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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

Maps

Fachwerk

  • Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop [Update Notes].

Boulder

  • Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop [Update Notes].

Shelter ...

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Gameplay
  • Removed map-wide minimum one point of damage from new C4 explosions.
  • Fixed a case where new C4 damage was calculated incorrectly near boundaries to other map areas.
  • New C4 explosions now apply more force to dropped weapons.
Armory
  • Adjusted the "Sniper Ahead" sticker visibility when scraped.
Misc
  • Fixed a case where season medals were missing their gold tint on one of the bars.
  • Fixed a case where the scoreboard wouldn't update while open. ...

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Premier
  • Premier Season Five has begun
  • Added Cache to the Active Duty Map Pool
  • Removed Overpass from the Active Duty Map Pool
Gameplay
  • Re-designed effective range and extent of C4 explosion damage on all official defusal-mode maps.
  • Damage is now applied according to precomputed simulation values, baked into the compiled map.
  • Explosion shockwave damage now rapidly expands from the center of the explosion instead of being applied instantly. ...

Season 5, Armory, and More

Reporting for Active Duty Get out of there, it's gonna blow! Season 5 has arrived with some explosive changes to CS2--bomb damage has been completely reworked. Now, when the bomb detonates, an explosive wave of destruction will flow from the bombsite through the map. As before, if you're too close to the bomb when it explodes, you're toast--but the shockwave dissipates around corners and doesn't go through walls, so at a certain distance you can use your wits to survive. Or, if you're not...