Counter-Strike 2 Released on Steam for Free Starting Today

by Alex Co September 27, 2023 5:12 pm in News
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Valve sprung a pleasant surprise today, as Counter-Strike 2 is now available on Steam for free starting today! Yes, the sequel to one of the most influential and most popular shooters of all-time has just been stealth dropped this September 27!

There’s a new trailer to mark the occasion, which you can watch below.

A free upgrade to CS:GO, Counter-Strike 2 marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter and the largest technical leap in Counter-Strike’s history. Built on the Source 2 engine, Counter-Strike 2 is modernized with realistic physically-based rendering, state of the art networking, upgraded Community Workshop tools, and more.

Counter-Strike 2 Steam Download

Counter-Strike 2 is a free upgraqde to CS:GO and is built on the Source 2 engine. Check out some of Counter-Strike 2’s features:

  • All-new CS Ratings with the updated Premier mode
  • Global and Regional leaderboards
  • Upgraded and overhauled maps
  • Game-changing dynamic smoke grenades
  • Tick-rate-independent gameplay
  • Redesigned visual effects and audio
  • All items from CS:GO moving forward to CS2

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • OS: Windows® 10
  • Processor: 4 hardware CPU threads – Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Video card must be 1 GB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible with support for Shader Model 5.0
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 85 GB available space

No word on whether we’ll be seeing the game appear on other platforms, though that seems rather unlikely at this point.

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