Counter-Strike 2

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880,229

Developer / Publisher

Valve

Release date

Aug 21, 2012

Genres

Action, Free To Play

Russian language

Text only, no voice-over

Price

Free to play

Steam recommendations

5,293,874


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FPS
Shooter
Multiplayer
Competitive
Action
Team-Based
eSports
Tactical
First-Person
PvP
Online Co-Op
Co-op
Strategy
Military
War

Features

Multi-player
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
In-App Purchases
Adjustable Text Size
Camera Comfort
Color Alternatives
Custom Volume Controls
Playable without Timed Input
Stereo Sound
Surround Sound
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
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Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
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Veterans

10+ hours at review

74%

positive · 9,567 reviews

Newcomers

Under 2 hours at review

86%

positive · 69 reviews

At launch

First 30 days after release on Steam (21 Aug 2012)

87%

English reviews: 87% at launch → 74% now

−13

· Reviews at launch: 1,524

Russian reviews: 81% at launch → 76% now

−5

· Reviews at launch: 167

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Under 2h86%69
2–5h88%136
5–10h87%228
10–50h83%1,591
50h+72%7,976

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The most helpful review from a veteran (10+ hours at review)
▼ Not recommended
78 h at review89 h total
23 Sept 2026

good job valve, add a new mechanic no one wanted. Who is asking for gameplay changes? There are rage cheaters in almost every premier game, deathmatch and the other game modes are filled with ai bots farming cases, and the movement and hit reg is still much worse than in csgo. maybe fix these you morons instead of changing the mechanics and adding chicken skins

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  • ▼ Not recommended
    26 h at review26 h total
    24 Sept 2026

    I gave Counter-Strike 2 a fair chance, but after 26 hours, I don't find myself wanting to continue playing. The game has lost its appeal for me & eventually started feeling repetitive in much the same way Rust did. The core gameplay loop is simple: queue up, play a match, attack or defend, win or lose, repeat. There is nothing inherently wrong with that formula, but after enough matches, I started feeling like I was doing the same thing over & over without getting anything particularly meaningful out of it. What initially makes Counter-Strike interesting is also what eventually makes it repetitive. The maps, weapons, strategies, economy, rounds, positioning, & familiar objectives are designed around repetition & mastery. If you enjoy endlessly refining your performance, there is plenty to learn. But if that competitive loop doesn't keep you motivated, there isn't much else to fall back on. Eventually, it started feeling like another modern competitive multiplayer game rather than something that stood out to me. The experience reminded me of Call of Duty ranked matches, Search & Destroy, Valorant, & other competitive shooters where the primary purpose is simply to queue into another match & repeat the same fundamental objective. The presentation may differ, but the structure can start feeling remarkably similar. That's where Counter-Strike 2 lost me. I don't necessarily need every game to have an elaborate story, massive progression system, or hundreds of hours of content. But I do want to feel like there is a reason to keep playing beyond improving a number, ranking up, collecting cosmetics, or proving that I can perform slightly better in the next match. The Skin Economy Is Another Problem The amount of attention surrounding Counter-Strike's skins is difficult to ignore. Some cosmetics can cost hundreds, thousands, or considerably more, turning what should fundamentally be game customization into a highly speculative virtual-item market. That market can be extremely volatile. Prices can rise, fall, fluctuate with supply & demand, updates, market sentiment, item availability, or broader interest in the game. Something that appears valuable today isn't necessarily going to retain that value tomorrow. That creates what I see as a negative-equity risk for people who treat skins as investments rather than entertainment purchases. You can spend substantially more than an item is ultimately worth to you, especially after transaction fees, price fluctuations, or a decline in demand. To me, the ecosystem can also resemble a gambler's paradise. I'm not saying every person who buys or trades a skin is gambling, nor am I making a legal classification of the market. I'm referring to the speculative mentality surrounding opening cases, chasing rare items, trading, watching prices fluctuate, & hoping something purchased today becomes more valuable later. That entire economy is simply not something I find appealing. It also contributes to the feeling that there isn't much meaningful content being added to the actual game itself. When so much attention can be placed on cosmetic rarity, inventories, cases, trading, & market prices, I question whether that adds meaningful gameplay or simply gives players another reason to remain financially invested in the ecosystem. It Starts Feeling Like a Treadmill That's the bigger issue for me. Another match. Another rank. Another weapon. Another skin. Another case. Another price fluctuation. Another attempt to improve your statistics. Then queue again. That isn't inherently bad, but eventually the competitive aspect stopped feeling rewarding & started feeling like another treadmill. That's the same problem I eventually had with Rust. Rust constantly asks you to start over, gather resources, build, fight, lose everything, wipe, & start again. Counter-Strike doesn't have wipes, but it has its own version of repetition: Queue → play → win or lose → adjust → queue again. The difference is that Counter-Strike's repetition is structured around competitive mastery rather than survival. For some players, that's enough. For me, it isn't. I also think the game's reputation can create expectations that don't necessarily match everyone's experience. Counter-Strike has an enormous history behind it, but that history alone doesn't guarantee that the current experience will appeal to every player. After 26 hours, I found myself asking a simple question: What am I actually looking forward to? Another match? Another rank? Another round? Another attempt at improving my aim? Another cosmetic? Another case? Eventually, the answer wasn't enough to keep me interested. That's why I don't recommend Counter-Strike 2 for someone who is already tired of repetitive competitive shooters. If you enjoy the competitive grind, tactical gunplay, learning maps, improving mechanical skill, collecting skins, & constantly trying to perform better, you may find plenty to appreciate here. But if you've already experienced the same basic formula through Call of Duty, Valorant, Search & Destroy, ranked shooters, or games like Rust, Counter-Strike 2 can feel like another version of something you've already played. For me, the game became repetitive, lost its appeal, & eventually felt more depressing than entertaining. What started as curiosity turned into another endless cycle of matches that I didn't feel particularly motivated to continue. The skin economy only reinforces that feeling for me. I don't want my enjoyment of a game to become intertwined with volatile virtual-item prices, speculative spending, or the possibility of losing significant value on cosmetics that have no practical gameplay benefit. 26 hours was enough for me to realize that Counter-Strike 2 isn't for me. I don't hate it. I just don't see the purpose in continuing to invest more of my time or money into a game whose primary appeal is repeating the same competitive loop indefinitely. Not recommended.

