший одним из главных событий II Московской международной недели видеоигр. Впервые с 2019 года столица приняла соревнование такого уровня, результаты которого учитываются в официальном рейтинге Valve Regional Standi…
В файлах CS2 нашли новое оружие – Valve тестирует винтовку LAR После свежего обновления датамайнеры обнаружили модель LAR – ранее этот прототип фигурировал в файлах под названием M14. Судя по найденным анимациям, это может быть винтовка с рычажной перезарядкой и заряжанием по одн…
Counter-Strike 2 Update
bug-fix[p]\[ GAMEPLAY ][/p][list][*][p]Added an option to switch Silent Reload Mode between Hold and Toggle. With toggle enabled, once the silent reload starts you can let go of the reload button. To cancel a silent reload and go back to a fast reload, you can tap the reload button agai…
Counter-Strike 2 Update
bug-fix[p]\[ MAP SCRIPTING ][/p][list][*][p]Added Instance.Precache[/p][list][*][p]Returns a CSPrecache object[/p][/*][*][p]Added CSPrecache.IsServerLoading[/p][/*][*][p]Added CSPrecache.IsServerLoaded[/p][/*][*][p]Added CSPrecache.IsClientLoading[/p][/*][*][p]Added CSPrecache.IsClientL…
I'm strongly of the opinion that loot boxes, gacha mechanics and whatever other form of gambling remains present in games is a scourge that ought to be wiped out. Absolutely no game is better for having gacha mechanics in it, only worse. The normalisation of gambling through alte…
Counter-Strike 2 Update
bug-fix[p]\[ UI ][/p][p]Demo/Replay viewer improvements:[/p][list][*][p]Added a progress bar for demo/replay downloads[/p][/*][*][p]Camera controls now use click-and-drag scheme[/p][/*][*][p]Free and chase camera are usable during a paused demo[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed some minor issues when…
Valve выпустила небольшое обновление для Counter-Strike 2 от 9 октября. Патч затронул баланс оружия, звуковые эффекты и геометрию карт, а также принёс несколько технических исправлений. Размер загрузки составил около 539 МБ. Главное изменение касается AUG: время перезарядки винто…
Counter-Strike 2 Update
bug-fix[p]\[ MISC ][/p][list][*][p]Added a ping icon for dropped defuse kits[/p][/*][*][p]Reduced the time for AUG reload by half second[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed the sound event during silent reload for Desert Eagle[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed a case of buzzing soundscape sounds during demo playback[/…
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