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Counter-Strike 2 cover art

Counter-Strike 2

Valve · 2012-08-21

Steam

ActionFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 27, 2023 (Linux), Mar 22, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Counter-Strike 2 is a free-to-play Action and Free To Play game released in 2012, with an estimated 100,000,000 .. 200,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 9,783,383 reviews).

1,292,946
playing now
86%
positive of 9.8M reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000,000–200,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (352 ratings)
80/100
opencritic · strong · 88% recommend
14h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 140h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

1,292,946 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Counter-Strike 2 is a 2023 free-to-play first-person shooter video game developed and published by Valve. It is the fifth main entry in the Counter-Strike series, produced as an updated version of the previous entry, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012). As with its predecessor, the game pits two opposing teams, the Counter-Terrorists and the Terrorists, against each other in various objective-based game modes.

Trailer

Counter-Strike 2 trailer thumbnail

Counter-Strike 2 - Official Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 1,292,946 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 676,909 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~84,614/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,633 Action games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2013-11-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
200k200k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 47,300 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8,666 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 39,603 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7,380 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 38,423 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8,927 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 26,395 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7,531 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 25,846 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6,321 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 31,037 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6,884 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 29,220 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6,299 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 29,830 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6,292 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 26,312 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4,878 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 25,296 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4,299 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 68,588 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8,995 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 49,885 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 35,043 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 35,082 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8,871 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 34,192 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5,963 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 35,272 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5,236 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 29,803 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4,616 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 28,130 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4,467 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 72,414 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9,413 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 90,065 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10,184 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 28,408 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4,152 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 27,057 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3,568 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 52,944 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5,789 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 200,311 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 22,686 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 123,114 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14,973 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 106,271 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13,640 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 98,576 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 12,199 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 129,384 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15,919 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 154,264 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 19,462 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 134,154 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16,237 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 105,266 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12,827 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 95,677 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12,356 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 91,206 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 12,033 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 78,638 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9,689 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 82,983 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10,688 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 123,339 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13,520 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 124,355 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14,052 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 105,384 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12,999 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 86,505 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10,704 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 93,466 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11,791 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 82,430 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11,258 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 76,920 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11,079 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 86,148 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13,458 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 77,235 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10,570 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 78,104 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10,531 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 74,696 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9,909 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 70,990 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8,999 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 69,056 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8,610 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 68,383 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8,724 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 78,616 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9,862 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 71,244 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8,735 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 68,066 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8,200 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 57,366 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7,269 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 56,049 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7,110 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 56,873 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7,444 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 63,481 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8,150 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 71,809 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9,490 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 57,430 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7,128 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 55,731 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6,675 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 55,857 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6,644 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 63,834 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7,258 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 74,513 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8,283 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 67,363 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7,730 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 121,419 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9,876 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 91,547 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8,966 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 74,457 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7,742 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 73,956 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8,395 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 78,000 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8,068 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 74,092 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8,120 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 123,959 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 33,709 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 75,751 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 47,236 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46,871 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 17,418 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 42,277 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13,785 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 46,500 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12,964 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 53,956 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14,013 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 52,831 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15,393 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 45,315 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14,386 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 46,485 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11,640 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 52,768 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11,937 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 92,586 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12,294 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 59,287 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13,149 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 42,907 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11,137 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 46,143 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13,870 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 44,829 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10,466 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 47,689 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10,513 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 69,176 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14,254 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 69,962 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14,763 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 83,567 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17,117 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 60,248 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13,126 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 60,317 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14,578 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 53,052 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12,610 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 60,333 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18,247 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 62,467 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15,694 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 57,587 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12,989 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 71,526 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17,125 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 69,096 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13,457 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 69,461 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12,677 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 83,532 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15,135 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 74,264 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13,621 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 76,991 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 21,389 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 66,945 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14,659 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 61,471 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14,033 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 60,343 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12,678 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 63,004 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16,706 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12,294 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3,633 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.3M490k2026-08-06 16:00 — 1,057,051 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 630,216 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 869,187 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,142,884 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 583,404 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 1,084,465 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 758,352 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 557,954 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 1,064,504 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 642,386 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 767,565 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 1,081,547 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 499,113 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 1,021,352 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 801,178 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 565,491 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 1,132,590 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 598,165 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 780,590 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 1,114,204 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 506,096 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 1,130,524 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 773,483 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 536,436 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 1,090,254 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 711,455 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 873,589 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 1,156,265 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 514,993 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 1,091,137 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 749,741 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 490,178 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 1,138,023 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 725,055 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 661,990 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 1,221,237 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 566,239 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 1,062,585 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 926,083 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 1,292,946 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

