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ActionFree To PlayFPSShooterMultiplayerCompetitiveTeam-Based

402,888 playing#1 on Steam by players#1 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,080,042

Peak in the last 7 days: 1,287,236

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Game description

For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

Basic info

DeveloperValve
PublisherValve
PlatformsWindows · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 21, 2012
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows® 10
Processor4 hardware CPU threads - Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher
Memory8 GB
GraphicsVideo card must be 1 GB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible with support for Sh…
Storage85 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 286 reviews from the past 1 year

69.9/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (86%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 11, 2026)

Bans and spending dominate the 286 reviews of Counter-Strike 2 we analyzed, behind a score of 69.9 from 9,957,421 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

What keeps people playing is the match itself. 80 reviews say they enjoy it, the most upvoted praising smooth gameplay and a competitive feel across decades, and players describe controls that feel fluid and fights where aim and positioning decide the winner. 12 write about playing with a partner or friends, and 11 praise the visuals, weapon design and skins.

👎 Where it falls short

The loudest complaint is anti-cheat: 138 reviews criticize it, the most upvoted saying the VAC system bans innocent players, sometimes repeatedly. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1379th of 1399, mentioned in 59% of analyzed reviews, with some describing heavy spending on cosmetics. Tech & Support ranks 1186th of 1399; 18 reviews say one update pushed away long time players, and others find the community as toxic as ever and matchmaking uneven.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“VAC system falsely bans innocent players repeatedly” · 138 reviews
“smooth gameplay and nostalgic competitive experience across decades” · 80 reviews
“single update alienated all players and destroyed community trust” · 18 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.94 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “pure aim and positioning, skill difference is clear” · 5 reviews
Negative “magazine system breaks core mechanics and fundamental gameplay” · 1 review

Progression 2% · Difficulty 4% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 10%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Characters +5.00 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are

Story 0% · World 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Volume +2.99 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

Variety 2% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.62 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “game is beautiful, well made, weapons faithful, sensational design and skins” · 11 reviews

Audio 1%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Community -1.76 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “community remains toxic as in the old days” · 13 reviews

Playing together 12% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 59% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Anti-cheat -1.77 · How common cheaters are and how well they're stopped
Negative “VAC system falsely bans innocent players repeatedly” · 138 reviews

Pricing 19% · Balance 10% · Matchmaking 12%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.67 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “single update alienated all players and destroyed community trust” · 18 reviews

Stability 4% · Performance 7%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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