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Counter-Strike: Source cover art

Counter-Strike: Source

Valve · 2004-11-01

Steam

Action

Modes: Multiplayer

Releases: Feb 05, 2013 (Linux), Jun 23, 2010 (Mac), Oct 07, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.

1,883
playing now
96%
positive of 193k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
51
twitch viewers (latest)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (539 ratings)
1337h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

1,883 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Counter-Strike: Source is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve and Turtle Rock Studios. Released in October 2004 for Windows, it is a remake of Counter-Strike (2000) using the Source game engine. As in the original, Counter-Strike: Source pits a team of counter-terrorists against a team of terrorists in a series of rounds. Each round is won either by completing an objective or by eliminating all members of the enemy team. The game was initially bundled with all retail and digital copies of Half-Life 2, before being released standalone.

Trailer

Counter-Strike: Source trailer thumbnail

Counter-Strike: Source 2004 Trailer (HD)

≈424,806 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,883 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7,216 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~902/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 7.7M–15M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 192,997 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.1k3.1k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 673 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,247 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 613 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 549 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3,051 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2,932 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 490 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,241 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,647 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,734 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,068 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,392 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,597 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,361 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,367 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,813 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,051 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 864 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 901 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,651 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,734 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,732 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,062 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 916 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 926 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,218 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,687 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,063 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 855 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 846 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,173 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,442 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,620 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,208 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 919 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 784 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 682 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,058 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,326 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 710 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 681 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2,487 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,669 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,728 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 921 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,747 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,048 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 874 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 807 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,821 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 936 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,387 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,512 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,233 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,448 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,380 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 995 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,358 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 949 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 873 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,068 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,690 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,114 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 722 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 702 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,048 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,453 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 976 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 796 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 728 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 829 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,180 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 773 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 664 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,033 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 991 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,087 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,172 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 987 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 755 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 660 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 669 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 846 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 34 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.7k1.4k2026-08-06 21:00 — 2,689 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,376 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 2,522 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 3,124 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,713 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 2,673 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 3,283 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,690 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 2,892 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 3,066 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,393 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2,563 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 2,652 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1,435 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 2,552 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 2,645 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,355 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2,490 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 3,466 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 1,491 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,154 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 3,576 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,912 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 2,280 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 3,503 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,747 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,809 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 3,377 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,883 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$0.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-03-16 — best price $19.992015-06-23 — best price $19.992015-07-21 — best price $4.992015-11-26 — best price $4.992016-01-04 — best price $29.992016-02-12 — best price $19.992016-03-31 — best price $6.792016-10-23 — best price $19.992016-12-22 — best price $6.792017-07-05 — best price $19.992018-02-15 — best price $6.792018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-02-04 — best price $2.492019-07-09 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $0.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $1.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $1.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $0.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-09-12 — best price $0.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-01-31 — best price $9.892024-06-27 — best price $0.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2381352026-05-30 — 168 pageviews2026-06-02 — 178 pageviews2026-06-05 — 207 pageviews2026-06-08 — 215 pageviews2026-06-11 — 147 pageviews2026-06-14 — 176 pageviews2026-06-17 — 146 pageviews2026-06-20 — 161 pageviews2026-06-23 — 177 pageviews2026-06-26 — 238 pageviews2026-06-29 — 172 pageviews2026-07-02 — 209 pageviews2026-07-05 — 183 pageviews2026-07-08 — 168 pageviews2026-07-11 — 155 pageviews2026-07-14 — 183 pageviews2026-07-17 — 139 pageviews2026-07-20 — 155 pageviews2026-07-23 — 183 pageviews2026-07-26 — 155 pageviews2026-07-29 — 148 pageviews2026-08-01 — 173 pageviews2026-08-04 — 161 pageviews2026-08-07 — 159 pageviews2026-08-10 — 161 pageviews2026-08-13 — 170 pageviews2026-08-16 — 160 pageviews2026-08-19 — 151 pageviews2026-08-22 — 169 pageviews2026-08-25 — 172 pageviews2026-08-27 — 207 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

18602026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 117 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 109 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 186 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 54 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 58 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 51 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
62.9%
earned "Points in Your Favor"
36.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxMulti-playerCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsStereo SoundSubtitle OptionsSurround SoundSteam Cloud

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)185,3563%147

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

FPSPvPWarActionShooterMilitaryModdableStrategyTacticale-sports

Census log

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

Players also track

Counter-StrikeHalf-LifeCounter-Strike: Condition ZeroCall of Duty® (2003)Call of Duty® 2Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)Rogue Warrior

Similarity via IGDB.

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