Nostalgic childhood memories
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game practically raised me and was a massive part of my childhood.”
Steam review · 182.8 h played ↗
Counter-Strike Nexon
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%Valve, NEXON2014FPS · Sandbox · Shooter
The verdict
A free, content-heavy Counter-Strike 1.6 spin-off built around zombie modes and anime-styled weapons. Servers shut down Sept 30, 2026, so it can no longer be played.
Great for
Nostalgic CS 1.6 and CSO fans who loved zombie modes and PvE scenarios
Main risk
Servers are shut down, so the game can't be played anymore
What changed in the last 30 days
58 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews are mostly nostalgic goodbyes after the Sept 30 shutdown announcement and closure. Fondness for memories lifts the score, though little relates to game changes.
58 recent reviews
What players love
Fun zombie modes and PvE scenarios
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the zombie modes are fun too especially zombie scenario”
Steam review · 136.4 h played ↗
Huge variety of modes, weapons and maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you can play like 80 maps with bots on traditional counter strike modes like hostage/bomb and team deathmatch”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗
Fun with friends and CS 1.6 feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Its just cs1.6 but korean and somehow better”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Free rewards make it playable without spending
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“In the past it was difficult to get weapons as a free player. Now its almost too easy :D”
Steam review · 400.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win and aggressive monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“pay 2 win, can't even play zombie scenario without paid items, free items are either worthless or nerfed.”
Steam review · 175.6 h played ↗
Connection errors and laggy servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The lag is unbearable, and SG server rooms constantly get the "failed to connect to host" error”
Steam review · 2892.1 h played ↗
Game won't launch or crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Won't launch, I don't know the problem. Nexon Game Security appears bottom right and that's it.”
Steam review · translated · 1069 h played ↗
Not like real Counter-Strike; anime clutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Not what it used to be, whole thing feels jumbled and wrong. Doesn't even feel like a CS game anymore.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Shutdown, account wipes and developer greed
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“they shut down the server 4 hours earlier than in the announcement”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Anti-cheat blocks Linux and Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“The game doesn't run on Linux and throws an anti-cheat error.”
Steam review · 535 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 or later
ProcessorIntel(R) Pentium® 4 CPU 2.80GHz or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 6xxx or higher
Storage5 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel(R) Core™2 Duo CPU E4xxx or higher
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8xxx or higher
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 7 or later
ProcessorIntel(R) Pentium® 4 CPU 2.80GHz or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 6xxx or higher
Storage5 GB available space
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