Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike

Developers
	Valve Corporation
Publishers
	Sierra Studios
	Valve Corporation
Engines
	GoldSrc
Release dates
Windows	June 19, 1999
macOS (OS X)	January 25, 2013
Linux	January 25, 2013

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike	2000
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero	2004
Counter-Strike: Source	2004
Counter-Strike NEO -White Memories-	2005
Counter-Strike Online (series)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	2012
Counter-Strike 2	2023

Key points

Active community despite being so old.

Runs extremely well on low end hardware.

General information

Counter-Strike Wiki

GitHub Issue Tracker for Counter-Strike and other GoldSrc-based games

Counter-Strike Planet Forums

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam
Retail

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10/pfx/

*.cfg store the configuration.

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse/joystick settings.

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

In-game voice settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Spanish

Network

In-game general multiplayer settings.

In-game advanced multiplayer settings.

For more information, see the "Half-Life Dedicated Server" section of our GoldSrc article.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Use connect [IP address here] in the console.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	6003, 7002, 27010, 27015, 27025

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Unable to switch from left-handed to right-handed weapon

Instructions

Game crashes after a few seconds

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7	Lost with Linux update.
OpenGL	2.1
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Multiplayer	WON (retail) Steamworks (Steam)

Console commands

This is a exhaustive list of all Goldsrc console commands (excluding the commands added after the 01/28/2013 (CS BETA)) [1]

Games running on the GoldSrc engine can utilize GoldSrc Engine Console Commands for various tasks.

The console is enabled by default in GoldSrc games, press ~ to open it.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz	800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	96 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM	32 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 8 ATI X1600 Intel HD 3000

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)	Dual-core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11)