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Counter-Strike 2

Valve · Valve · Aug 21, 2012

Action Co-op Competitive Difficult eSports Fast-Paced

764,739

Last tracked

1,411,806

All-time peak

n/a

Δ 24h

Player count last observed Jul 20, 2026 22:28 UTC

Live player data is temporarily unavailable; historical values remain visible for context.

Counter-Strike 2 - Steam Charts & Historical Stats

For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. Explore historical player activity and pricing for Counter-Strike 2. Player-count data was last observed Jul 20, 2026.

Genre

Action

Developer

Valve

Media Gallery

Screenshots

And 11 more screenshots...

Videos

Launch Trailer

Moving Beyond Tick Rate

Leveling Up

Responsive Smokes

Last Tracked Players

764.7K

change unavailable (24h)

All-Time Peak

1.4M

Jul 2026

Estimated Owners

100,000,000 .. 200,000,000

Estimate via SteamSpy

Game Insights

Update Momentum

Moderate Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days.

0 patches and 33 news items in last 180 days.

▼ No recent patches

Community Sentiment

Very Positive — score 73/100.

Top praised area: content (5 positive mentions).

▬ Stable

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 44%

Growth Rate Top 50%

Player count

Activity Heatmap

UTC+0 (Your Timezone)

1.4M

Peak Activity

868.7K

Avg Activity

156

Active Hours

Available

Status

Less Active

More Active

Sun

Sunday 0:00
648.9K players

Sunday 1:00
615.2K players

Sunday 2:00
593K players

Sunday 3:00
592.7K players

Sunday 4:00
594.6K players

Sunday 5:00
694.2K players

Sunday 6:00
761K players

Sunday 7:00
818.7K players

Sunday 8:00
865.4K players

Sunday 9:00
940.4K players

Sunday 10:00
979.1K players

Sunday 11:00
1M players

Sunday 12:00
1.2M players

Sunday 13:00
0 players

Sunday 14:00
1.4M players

Sunday 15:00
1.3M players

Sunday 16:00
1.2M players

Sunday 17:00
1.2M players

Sunday 18:00
1.1M players

Sunday 19:00
977.4K players

Sunday 20:00
1M players

Sunday 21:00
0 players

Sunday 22:00
806.6K players

Sunday 23:00
721.7K players

Mon

Monday 0:00
652.7K players

Monday 1:00
583.3K players

Monday 2:00
580.9K players

Monday 3:00
557.1K players

Monday 4:00
577.9K players

Monday 5:00
582.5K players

Monday 6:00
0 players

Monday 7:00
653.7K players

Monday 8:00
752.3K players

Monday 9:00
784.3K players

Monday 10:00
862.8K players

Monday 11:00
0 players

Monday 12:00
1.1M players

Monday 13:00
1.3M players

Monday 14:00
1.2M players

Monday 15:00
1.2M players

Monday 16:00
1.1M players

Monday 17:00
1.1M players

Monday 18:00
1.1M players

Monday 19:00
1M players

Monday 20:00
964.6K players

Monday 21:00
864.8K players

Monday 22:00
764.7K players

Monday 23:00
703.3K players

Tue 📍

Tuesday 0:00
592.4K players

Tuesday 1:00
0 players

Tuesday 2:00
536.9K players

Tuesday 3:00
549.4K players

Tuesday 4:00
544.3K players

Tuesday 5:00
0 players

Tuesday 6:00
620K players

Tuesday 7:00
708.6K players

Tuesday 8:00
725.7K players

Tuesday 9:00
792.1K players

Tuesday 10:00
821.5K players

Tuesday 11:00
882K players

Tuesday 12:00
1.1M players

Tuesday 13:00
0 players

Tuesday 14:00
1.3M players

Tuesday 15:00
1.1M players

Tuesday 16:00
1.1M players

Tuesday 17:00
1M players

Tuesday 18:00
1M players

Tuesday 19:00
1M players

Tuesday 20:00
1M players

Tuesday 21:00
858.4K players

Tuesday 22:00
700.6K players

Tuesday 23:00
636.1K players

Wed

Wednesday 0:00
584K players

Wednesday 1:00
605.2K players

Wednesday 2:00
607K players

