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Counter-Strike 2

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Overview

Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now

Developer & publisher
Valve
Released
Aug 21, 2012
Genres
Action · Free To Play
Steam store page
Open
All-time positive
86%
Steam rating
Very Positive
Last 30 days
80%▼ 6 pts
English reviews
2,639,792
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026

The Good

The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews

Gameplay & combat15%
“Very fun game with great gameplay”
Community14%
“10/10 you'll fall in love with the community”
Performance13%
“10/10 best FPS game on the market rn”
Price & monetization12%
“This game is very fun and addictive, the cool skins you can collect and competitive mode is very fun”
Graphics & art9%
“10/10 Beautiful game with great mechanics and chill environment”

The Bad

The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews

Cheaters39%
“it's just not fun playing against cheaters 24/7”
Community12%
“Trash game, old engine, cheaters infested community, no anti-cheat system, dead trash game, don't bother playing it, just let it die already”
Price & monetization11%
“I don't recommend this game, I wasted my money on DLC, this game is not worth a cent”
Servers & matchmaking11%
“and fucking rip server ping lol fuck you developers fucking vac sistem shit game trash dont buy”
Bugs & crashes7%
“How can I recommend a game that is unplayable”

Recent complaints

Top complaints in reviews from the last 30 days (Sep 28 to Oct 28), to spot new problems or recent fixes

Cheaters44%
“Actual, disgusting cheaters don't get banned,”
Community9%
“The game is unplayable and toxic due to the high number of cheaters”
Servers & matchmaking6%
“csgo was much better cs2 is utter garbage, the hit desync is insane literally makes the game unplayable”

Opinions over time

Percent positive each month, with the number of reviews below. The dashed line is the all-time score, and the last point covers the last 30 days.

Monthly % positiveFlagged monthAll-time score (86%)
Flagged events (red dots): months with a surge of negative reviews or a sharp drop in score.
  • Dec 2018 (negative surge): 23,158 reviews, 58% positive vs a usual 84%, 8,318 more negative reviews than usual
  • Oct 2023 (negative surge): 33,603 reviews, 67% positive vs a usual 89%, 9,223 more negative reviews than usual
  • Nov 2023 (negative surge): 17,491 reviews, 77% positive vs a usual 89%, 2,105 more negative reviews than usual

Playtime

Percent positive by how many hours reviewers had played when they wrote their review

A low score under 2 hours often means a rough first impression, a bad launch, or performance problems.


Review Randomizer

A random review from this game's sample, which leans toward reviews other players found helpful

Not recommended · 830 h played · Mar 2021
shit anticheat lol update 400 hours later: anticheat still bad, smurfs are the most annoying people you'll run into, and the MM is ass