Strong skill-based core gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The maps look nice, the sound is important, and the gunplay is precise. No unnecessary bells and whistles, just skill.”
Steam review · 24.8 h played ↗
Counter-Strike 2
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Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Valve2012FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
Counter-Strike 2 is a free-to-play tactical shooter with strong gunplay, but cheaters, toxic chat and weak anti-cheat dominate complaints. Skip it if cheaters or tilt bother you.
Great for
Competitive FPS fans with thick skin who enjoy skill-based team shooters, ideally with friends
Main risk
Meeting cheaters in many matches, especially Premier, with little faith Valve will ban them
What changed in the last 30 days
145 recent reviews
Recent reviews criticize the new magazine-based ammo system, the chicken update replacing anti-cheat work, and Premier map pick/ban reducing variety. Cheating complaints continue. Fairly confident.
145 recent reviews
What players love
Addictive and rewarding competitive play
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“I lost many matches because of bad teammates, but when you get a decent team it's a blast.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 1454.1 h played ↗
Easy to pick up and runs well
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“Runs great on very high settings even with budget specs.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Rampant cheaters and ineffective anti-cheat
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 negative reviews
“CS2 could be an amazing game, but right now it's basically a cheater simulator with fancy graphics.”
Steam review · 1492.9 h played ↗
Bot farms flood deathmatch and casual modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“this game is full of cheaters in competitive matchmaking and full of farming bots in deathmatch”
Steam review · 282.4 h played ↗
Disliked updates: ammo reload and chickens
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Losing all the ammo instead of the leftovers getting cycled back into the reserve is the worst change to this game.”
Steam review · 1831.9 h played ↗
Trust factor and matchmaking feel unfair
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I got a low trust factor because i am new to the game and don't know the mechanics or how to play.”
Steam review · 195.6 h played ↗
Toxic community and griefing
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Toxicity, too many cheaters, Russians teaming up and kicking the rest of the team, too much griefing, and intentional friendly fire.”
Steam review · 161.4 h played ↗
Unreliable hit registration and subtick
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Sometimes the enemy goes into the death animation, then suddenly stands back up like nothing happened.”
Steam review · 6841.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable85 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10
Processor4 hardware CPU threads - Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card must be 1 GB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible with support for Shader Model 5.0
Storage85 GB available space
OSWindows® 10
Processor4 hardware CPU threads - Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card must be 1 GB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible with support for Shader Model 5.0
Storage85 GB available space
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