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Steam app 730 · updated 09 Sep 2026, 16:59 UTC

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.

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Counter-Strike 2 Steam header artwork
1,095,778playing now
1,324,75324-hour peak
1,818,368all-time peak
814,301average, last 30 days

Game information

Updated 09 Sep 2026, 16:59 UTC
App ID
730
Product type
Game
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Release date
Aug 21, 2012
Release status
Released
Early Access
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Action, Free To Play
Game modes
Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Controller support
Declared DRM
Achievements
1
Steam Deck
Playable
Metacritic

Features & support

Steam features

Steam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopIn-App PurchasesValve Anti-Cheat enabledStatsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVSteam Timeline

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Adjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSurround Sound

Popular tags

FPSShooterMultiplayerCompetitiveActionTeam-BasedeSportsTacticalFirst-PersonPvPOnline Co-OpCo-opStrategyMilitaryWarTradingDifficultRealisticFast-PacedModdable
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

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

Recommended

macOS

Minimum: OS: MacOS X 10.11 (El Capitan) or later Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2400 or better / NVIDIA 8600M or better Storage: 15 GB available space

Linux

Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 20.04 Processor: 4 hardware CPU threads - Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD GCN+ or NVIDIA Kepler+ with up-to-date Vulkan drivers. Support for VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library highly recommended. Storage: 85 GB available space Sound Card: Highly recommended
Supported languages29 languages
LanguageFull audio
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English●
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

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
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Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

1 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
A New BeginningHidden achievement

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News & announcements5 developer announcements in this snapshot

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