Counter-Strike 2

Valve • •

How long to beat

146hrs

MAIN STORY

374hrs

STORY + SIDES

758hrs

EVERYTHING

419hrs

ALL STYLES

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Summary

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.

Developers

Valve

Publishers

Valve

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5 hours, 9 minutes

'The Technology Is Just Better': Why Counter-Strike Pros Are Loving a New Mouse That Reduces the Time It Takes to Fire Their First Shot by Up to 30ms

5 hours, 9 minutes - 13 of the tournament's remaining 50 pros have switched to the new haptic inductive trigger mouse.

11 months, 2 weeks

Steam Tops 40 Million Concurrent Players For First Time As We All Jump On to Play Monster Hunter Wilds

11 months, 2 weeks - Number of users actively in-game jumped from 12.5 million to 12.8 million, too.

1 year, 4 months

Steam Breaks Its Record for PC Players Online Once Again

1 year, 4 months - Bananas.

1 year, 8 months

Counter-Strike Skin Sells for Over $1 Million

1 year, 8 months - Big bucks.

2 years, 3 months

Counter-Strike 2 Gets Custom Maps as Part of Workshop Update

2 years, 3 months - Let off some Steam.

2 years, 4 months

Counter-Strike 2 Flooded With Players Doing the ‘Michael Jackson Peek’ to Lean Around Corners

2 years, 4 months - Smooth nod to Macro Jackson.

2 years, 4 months

Valve Drops Support for Counter-Strike 2 on Mac, Citing Low Number of Players

2 years, 4 months - End of an era.

2 years, 4 months

How to Get Into CS2 in 2023

2 years, 4 months - CS2 is now out, and there's plenty to learn if you're a brand new Counter-Strike player in 2023! From getting your crosshair placement just right, to prefiring unsuspecting enemies, and so much more, here's our collection of handy CS2 beginner tips and tricks to help you get started.

2 years, 4 months

Counter-Strike 2 Players Express Disappointment as Many of CS:GO's Key Features Disappear

2 years, 4 months - Many of CS:GO's maps and modes are CS:Gone.

2 years, 4 months

Valve Warns Counter-Strike 2 Cheaters It Will Punish ‘All Their Associates’, Too

2 years, 4 months - It’s war.

2 years, 4 months

Counter-Strike 2 Screenshots

2 years, 4 months - 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.

2 years, 4 months

Counter-Strike 2 - Official Launch Trailer

2 years, 4 months - Check out the action-packed launch trailer for Counter-Strike 2 for another look at this competitive tactical precision first-person shooter. Counter-Strike 2 is a free upgrade to CS:GO, and it is available now on PC via Steam.

2 years, 4 months

Counter-Strike 2 Just Officially Launched

2 years, 4 months - The wait is over.

2 years, 5 months

Counter-Strike 2 - Official Beyond Global Trailer

2 years, 5 months - Counter-Strike 2 is an upcoming competitive tactical precision first-person shooter developed by Valve. Counter-Strike 2 has implemented new features to know how players exactly stack up from the regional and World Leaderboards. Changes to match length are also coming with matches now being 12 round halves, with overtime, to determine a winner. Competitive mode now features per-map Skill Groups, so players can master their favorite maps while learning others. Counter-Strike 2 is launching in Summer 2023 for PC.