Wednesday 3:00
573.9K players

Wednesday 4:00
563.2K players

Wednesday 5:00
657.5K players

Wednesday 6:00
641.9K players

Wednesday 7:00
725.2K players

Wednesday 8:00
790.6K players

Wednesday 9:00
880.1K players

Wednesday 10:00
887.4K players

Wednesday 11:00
971.8K players

Wednesday 12:00
1.1M players

Wednesday 13:00
1.4M players

Wednesday 14:00
1.3M players

Wednesday 15:00
0 players

Wednesday 16:00
1.2M players

Wednesday 17:00
1.1M players

Wednesday 18:00
1.1M players

Wednesday 19:00
1.1M players

Wednesday 20:00
1M players

Wednesday 21:00
842.4K players

Wednesday 22:00
795.2K players

Wednesday 23:00
672.7K players

Thu

Thursday 0:00
518.8K players

Thursday 1:00
530.4K players

Thursday 2:00
538.3K players

Thursday 3:00
523.8K players

Thursday 4:00
529.3K players

Thursday 5:00
543.1K players

Thursday 6:00
580.9K players

Thursday 7:00
642.2K players

Thursday 8:00
702.1K players

Thursday 9:00
761K players

Thursday 10:00
803.3K players

Thursday 11:00
973.1K players

Thursday 12:00
1.1M players

Thursday 13:00
1.1M players

Thursday 14:00
1.3M players

Thursday 15:00
1.2M players

Thursday 16:00
1.1M players

Thursday 17:00
1M players

Thursday 18:00
1M players

Thursday 19:00
1.1M players

Thursday 20:00
980.2K players

Thursday 21:00
845.8K players

Thursday 22:00
763.2K players

Thursday 23:00
629.9K players

Fri

Friday 0:00
548.5K players

Friday 1:00
542.6K players

Friday 2:00
527.1K players

Friday 3:00
532.1K players

Friday 4:00
545.5K players

Friday 5:00
503.1K players

Friday 6:00
571.8K players

Friday 7:00
631.7K players

Friday 8:00
724.1K players

Friday 9:00
779.4K players

Friday 10:00
784.7K players

Friday 11:00
911.8K players

Friday 12:00
1.1M players

Friday 13:00
0 players

Friday 14:00
1.3M players

Friday 15:00
1.3M players

Friday 16:00
1.1M players

Friday 17:00
1.1M players

Friday 18:00
1.1M players

Friday 19:00
1M players

Friday 20:00
1M players

Friday 21:00
0 players

Friday 22:00
869.4K players

Friday 23:00
738.1K players

Sat

Saturday 0:00
619.2K players

Saturday 1:00
600.8K players

Saturday 2:00
635.5K players

Saturday 3:00
624.7K players

Saturday 4:00
631.3K players

Saturday 5:00
0 players

Saturday 6:00
706.7K players

Saturday 7:00
804.8K players

Saturday 8:00
871.2K players

Saturday 9:00
924.6K players

Saturday 10:00
941.9K players

Saturday 11:00
1M players

Saturday 12:00
1.2M players

Saturday 13:00
1.3M players

Saturday 14:00
1.4M players

Saturday 15:00
1.3M players

Saturday 16:00
1.2M players

Saturday 17:00
1.1M players

Saturday 18:00
1.1M players

Saturday 19:00
1.1M players

Saturday 20:00
0 players

Saturday 21:00
961K players

Saturday 22:00
888.6K players

Saturday 23:00
735.4K players

Latest News

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System Requirements

Platform Support

Windows Linux

Windows Requirements

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 Requirements

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

Pricing

Free to Play

Additional Information

🏆 Achievements

total achievements

Featured:

A New Beginning

👍 Recommendations

5.2M

positive reviews

🇩🇪 USK Rating

German rating

🇧🇷 DEJUS Rating

Brazilian rating

🇩🇪 Steam Germany

German classification

📦 DLC Available

downloadable content

🆘 Support

⚠️ Content Warning

Includes intense violence and blood.

🎁 Purchase Options

package options

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About This Game

Detailed 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: