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Counter-Strike 2

Valve's free-to-play team shooter: Source 2 maps, dynamic smoke, Premier rating and separately listed Prime benefits.

Counter-Strike 2 is Valve's free upgrade to CS:GO. The official listing describes Source 2 technology, dynamic smoke, upgraded maps and Premier's CS Rating. This match briefing explains free play, the scope of Prime eligibility, and the separately published Windows and Linux requirements. Store history is not a CS2 launch date, and these pages are not current-patch weapon rankings or tested performance benchmarks.

Status: Released
Release: Release date not verified · Steam's August 22, 2012 date belongs to the legacy product listing; this pass did not verify a CS2-specific launch date.
Platforms: PC · Linux
Version scope: Steam US-English · checked 2026-10-08
Last verified: 2026-10-08

In this hub

Counter-Strike 2: free play, Prime and store historyCounter-Strike 2 is free to play; the separate Prime upgrade describes Prime matchmaking and eligibility for certain items, not guaranteed r · 2026-10-08
Counter-Strike 2 Windows and Linux requirementsSteam publishes separate Windows and SteamOS/Linux minimum tiers, both listing 8 GB RAM and 85 GB storage; this page does not invent a recom · 2026-10-08

Sources & verification

Official Steam store — features and system requirementschecked 2026-10-08 · US-English listing read directly; no independent playtest.

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