Side by side on what we actually measure: scores and review counts from Steam, price against the lowest we've ever recorded, and peak concurrent players from our own hourly sampling.
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.
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
Counter-Strike 2 compared with Prototype
Counter-Strike 2
Prototype
Metacritic
—
79/100
Steam reviews
5,258,232
12,526
Price now
Free
$5.99 (−70%)
Historic low
—
$5.99 — that's now
Peak players
1,261,889
75
Playing now
1,080,466
75
Released
2012
2009
Platforms
PC
PC, PS4, Xbox One
Genres
Action, Free To Play
Action, Adventure
Developer
Valve
Radical Entertainment
Publisher
Valve
Activision
Languages
28
4
DLC
1
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Playable
A dash means we don't have that number, not that it's zero.
Steam price for the United States, in dollars, tax excluded.
Counter-Strike 2