Single-player campaign and Deleted Scenes
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“unique for being the only Counter-strike game to have a single player campaign”
Steam review · 29.3 h played ↗
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
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Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Valve2004FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
CS 1.6 with nicer visuals, built-in bots and a challenge-based campaign, plus the separate Deleted Scenes campaign. Skip it if you want live multiplayer or can't stand frustrating bot AI.
Great for
Nostalgic CS fans who want offline bot matches and a single-player campaign on a low-end PC
Main risk
Tour of Duty challenges and bot AI feel repetitive and unfair, and multiplayer is nearly empty
What players love
Nostalgia and classic gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“That classic gameplay still holds up perfectly!”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
Built-in bots and offline play
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Classic CS 1.6 but I don't need to install bots, set them up etc. I just download and play.”
Steam review · 97.5 h played ↗
CS 1.6 with improved graphics and maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It's CS 1.6 with better graphics and a campaign.”
Steam review · 44.9 h played ↗
Challenging, smarter bots
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The AI here is legendary; they feel so alive with their skill and comms.”
Steam review · 13.4 h played ↗
Runs on almost any PC, cheap
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Dirt cheap during sales, and you can run it on a potato.”
Steam review · 44.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dumb teammate bots and cheating enemy bots
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“AI is genuinely special needs when its on your side, and aimbot when its on the opposition side.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Just CS 1.6 with little new
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“This should have been a free update to CS 1.6.”
Steam review · 37.4 h played ↗
Repetitive, unfair Tour of Duty challenges
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“its super reptitive that you dont want to play anymore”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Crashes and launch problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“fresh install, crashes after any mission?????”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Poor Deleted Scenes design and dated feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“-Nonsense situations -Horrible level design -Unpolished AI -Enemy placements”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Dead multiplayer servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“The multiplayer is pretty much dead, it's much better to play CS 1.6 instead.”
Steam review · 39 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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