    5 found helpful
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    Games owned: 40 · Reviews written: 7
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  • ▲ Recommended
    1,821 h at review1,870 h total
    20 Sept 2026

    CS2 is the perfect game if you want to lose your sanity for free. The hackers are everywhere and the enemy somehow has better information than the CIA. Don't expect friendly behaviour this is Counter-Strike, not a therapy session. Prime gets you slightly better and more sensible players, a little less matchmaking pain, and weekly drops that might eventually refund your Prime money if Valve decides to bless you. Weekly drops? Sometimes fire, usually garbage. 10/10. Hate this game. Queueing again.

    4 found helpful · 1 found funny
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    Games owned: 1 · Reviews written: 1
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  • ▼ Not recommended
    65 h at review72 h total
    29 Sept 2026

    ♥♥♥♥ THIS GAME. WASTED MY MONEY JUST TO PLAY WITH CHEATERS. ♥♥♥♥ YOU. MORE WORSE YOU CANT REFUND IT. YEAH ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥

    1 found helpful
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    Reviews written: 6
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  • ▲ Recommended
    531 h at review532 h total
    28 Sept 2026

    игра говно, куча читеров, не регает, обновления калище, комьюнити дешевое.

    1 found helpful
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    Reviews written: 1
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  • ▼ Not recommended
    36 h at review52 h total
    27 Sept 2026

    decent game, waste of money for prime, pay 15 bucks and still have to play 100 games before you "unlock" the ranked gamemode, lame af kinda figured that was the point of the money but ig not dumb af not worth buying and cant refund it. 10/10 only play the free comp dont waste ur money

    1 found helpful
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    Reviews written: 6
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  • ▼ Not recommended
    136 h at review137 h total
    24 Sept 2026

    its not worth the money trust me

    1 found helpful
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    Reviews written: 5
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  • ▲ Recommended
    170 h at review183 h total
    24 Sept 2026

    very expensive, very rageful, not balanced... . would recommend

    1 found helpful
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    Reviews written: 12
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  • ▼ Not recommended
    912 h at review914 h total
    23 Sept 2026

    really enjoyed cs:go easy to run on any machine and fun. Yet to have that experince with cs2. Is laggy and slow. Value please fix, not all of us can afford 100GB of ram and expensive graphic card. You have made this game unplayable for so many people.

