Counter-Strike 2

(also colloquially referred to as CS:GO Source 2 prior to announcement, and CS2 for short) is a video game developed by Valve. Announced on March 22, it was planned to be released around Summer 2023, but later it was delayed to September 27, 2023. The game is a remaster of with new graphics, new contents and technical improvements, including the sub-tick update. It is developed in Valve’s own engine, the successor to . Prior to its release, Valve added users via CS:GO's game menu to the playtest.
This game was released on September 27th, 2023, completely replacing . However this does not apply to the console version of CS:GO (for and the ), which remains available for purchase.
The game was generally positively received by critics. Player response to the game was however, mixed, primarily as a result of removed content (e.g. Danger Zone) and features that CS:GO had, CS:GO being delisted on the store, and the game being incompatible with older PCs and macOS, or having performance and other technical issues. The Metacritic user reviews were later review bombed, alongside with Steam, which caused the recent reviews to briefly drop to "Mixed".
== Features ==
New features introduced in including:
; Volumetric smokes
: Smokes are now volumetric objects that can be pushed by grenades, bullets, and more. It also reacts to lighting and the smokes fill the spaces naturally.
; Sub-tick system
: Tick rate no longer matters for moving, shooting, or throwing.
; Improved Steam Audio
: Sounds have been reworked to better reflect the physical environment, be more distinct, and express more game state. They have also been rebalanced for a more comfortable listening experience.
; Hardware accelerated ray-tracing for VRAD
: VRAD3 now requires graphics card (NVIDIA RTX, AMD RX series) with ray-tracing support to preview & bake lighting. This will allow VRAD to quickly calculates lighting data. VRAD3 was also available on older Source 2 games.
; CMAA anti-aliasing
: Replacement for FXAA. Another post-processing anti-aliasing method which was sharper than FXAA. Unlike FXAA, CMAA in cannot be used alongside MSAA.
=== Tools ===
; Hammer - GPU Ray Tracing & Path Tracing preview
: Preview baked lighting with RT-capable graphics card (NVIDIA RTX & AMD RX 6000 or later series).
== Content ==
* Counter-Strike 2 ()
* Counter-Strike 2 Windows binaries
* Counter-Strike 2 Linux binaries
== Game modes ==
Official Game Mode	Official Game Mode 	Match length 	Penalties forabandoning?	Description of official Gameplay
 	Competitive 	20-90 minutes	 	The classic game mode: Two teams of 5 players fight in a best of 24 rounds. In Bomb Defusal scenarios, Terrorists must plant a bomb at a target and defend it until it explodes - Counter-Terrorists must either stop them from planting or defuse the bomb before it detonates. In Hostage Rescue scenarios, Counter-Terrorists must find and escort a hostage - Terrorists must stop them. There are skill groups for ranked matchmaking so that ideally players are matched with enemies of a similar skill level. In unranked matchmaking, these skill groups are also regarded but not adjusted.
 	Wingman 	10-30 minutes	 	Like Competitive, but adjusted for 2v2 and for a smaller map or a map section, best of 16 rounds, rounds are shorter.
 	Casual 	10-20 minutes	 	Like Competitive but not binding ("casual"), with simplified and shortened gameplay: best of 15 rounds, shorter freezetime per round, no friendly fire, no team collision, free armor and free defuse kit/cutters.
 	Deathmatch Team vs TeamFree For AllClassic	10 minutes 	 	This is a single 10 minute round with instant respawns. The player's goal is to eliminate as many enemies as possible with whatever weapon they wish to use. Weapons are free and only rifles, SMGs, heavy weapons, pistols and the Zeus x27 may be bought. Players have a short invulnerability period to buy weapons before moving.
War Games 	War Games 	 	 	
 	Arms Race 	5-10 minutes 	 	This is a single extended round with instant respawn. All players start with the same weapon and get a new one each time they kill an enemy. The progression of unlocked weapons ends with the knife. The first player to get two kills with every weapon plus a kill with the golden knife wins the match.
== Built-in Maps ==
== Weapons ==
== Gallery ==
You can see some screenshots from the game below. To see all screenshots and brand files, you can go to Counter-Strike 2 gallery or category with all Counter-Strike 2 related files and pages.
Counter-Strike 2 - ar_baggage.png
Counter-Strike 2 - ar_shoots.png
Cs italy png.png
Cs office 2 png.png
Counter-Strike 2 - de_ancient.png
== Limitations/Bugs ==
At the moment, to report a CS2 bug, visit this GitHub issue page.
== System Requirements ==
== See also ==
* Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools
* Counter-Strike 2 Dedicated Servers
== External links ==
* Website
* Updates & Patch Notes (previous post will contain both and post)
* Steam Store page
* Counter-Strike 2 on Counter-Strike Wiki (FANDOM)
* CS2 Community VAC
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* About playtest. https://steamcommunity.com/faqs/steam-help/view/5ED2-ED8E-81F4-0C18