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Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
2.5k2.5k2026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 1,397 new positive2026-08-07: 754 new negative2026-08-08: 1,217 new positive2026-08-08: 844 new negative2026-08-09: 1,400 new positive2026-08-09: 829 new negative2026-08-10: 1,357 new positive2026-08-10: 686 new negative2026-08-11: 1,636 new positive2026-08-11: 658 new negative2026-08-12: 1,418 new positive2026-08-12: 694 new negative2026-08-14: 1,850 new positive2026-08-14: 936 new negative2026-08-15: 1,571 new positive2026-08-15: 639 new negative2026-08-16: 1,409 new positive2026-08-16: 650 new negative2026-08-17: 1,382 new positive2026-08-17: 947 new negative2026-08-18: 2,006 new positive2026-08-18: 645 new negative2026-08-19: 2,478 new positive2026-08-19: 605 new negative2026-08-20: 2,153 new positive2026-08-20: 663 new negative2026-08-21: 1,669 new positive2026-08-21: 660 new negative2026-08-22: 1,427 new positive2026-08-22: 547 new negative2026-08-23: 1,398 new positive2026-08-23: 605 new negative2026-08-24: 1,548 new positive2026-08-24: 596 new negative2026-08-25: 1,713 new positive2026-08-25: 617 new negative2026-08-26: 1,695 new positive2026-08-26: 615 new negative2026-08-27: 2,223 new positive2026-08-27: 636 new negative2026-08-28: 1,515 new positive2026-08-28: 591 new negative2026-08-29: 1,798 new positive2026-08-29: 556 new negative2026-08-30: 1,687 new positive2026-08-30: 566 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$0.002015-01-012018-10-112015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-01-02 — best price $14.992015-03-13 — best price $7.492015-03-16 — best price $14.992015-06-11 — best price $7.492015-06-22 — best price $14.992015-08-20 — best price $7.492015-08-24 — best price $14.992015-11-25 — best price $7.492015-12-01 — best price $14.992015-12-03 — best price $7.492015-12-05 — best price $14.992015-12-22 — best price $7.492016-01-04 — best price $14.992016-02-05 — best price $7.492016-02-12 — best price $14.992016-06-23 — best price $7.492016-07-04 — best price $14.992016-11-23 — best price $10.042016-11-29 — best price $14.992016-12-01 — best price $10.042016-12-03 — best price $14.992016-12-22 — best price $10.042017-01-02 — best price $14.992017-06-22 — best price $10.042017-07-05 — best price $14.992017-11-22 — best price $10.042017-11-28 — best price $14.992017-12-07 — best price $10.042017-12-09 — best price $14.992017-12-21 — best price $10.042018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-02-15 — best price $7.492018-02-19 — best price $14.992018-06-21 — best price $7.492018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-10-11 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.6k5162026-05-13 — 690 pageviews2026-05-16 — 746 pageviews2026-05-19 — 671 pageviews2026-05-22 — 665 pageviews2026-05-25 — 770 pageviews2026-05-28 — 747 pageviews2026-05-31 — 652 pageviews2026-06-03 — 652 pageviews2026-06-06 — 598 pageviews2026-06-09 — 655 pageviews2026-06-12 — 679 pageviews2026-06-15 — 562 pageviews2026-06-18 — 646 pageviews2026-06-21 — 1,595 pageviews2026-06-24 — 777 pageviews2026-06-27 — 614 pageviews2026-06-30 — 555 pageviews2026-07-03 — 569 pageviews2026-07-06 — 618 pageviews2026-07-09 — 668 pageviews2026-07-12 — 624 pageviews2026-07-15 — 545 pageviews2026-07-18 — 596 pageviews2026-07-21 — 542 pageviews2026-07-24 — 525 pageviews2026-07-27 — 610 pageviews2026-07-30 — 611 pageviews2026-08-02 — 559 pageviews2026-08-05 — 627 pageviews2026-08-08 — 594 pageviews2026-08-11 — 700 pageviews2026-08-14 — 618 pageviews2026-08-17 — 622 pageviews2026-08-20 — 709 pageviews2026-08-23 — 947 pageviews2026-08-24 — 838 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

1
achievements tracked
40.1%
earned "A New Beginning"
40.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxMulti-playerCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam WorkshopIn-App PurchasesAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume Controls1 DLC

28 supported languages: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)327,412100%1

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSPvPWarCo-opActionShooterMilitaryStrategyTacticale-sports

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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