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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
Counter-Strike 2’s Cologne 2026 Stickers Will Show Final Team Placements
Valve announced the Cologne 2026 Ranked Series for Counter-Strike 2, a new set of Major stickers that will show each…
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Esports
The EWC 2026 CS2 Final Will Move Into Paris’ Accor Arena
The 2026 Esports World Cup’s Counter-Strike 2 grand final will take place at Paris’ Accor Arena on August 23. The…
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Esports
FACEIT Fixes Counter-Strike 2 Spawn Bug After STYKO’s Warning
FACEIT has fixed a Counter-Strike 2 bug that kept spawn locations from changing after the knife round. The issue made…
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Esports
Aurora and magic punch their tickets to StarLadder StarSeries Fall
Aurora and magic secured their places at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 after making it through the Europe closed qualifier. They…
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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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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