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Counter-Strike 2

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Game details

  • Description Coordinated squads complete bomb/hostage objectives while managing in-round economy and relying on precise aim, movement, and skillful coordination; Source 2 tech adds sub-tick networking and dynamic volumetric smoke for responsive, modernized play.
  • Genre FPS, Shooter, Multiplayer, Competitive, Action, Team-Based
  • Developer Valve
  • Publisher Valve
  • Release Date Sep 27, 2023
  • Free to Play Yes

Latest updates

Counter-Strike 2 Update

UI

Demo/Replay Viewer Improvements:

  • Added a progress bar for demo/replay downloads
  • Camera controls now use click-and-drag scheme
  • Free and chase camera are usable during a paused demo
  • Fixed some minor issues when seeking to a different position in the demo file
MISC

Round backup files now require the game server startup flag "-allow_round_backup_files" Updated AUG reload animations for standing and crouch reloads to better match new reload duration ...

Counter-Strike 2 Update

[ MISC ]

  • Added a ping icon for dropped defuse kits
  • Reduced the time for AUG reload by half second
  • Fixed the sound event during silent reload for Desert Eagle
  • Fixed a case of buzzing soundscape sounds during demo playback
  • Clipping fixes for Rush maps
  • Localization updates
  • Stability updates

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Misc
  • Pet photobook pages now have localized text art.
  • Added play menu buttons to manage downloaded Workshop maps.
  • Adjusted VK shader cache extension flags.

Counter-Strike 2 Update

MISC
  • Agents now wear their equipped gloves during the photobooth photography sessions and in buy menu
  • Fixed grenade crosshair rendering when crosshair thickness is set to 3 pixels
  • Fixed formatting of titles in commend and report dialogs
  • Improved lighting in the Warehouse map
  • Updated workshop convars whitelist with the new crosshair settings
  • Stability improvements

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Misc
  • Various clipping fixes in Rush maps
Crosshair
  • Fixed visualization of weapon inaccuracy + spread
  • Added crosshair outline color option
  • Added a new style "Static Quadrant"
  • Enabled grenade crosshairs in freeze time for insta-smokes (just hold any grenade attack button)
  • Allowed negative gaps for classic dynamic crosshair style
  • Changed the classic dynamic crosshair alpha increments to 0.01 ...

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Misc
  • Fixed pixel-gaps in various Rush rooms.
  • Clipping adjustments in T/CT Castle rooms.