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Counter-Strike 2
- Valve
- September 27, 2023
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
About Counter-Strike 2
Counter-Strike 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed and published by Valve. Released in September 2023, it is the fifth main entry in the Counter-Strike series and serves as a direct replacement for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam. Two teams, Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists, compete in objective-based rounds across modes such as bomb defusal and hostage rescue. Built on the Source 2 engine, the game introduced volumetric smoke physics, revised weapon handling, and a new sub-tick server architecture. It inherited all cosmetic items from its predecessor and features both a map-specific Competitive mode and a numerically ranked Premier mode.
Time to Beat
- Main
- 1h
- Main + Extras
- 14h
- Completionist
- 139.8h
Latest Counter-Strike 2 News
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Esports
Liquid Sweep Metizport to Advance in the Esports World Cup 2026 Qualifier
Liquid beat Metizport 2-0 in the Group 12 winners’ match of the Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier, advancing to…
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Virtus.pro Advanced After a 2-0 Win Over JiJieHao in Paris
Virtus.pro defeated JiJieHao 2-0 in the Group 16 winners’ match of the Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier. The series…
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EWC 2026 CS2 LCQ Will Put 64 Teams in a Race for Four Main-Event Spots
The EWC 2026 Counter-Strike 2 Last Chance Qualifier will begin on August 7, giving 64 teams one final route into…
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jL Will Cover Vitality’s Upcoming BLAST Open Porto and PGL Masters Bucharest Runs
Vitality announced on August 4 that Justinas “jL” Lekavicius will stand in for the team at BLAST Open Porto and…
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jL May Cover Two Upcoming Counter-Strike 2 Events During mezii and apEX Absences
jL may be facing two stand-in assignments in succession in the Counter-Strike 2 circuit. The proposed plan would see Lithuanian…
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Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Fixes Grenade Clipping and Expands Map Scripting
Valve published a new Counter-Strike 2 update on August 3, 2026. The patch fixes a grenade collision issue that allowed…
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Esports
FiReMAJOR Buenos Aires Tickets Are Now Available for the 2027 Major
Tickets for FiReMAJOR Buenos Aires are now on sale, according to FiReLEAGUE. The event will be the first Counter-Strike Major…
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BLAST Bounty Summer Closed With 587,952 Peak Viewers
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 drew a peak audience of 587,952 viewers during its run from July 30 through August 2.…
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Perfecto Leaves Virtus.pro and Enters Free Agency
Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy is leaving Virtus.pro and will continue his career as a free agent. The organization announced the roster…
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News
A community-shared CS2 chart tracks which weapons players use most
A chart shared by Reddit user philmcp tracks how Counter-Strike weapon usage changed across quarterly kill-share data from 2Q 2021…
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Esports
Spinx Secures His First Career MVP After MOUZ Ends Its Trophy Drought
Lotan “Spinx” Giladi finally has the career MVP medal he had been waiting for. The MOUZ player received the award…
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Counter-Strike 2 Guides
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Nuke’s Most-Used Pro Smoke Wall Can Be Thrown by One Player
On Nuke, professional players have leaned heavily on a two-smoke wall that runs from Main toward Garage. The setup uses…
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Counter-Strike 2
Developed by Valve
Counter-Strike 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed and published by Valve. Released in September 2023, it is the fifth main entry in the Counter-Strike series and serves as a direct replacement for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam. Two teams, Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists, compete in objective-based rounds across modes such as bomb defusal and hostage rescue. Built on the Source 2 engine, the game introduced volumetric smoke physics, revised weapon handling, and a new sub-tick server architecture. It inherited all cosmetic items from its predecessor and features both a map-specific Competitive mode and a numerically ranked Premier mode.
- Genre Shooter, Tactical
- Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Perspective First person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer
- Release September 27, 2023
- Publisher Valve
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Age Rating
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Time to Beat
- Main
- 1h
- Main + Extras
- 14h
- Completionist
- 139.8h