Counter-Strike 2
•Initial Release: Sep 27, 2023
•PC IGN Rating
7.2
570 Ratings
HowLongToBeat
144 hrs
Main Story
374 hrs
Story + Sides
730 hrs
Everything
396 hrs
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For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
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'People Enjoy Surprises' — Valve Is Trying to Dismiss New York's Counter-Strike Loot Box Lawsuit
May 20, 2026
'People Enjoy Surprises' — Valve Is Trying to Dismiss New York's Counter-Strike Loot Box LawsuitMay 20, 2026 - Skin in the game.
Counter-Strike 2 Wesley Yin-Poole 19
Counter-Strike 2 Player Banned
Apr 20, 2026
Counter-Strike 2 Player BannedApr 20, 2026 - "Bullseye from MAUschine, better aim than with the AWP and especially on stream."
Counter-Strike 2 Wesley Yin-Poole 15
Valve Forces Us to Ditch Almost 30 Years of Muscle Memory With This One Huge Change to Counter-Strike 2
Mar 19, 2026
Valve Forces Us to Ditch Almost 30 Years of Muscle Memory With This One Huge Change to Counter-Strike 2Mar 19, 2026 - "I didn't like it in Helldivers 2, and I think it's a horrible idea in CS."
Counter-Strike 2 Vikki Blake 4
Valve Breaks Silence Over NY Attorney General Lawsuit, Says Loot Boxes Are Like Baseball Cards, Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, and Labubu
Mar 12, 2026
Valve Breaks Silence Over NY Attorney General Lawsuit, Says Loot Boxes Are Like Baseball Cards, Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, and LabubuMar 12, 2026 - Developer claims that the NYAG wants to gather further personal data from Valve's players.
Counter-Strike 2 Vikki Blake 10
New York Attorney General Sues Valve Over Loot Boxes - IGN Daily Fix
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Feb 27, 2026
New York Attorney General Sues Valve Over Loot Boxes - IGN Daily FixFeb 27, 2026
Counter-Strike 2 Daemon Hatfield 5
New York Attorney General Sues Valve, Alleging Its Loot Boxes Illegally Promote Gambling
Feb 25, 2026
New York Attorney General Sues Valve, Alleging Its Loot Boxes Illegally Promote GamblingFeb 25, 2026 - What are the odds?
Counter-Strike 2 Rebekah Valentine 85
'The Technology Is Just Better': Why Counter-Strike Pros Are Loving a New Mouse That Reduces the Time It Takes to Fire Their First Shot by Up to 30ms
Feb 18, 2026
'The Technology Is Just Better': Why Counter-Strike Pros Are Loving a New Mouse That Reduces the Time It Takes to Fire Their First Shot by Up to 30msFeb 18, 2026 - 13 of the tournament's remaining 50 pros have switched to the new haptic inductive trigger mouse.
Counter-Strike 2 Will Judd 5
The SteelSeries CS2 Dragon Lore Gaming Mouse Is 65% Off
Feb 2, 2026
The SteelSeries CS2 Dragon Lore Gaming Mouse Is 65% OffFeb 2, 2026 - AWPers rejoice.
Counter-Strike 2 Eric Song Steam Tops 40 Million Concurrent Players For First Time As We All Jump On to Play Monster Hunter Wilds
Mar 3, 2025
Steam Tops 40 Million Concurrent Players For First Time As We All Jump On to Play Monster Hunter WildsMar 3, 2025 - Number of users actively in-game jumped from 12.5 million to 12.8 million, too.
Counter-Strike 2 Vikki Blake 6