Only single-player Counter-Strike campaign
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It is the only Counter-Strike game with a single-player campaign, and I believe it is vastly underappreciated.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Worth buying? What 291 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 291 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Valve2004FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A cheesy, linear single-player Counter-Strike campaign with varied missions and nostalgic charm, but frustrating enemy placement and bugs. Skip it if you want tight modern design or tactical CS.
Great for
Retro GoldSrc fans and Counter-Strike players wanting a Half-Life/early CoD style solo campaign
Main risk
Cheap enemy spawns, aimbot-like AI and confusing level design make it frustrating, especially on hard.
What players love
Nostalgic retro atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“It feels like opening a time capsule from early 2000s FPS design.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Varied missions and locations
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“variety of missions stealth, hostage rescue, bomb defuse, all out warfare and puzzle solving which was so ahead of it's time”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Fun, solid gunplay like a classic CoD/Half-Life
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“its basically modern warfare before modern warfare, its fun.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Cheesy voice acting and charm
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“The dialogue, accents, and voice acting are all so bad it is hilarious.”
Steam review · 20.3 h played ↗
Runs on low-end hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 75 positive reviews
“Can be played on a toaster so good for laptops”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dumb yet aimbot-like enemy AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The AI never flanks or works together, they generally stand in one place and act as glorified turrets”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Confusing level design and soft-locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“You can find yourself stuck, without knowing where to go next”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Cheap enemy placement and spawns
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“enemies will spontaneously generate in ambush points even if it meant they ran past allies”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Boring, repetitive corridor combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“99% of it is just clearing rooms with enemy behind p much every single corner, it gets boring after 1st mission”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Bugs and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“it keeps crashing in almost every level”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
No connected story
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“There is no overarching narrative between missions, so it feels rather disjointed”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
More games to check
Other games we’ve read the reviews for
Atomic Heart
Very Positive · 82%+ Striking Soviet retro-futurist atmosphere
− Annoying protagonist and weak dialogue
analyzed 16 h ago
Cyberpunk 2077
Very Positive · 88%+ Excellent story and characters
− Still buggy and unpolished
analyzed 14 h ago
Bodycam
Very Positive · 81%+ Photorealistic graphics and immersion
− Matchmaking, party play and P2P servers broken
analyzed 14 h ago
Apex Legends™
Mostly Positive · 75%+ Fast, intense, high-skill, addictive loop
− Rampant cheaters and weak anti-cheat
analyzed 14 h ago
Weekly digest
Fresh games worth a look, in your inbox
The most interesting games we’ve just analyzed, once a week.Once a week we send the most interesting games we’ve just analyzed: the verdict, top pros and cons, and what changed. No spam.
One email a week · unsubscribe in one click