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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
Aurora lose MAJ3R while he pauses his CS2 career
Aurora have moved on from MAJ3R, with the Turkish veteran stepping down from the active Counter-Strike 2 roster and pausing…
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Esports
Falcons sweep Cologne, and CS2 adds Major Shop rewards for the champs
Team Falcons turned the IEM Cologne 2026 Major into a clean run to the trophy. The squad beat Vitality 2-1…
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Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 update smooths out spectating and adds new map scripting tools
Valve pushed a Counter-Strike 2 update on May 18, 2026, with fixes for spectator bugs, a new ladder-inaccuracy setting for…
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Esports
kyxsan gets brutally honest in Falcons’ last vlog
Falcons released their final vlog, and it includes a candid talk from Damjan “kyxsan” Stoilkovski after the semi-final. The Macedonian…
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News
NAVI shut down FaZe in Fort Worth and set up another shot at Vitality
NAVI ended FaZe Clan’s run at BLAST Rivals Fort Worth with a 2-0 sweep in the semifinals on May 2,…
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News
Valve is bringing Cache back to CS2, but Premier will have to wait
Valve will add Cache back to Counter-Strike 2 in the April 29 update, returning the classic map to Casual, Deathmatch,…
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Patch Notes
Valve cleans up CS2 animations, shells, and a startup crash in the latest update
Valve pushed a new Counter-Strike 2 update with a heavy focus on animation cleanup, a startup crash fix, and a…
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PC
Valve just showed off Cache’s CS2 rebuild, and the timing feels close
Valve has shown the first real look at Cache’s Counter-Strike 2 remake, and the tease has fans staring at every…
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Patch Notes
Valve trims CS2 recoil camera movement and irons out a few animation bugs
Valve pushed a new Counter-Strike 2 update on April 21, 2026, with the headline change centered on camera motion tied…
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Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 beta build tightens AnimGraph 2 animations and ladder behavior
Valve pushed a new Counter-Strike 2 beta update for the animgraph_2_beta build on April 14, 2026, with the work centered…
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Esports
BC.Game parts ways with two starters after a rough stretch
BC.Game has benched Christopher “MUTiRiS” Fernandes and António “aragornN” Barbosa, ending their four-month run in the starting lineup. The move…
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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