# 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.

## Game facts

- Developer: Valve
- Publisher: Valve
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Sep 27, 2023
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Action, Shooting, FPS
- Steam Deck: Playable (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/)
- Playtime: Main story 1 hr, Main + some extras 14 hr, 100% completion 139.8 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/counter-strike-2)
- Languages: Interface: American English, German (Germany), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Korean (South Korea), Danish (Denmark), Czech (Czechia), British English, French (France), Polish (Poland), Finnish (Finland), Russian (Russia), Italian (Italy), Arabic, Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Dutch (Netherlands), European Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Hungarian (Hungary), Hebrew (Israel), Japanese (Japan), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Türkiye), Vietnamese (Vietnam), Swedish (Sweden); Subtitles: American English, German (Germany), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Korean (South Korea), Danish (Denmark), Czech (Czechia), British English, French (France), Polish (Poland), Finnish (Finland), Russian (Russia), Italian (Italy), Arabic, Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Dutch (Netherlands), European Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Hungarian (Hungary), Hebrew (Israel), Japanese (Japan), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Türkiye), Vietnamese (Vietnam), Swedish (Sweden); Audio: American English (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/counter-strike-2)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Oct 5, 2026

### Strengths

- Proven classic gameplay built around team-versus-team combat, gunfights, grenades, and bomb planting and defusal
- Tense and intuitive combat centered on one-shot headshots
- A combination of familiar maps and improved graphics

### Weaknesses

- Complaints that there are too many cheaters
- Criticism that matchmaking quality is poor
- Complaints that even players enjoying the game casually may be removed from matches

## Links

- [Counter-Strike 2 on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/6502)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/6502/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T01:32:35.463Z