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|introduction      = '''''Counter-Strike 2''''' is an upcoming free upgrade to [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]], running on the Source 2 engine.
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|current state    = It is currently available as a closed beta called Limited Test<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.counter-strike.net/cs2|title=From the official website|date=May 2023}}</ref>, and can be only accessible based off the player's recent playtime on Valve official servers, trust factor, and Steam account standing prior to the Limited Test releases<ref>[https://twitter.com/CounterStrike/status/1640473649651277824 ('''Twitter''') @CounterStrike - PSA: Idling on official matchmaking servers in CS:GO does not increase your chances of making into the CS2 Limited Test. The playtime that counts<br> was your playtime prior to the start of the Limited Test.]</ref>.
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Counter-Strike 2
Counter-Strike 2 cover
Developers
Valve Corporation
Engines
Source 2
Release dates
Windows September 27, 2023
Taxonomy
Monetization Free-to-play
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS
Series Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike 2 on Wikipedia
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

Counter-Strike 2 is a free upgrade to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, running on the Source 2 engine.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/730/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/730/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Default 90°. Hor+.[1] Can be set with the command fov_cs_debug if the server allows cheats.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
No options on the main menu, Anisotropic filtering is tied with the texture quality settings.[2]
Low texture quality = Bilinear
Medium texture quality = Trilinear
High texture quality = Anisotropic 4x (possibly)
Very High texture quality = Anisotropic 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
CMAA2 and up to 8x MSAA
High-fidelity upscaling
FSR 1.0
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Toggle on and off
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
By default, menus are locked to 120 FPS and gameplay is at 400 FPS. With console, can change "fps_max" up to 1000; use 0 for uncapped framerate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Overall game volume and separate music slider.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Open the console (~) and use connect followed by the IP and port.[3]

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27014-27050
UDP 27000-27030
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Rubikon
Audio Steam Audio
Interface Panorama, Qt
Input SDL
Multiplayer Steamworks
Anti-cheat Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15GB+
Unofficially, the game can be played on Windows 7 to Windows 8.1.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References