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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 8 Oct 2026

Counter-Strike 2Active Duty · 7 mapsChecked 6 October 2026

Counter-Strike 2 released 27 September 2023

The calls a team says on every map, the grenades worth learning first and the buy — each row with the guide or the game file it came from.

Learn the essential lineups

Active Duty pool

7 maps

In
Cache
Out
Overpass
Since
8 July 2026
Source
Valve update notes

Some outlets print 6 July 2026; the date here is the one Valve’s notes carry.

Pick your map

Every map and its callouts →

Pick a map — its callouts, the two lineups to learn first and its round plans open here.

  1. Look upMaps · Weapons
  2. PrepareEconomy · Utility · Strategy · +1 more

The record

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Release
Sep 27, 2023 · Full Release
Platforms
Linux · PC
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Engine
Source 2
Genre
Shooter · Tactical · Action · Warfare
Modes
Single player · Multiplayer
Camera
First person
Series
Counter-Strike
ESRB
M
Languages
28 supported

Game data and media via IGDB · igdb.com

Official links

Everything — 6 of 6 built

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Official images

  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery
  • Counter-Strike 2, from the publisher's own gallery

Game data and media via IGDB · igdb.com · Game art and screenshots by RAWG · rawg.io

CS2 on GamGem — common questions

What does GamGem cover for Counter-Strike 2?

6 sections: Maps, Weapons, Economy, Utility, Strategy and Crosshair. Each one is a database rather than an article — you can filter it, compare rows inside it, and see which source every figure came from.

Are the CS2 win rates measured or estimated?

Sampled, and every page carrying one says so on its face. The publisher's official data feed does not include win rate, pick rate or tier, so those figures are derived and labelled as samples — we would rather show the label than print a number that looks counted and is not.

When was Counter-Strike 2 released?

27 September 2023. That is the date the studio itself published; where a game has no announced date, this site prints no date at all rather than an estimate.