For over twenty years, Counter-Strike has provided an elite competitive experience, shaped by millions of players worldwide. Now, the next chapter in the CS saga is about to unfold: Counter-Strike 2.

As a free upgrade to CS, Counter-Strike 2 represents the most significant technical advancement in the franchise's history. Developed on the Source 2 engine, it features modernized, realistic physically-based rendering, state-of-the-art networking, and enhanced Community Workshop tools.

In addition to the classic objective-driven gameplay that Counter-Strike introduced in 1999, Counter-Strike 2 includes:

All-new CS Ratings with the revamped Premier mode

Global and Regional leaderboards

Upgraded and reworked maps

Game-changing dynamic smoke grenades

Tick-rate-independent gameplay

Redesigned visual effects and audio

All items from CS

will carry over to CS2

Configurations

Minimum:

OS: Windows 10

Processor: 4 hardware CPU threads - Intel Core i5 750 or higher

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Graphics: Video card must have 1 GB or more and be DirectX 11-compatible with support for Shader Model 5.0

DirectX: Version 11

Storage: 85 GB available space