Counter-Strike 2

Developer: Valve
Released: Aug 21, 2012
Steam reviews: 86% of players recommend it, from 9,905,180 reviews — Steam calls that “Very Positive”
Tags: ActionFree To Play

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On Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

Native LinuxDeck PlayableSteam Machine: PlayableSteamOS Compatible

Ships a native Linux build on Steam — no Proton needed. Valve rates it Playable on Steam Deck. VAC supports Linux.

Valve rates it Playable on Steam Machine. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.

Native build: Steam · Proton tier: ProtonDB · Anti-cheat: AreWeAntiCheatYet · Deck rating: Valve · Steam Machine, Steam Frame and SteamOS ratings: Valve · Compare 2,053 games · Every game Valve rated for Steam Machine

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Where to buy

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What owning this involves

No cloud saves · The store does not back this game's saves up — they live on the machine you play on.From the store listing
Mod support · The store lists official mod, Workshop or level-editor support.From a publisher-set store category

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Features

Multi-player
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
In-App Purchases
Adjustable Text Size
Camera Comfort
Color Alternatives
Custom Volume Controls
Playable without Timed Input
Stereo Sound
Surround Sound
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
Stats
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
Steam Timeline

From the game's Steam store page.

Languages

Czech
Danish
Dutch
English · full audio
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese - Portugal
Portuguese - Brazil
Romanian
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish - Spain
Swedish
Thai
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
Bulgarian
Ukrainian
Greek
Spanish - Latin America
Vietnamese
Indonesian

Steam lists 29 languages, 1 with full audio.

Age rating & content

USK 16 · Gewalt; In-Game Käufe (+zufällige Objekte); ChatsThe rating board's own rating, as Steam relays it
AGCOM 16 · ViolenzaThe rating board's own rating, as Steam relays it
CADPA 12The rating board's own rating, as Steam relays it
DEJUS 16 · ViolênciaThe rating board's own rating, as Steam relays it
IGRS 18 · Interaksi Daring KekerasanThe rating board's own rating, as Steam relays it
Frequent Violence or Gore · General Mature ContentSteam's content descriptors, as the developer answered them
Includes intense violence and blood.The developer's note on the content, from Steam

Tags players gave it on Steam (via SteamSpy)

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

For over two decades, Counter Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter Strike 2.

A free upgrade to CS:GO, Counter Strike 2 marks 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, and upgraded Community Workshop tools.

In addition to the classic objective-focused gameplay that Counter Strike pioneered in 1999, Counter Strike 2 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

As Steam lists them.

Windows

Minimum

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

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum

OS: Ubuntu 20.04
Processor: 4 hardware CPU threads - Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD GCN+ or NVIDIA Kepler+ with up-to-date Vulkan drivers. Support for VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library highly recommended.
Storage: 85 GB available space
Sound Card: Highly recommended