    1 found helpful
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    Reviews written: 2
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  • ▼ Not recommended
    64 h at review66 h total
    22 Sept 2026

    Я никогда не думал, что напишу это. Человек, который фанател от CS с версии 1.6, который пережил переход на Source, который принял CS:GO и отдал ему тысячи часов, сейчас сидит с пустым взглядом и смотрит на ярлык CS2 на рабочем столе, не чувствуя ничего, кроме раздражения. Valve сделали невероятное — они испортили формулу, которая работала десятилетиями. Я попробовал. Честно, я дал этой игре шанс. Я ждал патчи, обновления и «фиксы». Но спустя время я пришел к выводу: в CS2 сейчас не стоит играть, если вы уважаете свои нервы, время и скилл. 1. Субтики — это не скилл Раньше я мог выиграть дуэль за счет реакции, знания таймингов и понимания игры. Сейчас я чувствую себя в казино. Я вижу, как противник выбегает из-за угла, стреляю в голову, а игра говорит: «Нет, пуля не попала». Или наоборот: ты погибаешь за текстурой, и только на повторе видишь, что твоя «модель» все еще стояла в проходе, хотя у тебя на экране ты уже в укрытии. В CS2 слишком часто выигрывает не тот, кто лучше играет, а тот, у кого пинг ниже или кому повезло с интерполяцией. Игра превратилась в постоянное угадывание: попал или не попал? Это убивает желание целиться точно, проще просто бежать и зажимать спрей, молясь рандому. 2. Читеры — те самые грязные Раньше читеры были, но Valve хотя бы делала вид, что борется. Сейчас, с выходом CS2, я не могу сыграть и 3 матчей подряд на высоком рейтинге, чтобы не наткнуться на человека, который идеально знает, где я нахожусь, без единого намека на информацию. VAC (античит) просто не существует. Это мертвый груз. Люди в открытую крутят WH (Wallhack) и AIM, потому что знают: бана не будет месяцами. Играть в премьер-режим сейчас — это мазохизм. Ты либо сам становишься частью проблемы, либо сливаешь рейтинг людям с «волшебным экраном». 3. Лудка Раньше CS была про скилл. Сейчас CS2 — это витрина для продажи скинов. Складывается ощущение, что Valve починила неткод и физику лишь настолько, чтобы люди не перестали покупать кейсы. Сама игра стала вторична. Главное — чтобы завезли новые наклейки и перчатки. Экономика в игре стала слишком щадящей для «беги и стреляй». Пистолетные раунды превратились в рулетку из-за спама с бега (особенно Tec-9 и Five-Seven). Потерялась тактическая глубина: зачем думать, если можно просто купить себе раунд за счет фарма или просто выбежать толпой? В игре стало меньше наказания за глупые смерти. 4. Оптимизация и «жирный» движок Source 2 красивый? Да, вода красивая, дым красивый (хотя дым в CS:GO был честнее в плане геймплея, на мой взгляд). Но какой ценой? Я сижу на не самом слабом ПК, и если в CS:GO у меня было 300+ FPS стабильно, то в CS2 на картах типа Ancient или в замесах с дымом FPS проседает до 100–120. Для киберспортивной игры это стыд. Игра ощущается «тяжелой», ватной. Движение стало плавным, но из-за этого пропала та самая «резкость» движка. Я не чувствую веса своего персонажа, а стрельба иногда ощущается как стрельба из пластикового пистолета в тире, а не из серьезного оружия. 5. Разработчики не слышат комьюнити Самое обидное — Valve снова ведут себя как Valve. Мы кричим про античит — они выпускают новый кейс. Мы просим вернуть старый Dust2 или конкретные режимы — они молчат. В игре до сих пор нет нормального контента, который был в конце жизненного цикла GO. Операции? Забудьте. Новые механики? Зачем? Они удалили то, что работало (например, некоторые режимы или карты из маппула), и заменили это сырым продуктом, который до сих пор ощущается как бета-версия. Итог: Почему не стоит играть? Я удалил CS2, потому что я устал. Я хочу играть в соревновательную игру, где мой скилл решает. В CS2 сейчас решает пинг, читер или случайность. Это токсичная среда, где все орут друг на друга не потому, что игра тяжелая, а потому что игра несправедливая. Если вы хотите пощекотать нервы и посмотреть на красивые текстуры — зайдите на пару каток. Но если вы ищете ту самую «Контру», где важна командная работа и точность, — увы, в CS2 вы её не найдете. Есть ощущение, что игра поощряет использование читов Даже если читер открыто показывает, что у него читы и он просто смеется над этой системой - бана не получит Зато ты, обычный чел, можешь улететь в красный траст фактор быстро

