

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.
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- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Valve
- Publisher
- Valve
- Released
- September 27, 2023
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Source 2
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 14 h main story · 140 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.8/10 from 360 ratings.
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