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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = Counter-Strike 2 tentative cover.png
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|cover        = Counter-Strike 2 cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Valve Corporation}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Valve Corporation}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Counter-Strike}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Counter-Strike}}
 
|steam appid  = 730
 
|steam appid  = 730
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|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|lutris      =  
 
|lutris      =  
|mobygames    =  
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|mobygames    = 209456
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Counter-Strike 2
 
|wikipedia    = Counter-Strike 2
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|current state    =  
 
|current state    =  
 
}}
 
}}
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/730/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| steam | 730 | steam | | | Windows, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| steam | 730 | steam | Global version. | | Windows, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| publisher | https://store.steamchina.com/app/730/_/ | Steam | China version. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Microtransactions
 
{{Microtransactions
 
|boost              =  
 
|boost              =  
|cosmetic            = Gun skins, player models can be obtained in game, purchased or traded from other players, and by opening loot boxes.
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|cosmetic            = Gun skins and player models can be obtained in-game, purchased or traded from other players, and by opening loot boxes.
 
|currency            =  
 
|currency            =  
 
|finite spend        =
 
|finite spend        =
 
|infinite spend      =  
 
|infinite spend      =  
 
|free-to-grind      =  
 
|free-to-grind      =  
|loot box            = Loot boxes are earned during game play, but keys must be bought with '''real money''' in order to open them. All rewards are cosmetic.
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|loot box            = Loot boxes are earned during gameplay, but keys must be bought with '''real money''' in order to open them. All rewards are cosmetic.
 
|none                =
 
|none                =
 
|player trading      = Trading can be done via Steam.
 
|player trading      = Trading can be done via Steam.
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{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
<!-- DLC rows goes below: -->
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<!-- DLC rows go below: -->
  
 
}}
 
}}
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Steam|{{P|steam}}\userdata\{{P|uid}}\730\local\cfg\|{{P|steam}}\userdata\{{P|uid}}\730\remote\}}
}}
 
 
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|Counter-Strike 2 video.png|Video settings}}
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{{Image|Counter-Strike 2 advanced video.png|Advanced video settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = limited
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|anisotropic                = true
|anisotropic notes          = No options on the main menu, Anisotropic filtering is tied with the texture quality settings.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://youtu.be/XSiEzOoJ02s?t=299|title=@3kliksphilip - Counter Strike's Setting that you don't understand - YouTube|date=9 June 2023}}</ref><br>Low texture quality = Bilinear<br>Medium texture quality = Trilinear<br>High texture quality = Anisotropic 4x (possibly)<br>Very High texture quality = Anisotropic 16x.
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|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        = CMAA2 and up to 8x MSAA
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|antialiasing notes        = [[CMAA|CMAA2]] and up to 8x [[MSAA]].
 
|upscaling                  = true
 
|upscaling                  = true
 
|upscaling tech            = FSR 1.0 <!-- Check if it's use 1.0 or 2.0 -->
 
|upscaling tech            = FSR 1.0 <!-- Check if it's use 1.0 or 2.0 -->
 
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                = Toggle on and off <!-- Check and see if it's Double or Triple buffering -->
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|vsync notes                = Triple Buffering
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              = By default, menus are locked to 120 FPS and gameplay is at 400 FPS. With console, can change <code>"fps_max"</code> up to <code>1000</code>; use <code>0</code> for uncapped framerate.
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|120 fps notes              = By default, menus are locked to 120 FPS and gameplay is at 400 FPS. With console, can change <code>fps_max</code> up to <code>1000</code>; use <code>0</code> for uncapped framerate.
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
|hdr notes                  =  
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|hdr notes                  = Support Auto HDR. Rendered image uses {{term|SDR}} color space. In-game {{term|HDR}} option refers only to {{term|HDR Rendering}}.
 
|ray tracing                = false
 
|ray tracing                = false
 
|ray tracing notes          =  
 
|ray tracing notes          =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
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Counter-Strike 2 game.png|Game settings
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</gallery>
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = true
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|controller support        = false
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = Controller support has not been implemented in Counter-Strike 2 as of 29/3/2024.
|full controller          = true
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = false
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|playstation controllers  = false
|dualshock 4 notes         =  
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|playstation controller models =  
|dualshock prompts         = unknown
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|playstation controllers notes =  
|dualshock prompts notes   =  
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|playstation prompts       = false
|light bar support        = unknown
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|playstation prompts notes =  
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|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
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|dualsense adaptive trigger support = false
|dualshock 4 modes notes   =  
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|dualsense adaptive trigger support notes =
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|dualsense haptics support  = false
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|dualsense haptics support notes =
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|playstation connection modes =  
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|playstation connection modes notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
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Counter-Strike 2 keyboard mouse.png|Keyboard and mouse settings
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</gallery>
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
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{{Image|Counter-Strike 2 audio.png|Audio settings}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Overall game volume and separate music slider.
 
