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Counter-Strike

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App ID 10
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Valve
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies GoldSource Engine
Last Changenumber 28969249
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 22:20:27 UTC ()
Release Date 1 November 2000 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
🤩 96.30%
253k reviews
10,838
In-Game
+2
💥 Action 🔫 FPS 🔫 Shooter 🕒 Classic 👥 Team-Based

Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

Additional Information

Developer Valve
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gamedir cstrike
metacritic_name Counter-Strike
icon steam/games/icon_cs
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metacritic_score 88
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/counter-strike?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 11
dependantOnApp Half-Life (70)
serverbrowsername Counter-Strike
vacmacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 160 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 202 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulefilename sourceinit.dat
developer_url http://www.valvesoftware.com/
MinClientVersion 12 January 1970 – 13:46:40 UTC () (1000000)
Publisher Valve
Store Release Date 1 November 2000 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 1 November 2000 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 April 2025 – 00:36:09 UTC () (1745368569)
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review_score 9
review_percentage 97
Detected Technologies (?) GoldSource Engine, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game doesn't support Steam Deck's native display resolution and may experience degraded performance
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 18 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5424799
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
Anti-Cheat Software VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat)
First seen on SteamDB 1 February 2013 – 22:01:12 UTC (), in changelist #175943
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes

Tags

💥 Action 🔫 FPS 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔫 Shooter 🕒 Classic 👥 Team-Based 🙌 First-Person 🥇 Competitive 🤔 Tactical 📼 1990's 💦 eSports 🥊 PvP 🕹️ Old School 🪖 Military 💡 Strategy 🌲 Survival 🏅 Score Attack 🎸 1980s 🗡️ Assassin 🕯️ Nostalgia

Categories

Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Family Sharing Multi-player Valve Anti-Cheat PvP Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Accessibility Categories

Color Alternatives Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Keyboard Only Option

Assets

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timestamp23 April 2025 – 00:36:12 UTC

Steam charts

  • 10,838 players right now
  • 11,263 24-hour peak
  • 319,586 all-time peak 21 December 2007
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Twitch stats

  • 42 viewers right now
  • 136 24-hour peak
  • 127,518 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 96.30% SteamDB Rating
  • 246,819 97.4% positive reviews
  • 6,534 2.6% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Counter-Strike right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 10838 players live playing Counter-Strike on Steam.

Counter-Strike had an all-time peak of 319586 concurrent players on 21 December 2007.

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