Counter-Strike 2
- Genres
- Shooter Tactical
- Platforms
- Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Release
- PC (Microsoft Windows) Mar 22, 2023 PC (Microsoft Windows) Sep 27, 2023 Linux Sep 27, 2023
- Credits
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V
Valve
- Board status
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About
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.