|separate volume notes    = Overall game volume and separate music slider.
|surround sound            = unknown
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|surround sound            = false
|surround sound notes      =  
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|surround sound notes      = Audio output designed for stereo headphones only.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://satsun.org/audio/|title=PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up|date=2023-11-20}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 
  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = true
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|lan play            = limited
|lan play players    =  
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|lan play players    = 10
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
|lan play notes      =  
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|lan play notes      = Use Offline with bots mode and set <code>sv_lan 1</code> in the console.
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<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://ccm.net/faq/35662-counter-strike-global-offensive-how-to-play-a-lan-game|title=Counter Strike Global Offensive - How to play a LAN game|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
|online play players  =  
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|online play players  = 32
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
|online play notes    =  
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|online play notes    = 10 players in competitive mode<br>32 players in Community servers and outside competitive mode
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|p2p                = true
 
|p2p                = true
 
|p2p notes          =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
|dedicated          = unknown
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|dedicated          = true
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting      = true
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|play area room-scale notes  =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Game freezes when push to talk===
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Turn "Streamlined Push To Talk" option to YES in audio settings.
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===Repeated UAC prompt for Steam Client Service<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/16vaig8/comment/k2q61po</ref>===
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Copy the files from <code>{{P|steam}}\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\</code> to <code>{{P|steam}}\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\directx_installer</code>. Relaunch the game.
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|vulkan versions        = true
 
|vulkan versions        = true
|vulkan notes          =  
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|vulkan notes          = To enable it, before starting the game, enter <code>-vulkan</code> in the launch options (''Properties... > General > LAUNCH OPTIONS'')
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
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|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|multiplayer      = Steamworks
 
|multiplayer      = Steamworks
|multiplayer notes=  
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|multiplayer notes= Limited test uses another master server. Final version uses Steamworks.
 
|anticheat        = VAC
 
|anticheat        = VAC
 
|anticheat notes  =  
 
|anticheat notes  =  
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|minCPU2  =  
 
|minCPU2  =  
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
|minHD    = 85 GB
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|minHD    = 85 GB{{note|Despite listing such size, current game size is 33.6 GB (36,085,286,527 bytes) without the additional Workshop Tools that takes up 677.36 MB, or if you have [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]] installed alongside CS2 with the 2013 {{code|demo_viewer}} (4.7GB) or 2023 {{code|csgo_legacy}} (32.7GB) beta branch selected (which makes the total size 64GB for the latter).}}<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Zorklis|date=2023-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Kr0tchet|date=2024-02-04}}</ref>
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU2  =  
 
|minGPU2  =  
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|recGPU2  =  
 
|recGPU2  =  
 
|recVRAM  =  
 
|recVRAM  =  
|notes    = {{ii}} Unofficially, the game can be played on Windows 7 to Windows 8.1.
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|notes    = {{ii}} Unofficially, the game can be played on Windows 7 to Windows 8.1. Only offline is playable in these operating systems, as VAC is non-functional in these operating systems<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/windows7/comments/16txwem/counter_strike_2_works_on_windows_7_vac_doesnt/|title=Counter Strike 2 works on Windows 7! VAC doesn't let me join official servers, but what about you guys?|date=Sep 28, 2023}}</ref>.<br>
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{{ii}} Since one of the updates, the game requires CPU with SSE4.2 instruction in order to launch<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/16x3qlw/comment/k3vcg0u/</ref><ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/730/discussions/0/3881597903524271411/#c3881597903525258360</ref>.
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 20:42, 29 March 2024

Counter-Strike 2
Counter-Strike 2 cover
Developers
Valve Corporation
Engines
Source 2
Release dates
Windows September 27, 2023
Linux September 27, 2023
Taxonomy
Monetization Free-to-play
Microtransactions Cosmetic, Loot box, Player trading
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Series Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike 2 on MobyGames
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.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Global version.
Windows
Linux
Publisher website
Icon overlay.png
China version.
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
Free-to-play Base game is free-to-play, but paid Prime status is needed for some features.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Cosmetic Gun skins and player models can be obtained in-game, purchased or traded from other players, and by opening loot boxes.
Loot box Loot boxes are earned during gameplay, but keys must be bought with real money in order to open them. All rewards are cosmetic.
Player trading Trading can be done via Steam.


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\730\local\cfg\
<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\730\remote\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings
Video settings
Advanced video settings
Advanced video settings

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)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
CMAA2 and up to 8x MSAA.
High-fidelity upscaling
FSR 1.0
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Triple Buffering
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)
Support Auto HDR. Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller support has not been implemented in Counter-Strike 2 as of 29/3/2024.
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Overall game volume and separate music slider.
Surround sound
Audio output designed for stereo headphones only.[2]
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 Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
10 Use Offline with bots mode and set sv_lan 1 in the console. [3]
Online play
32 10 players in competitive mode
32 players in Community servers and outside competitive mode

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.[4]

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

Issues fixed

Game freezes when push to talk

Turn "Streamlined Push To Talk" option to YES in audio settings.

Repeated UAC prompt for Steam Client Service[5]

Copy the files from <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\ to <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\directx_installer. Relaunch the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Vulkan
To enable it, before starting the game, enter -vulkan in the launch options (Properties... > General > LAUNCH OPTIONS)
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Rubikon
Audio Steam Audio
Interface Panorama, Qt
Input SDL
Multiplayer Steamworks Limited test uses another master server. Final version uses Steamworks.
Anti-cheat Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-750
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 85 GB[Note 1][6][7]
Video card (GPU) 1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Shader model 5.0 support
Unofficially, the game can be played on Windows 7 to Windows 8.1. Only offline is playable in these operating systems, as VAC is non-functional in these operating systems[8].
Since one of the updates, the game requires CPU with SSE4.2 instruction in order to launch[9][10].


Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 20.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-750
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 85 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD GCN+
Nvidia Kepler+
1 GB of VRAM
VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library highly recommended.


Notes

  1. Despite listing such size, current game size is 33.6 GB (36,085,286,527 bytes) without the additional Workshop Tools that takes up 677.36 MB, or if you have Counter-Strike: Global Offensive installed alongside CS2 with the 2013 demo_viewer (4.7GB) or 2023 csgo_legacy (32.7GB) beta branch selected (which makes the total size 64GB for the latter).

References