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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
BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 Finals Field Is Set With Spirit as the Lone Top-10 Team
The BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 2 Finals field is complete, and Spirit is the only top-10 team to survive the…
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Esports
donk tears through Dust2 as Spirit crushes 100 Thieves 13-0
Team Spirit secured the final spot at the BLAST Bounty Season 2 Finals in Malta after defeating 100 Thieves in…
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Esports
Liquid’s New Lineup Opens BLAST Bounty With a 2-0 Shock Against Vitality
Liquid opened its BLAST Bounty S2 run with a 2-0 win over Vitality on July 24, taking Anubis 13-10 before…
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Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2’s Bomb Changes Meet Three Updated Workshop Maps
Counter-Strike 2’s latest update changes how players receive bomb damage information, lets the explosion interact with smoke and fire, and…
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Esports
ESL Draws a Line Between CS2 Trash Talk and Hate Speech
ESL has updated its Counter-Strike 2 rulebook with a new clause covering what players say to their own teammates during…
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News
Counter-Strike 2 opens three new themes for Workshop creators
Valve has opened the next Call II Arms-ory submission round for Counter-Strike 2, giving Workshop creators three themes to work…
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Esports
Mongolia lands its first BLAST Premier arena event for May 2027
BLAST Premier is bringing a full Counter-Strike 2 tournament to Mongolia for the first time. BLAST Premier Open Ulaanbaatar will…
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Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Refreshes Four Community Maps
Counter-Strike 2 has another update on the way, with Valve focusing on four Community Workshop maps and a round of…
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Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2’s new C4 patch trims damage and tidies up a few bugs
Valve published a Counter-Strike 2 update on Steam on July 9, 2026, and this one is mostly about cleanup. The…
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Patch Notes
CS2 Season 5 turns bomb damage into a moving threat
Counter-Strike 2 Season 5 is live, and Valve did more than shuffle a few maps around. The update reworks bomb…
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Patch Notes
CS2 starts Season Five with Cache in and Overpass out
Valve pushed a Counter-Strike 2 update on July 8 that starts Premier Season Five, adds Cache to the Active Duty…
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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