Counter-Strike 2
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.
Offers
What are keyshops?No offers tracked in USD yet.
DLCs (1)
About Counter-Strike 2
A free upgrade to CS:GO, Counter-Strike 2 marks the largest technical leap in Counter-Strike’s history. Built on the Source 2 engine, Counter-Strike 2 is modernized with realistic physically-based rendering, state of the art networking, and upgraded Community Workshop tools.
In addition to the classic objective-focused gameplay that Counter-Strike pioneered in 1999, Counter-Strike 2 features:
- All-new CS Ratings with the updated Premier mode
- Global and Regional leaderboards
- Upgraded and overhauled maps
- Game-changing dynamic smoke grenades
- Tick-rate-independent gameplay
- Redesigned visual effects and audio
- All items from CS:GO moving forward to CS2
Game details
Game details
Age ratings
Game modes
Languages
Audio & text: English
Text only: Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Greek, Spanish - Latin America, Vietnamese, Indonesian
Features
Counter-Strike 2 player count & reviews
80% positive reviews in the last 30 days (86% all-time) · ~2,286 new reviews/day · 1.4M peak players in the last 30 days.
Related articles
All news →
Counter-Strike 2 — frequently asked questions
How many people play Counter-Strike 2?
Counter-Strike 2 peaked at 1.4M concurrent players on Steam in the last 30 days (highest on Jul 12, 2026). The player chart on this page updates daily.
How can I get Counter-Strike 2 at a discount?
Create a free price alert on this page and KingsPrice will email you when Counter-Strike 2 drops below your chosen price. The biggest discounts usually appear during seasonal Steam sales and publisher promotions — the sale calendar on this page shows the next confirmed event.
System requirements
Minimum
- OS: Windows® 10
- Processor: 4 hardware CPU threads - Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Video card must be 1 GB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible with support for Shader Model 5.0
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 85 GB available space
