Counter-Strike 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Valve.

About

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 Counter-Strike story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

A free upgrade to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Counter-Strike 2 marks the largest technical leap in Counter-Strike‘s history. Built on the Source 2 engine, Counter-Strike 2 is modernized with realistic physically-based rendering, state of the art networking, and upgraded Community Workshop tools.

Key Features

In addition to the classic objective-focused gameplay that Counter-Strike pioneered in 1999, Counter-Strike 2 features:

• All-new Counter-Strike Ratings with the updated Premier mode.
• Global and Regional leaderboards.
• Upgraded and overhauled maps.
• Game-changing dynamic smoke grenades.
• Tick-rate-independent gameplay.
• Redesigned visual effects and audio.
• All items from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive moving forward to Counter-Strike 2.