    1 found helpful
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  • ▲ Recommended
    791 h at review791 h total
    30 Sept 2026

    i just got this game and it says ConnectToGlobalUser failed and doesnt launch. 0/10 want a refund

    0 found helpful
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    Games owned: 231 · Reviews written: 7
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  • ▼ Not recommended
    564 h at review564 h total
    30 Sept 2026

    ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game for your own sake never play this ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ worst game to ever graze the planet never touch would like to get a refund but unfortunately its free i would however like a refund of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 564 hours ive put into this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game back and be put into something else ♥♥♥♥ this game one game has never made me wanna put my head through a window and cut my neck open more i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game i wanna fucing kill myself and never have to lay my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ e yes upon this game ever ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ again please gaben please either bring csgo back to how it was or just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ delete cs2

    0 found helpful
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    Games owned: 28 · Reviews written: 4
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  • ▼ Not recommended
    314 h at review314 h total
    30 Sept 2026

    Cheating problem is nuts. I see people admitting to cheating in chat. They get no ban and continue playing lmfao. Valve this game is so fun. When it is played fairly. I'll take a loss if someone is better but not because some guy found free wallhacks online. Edit: I have prime enabled and hackers are willing to buy/open crates to get expensive knife skins as they have no fear of bans. Can't even imagine what its like without prime considering how many hackers have bought the game.

    0 found helpful
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    Games owned: 651 · Reviews written: 49
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  • ▲ Recommended
    15 h at review15 h total
    27 Sept 2026

    Best Game in the world MAKE better weekly drop BOXes more expensive please WTH is sealed genesis terminal for 0.08$?

    0 found helpful
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  • ▲ Recommended
    937 h at review937 h total
    26 Sept 2026

    игра крутая спору нет обновление все лучше и лучше не знаю почему все обижаются на обновления которые мол якобы портят игру но наоборот все с каждым обновлением можно понять что игра не стоит на месте и развивается да добавили куриные яйца но это никак не влияет на игровой процесс также как и скины которые стоят уйму денег но не дают в игре ровным счетом ничего хотя насчет кейсов которые только выходят да это экономика стима чуть чуть падает но потом встает с колен так как у всех будет данный новый кейс и он будет падать в цене также хочется отметить читеров и руинеров да бывает такое но шанс чтобы вам руинили крайне мал также как и с читерами да бывают разные читы от радар хака до рейдж читов это проблема спору нет но игра пытается избавиться от этих читеров хоть долго но уверенно и также античит пытаются сделать все лучше и лучше еще можно подметить поляков которые слышат не свою "мову" готовы взбесится и просто руинить игру рекомендую открыть сервера либо в россии либо в украине но в украине шанс мал что там будут сервера как и в россии все же "санкции".

    0 found helpful
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    Games owned: 86 · Reviews written: 8
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  • ▲ Recommended
    140 h at review140 h total
    26 Sept 2026

    Yes very good game recommend but case expensive

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    Games owned: 25 · Reviews written: 2
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  • ▲ Recommended
    390 h at review397 h total
    26 Sept 2026

    Не стоит своих денег

    0 found helpful
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    Reviews written: 1
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  • ▼ Not recommended
    150 h at review172 h total
    24 Sept 2026

    не стоит своих денег

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  • ▲ Recommended
    201 h at review220 h total
    24 Sept 2026

    Great Game for the price

    0 found helpful
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    Games owned: 50 · Reviews written: 2
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  • ▲ Recommended
    144 h at review152 h total
    24 Sept 2026

    САМАЯ ДЕШЕВАЯ ИГРА , ВСЕ НОЖИ ОБСАЛЮТНО БЕСПЛАТНО И КАК ТОЛЬКО ТЫ ЗАЙДЕШЬ В ИГРУ ТЕБЕ ПОДАРЯЬ НОЖ БАБОЧКА ГАММА ВОЛНЫ

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    Games owned: 2 · Reviews written: 2
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  • ▼ Not recommended
    621 h at review621 h total
    23 Sept 2026

    I would honestly rather it have been released as a full-priced game than an in-place replacement for CS:GO

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    Reviews written: 8
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