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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.

• Shooter
• Tactical
• 2023

Released

27 September 2023

Developer

Valve

Publisher

Valve

Engine

Source 2

Perspective

First person

Age rating

PEGI 18 · ESRB M

Steam recommendations

5,210,863

Platforms

Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows)

Genres

Shooter · Tactical

Also known as

CS2 · CS2 Source 2 · Counter-Strike · Counter-Strike Global Offensive

Estimated owners

100,000,000–200,000,000 (est.)