Counter-Strike on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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.

Counter-Strike is a action, fps and multiplayer game developed and published by Valve.
Released on November 01st 2000 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.

It has received 249,036 reviews of which 242,642 were positive and 6,394 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 8.19€ on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows

Minimum: 500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Recommended: 800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb+ video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

MacOS
Minimum: OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3, 1GB RAM, 4GB Hard Drive Space,NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, ATI X1600 or higher, or Intel HD 3000 or higher Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Linux
Minimum: Linux Ubuntu 12.04, Dual-core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz, 1GB Memory, nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1, 4GB Hard Drive Space, OpenAL Compatible Sound Card

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Feb. 2025
My first game on 1.6 servers >join a russian server as thats the one with best ping >join CT > hear alot of "cyka" "blyat" >dont speak as i cant speak russian >one of the admins call out my name and ask why I dont speak > open google translate >by the time i started to say anything I got kicked >10/10
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Jan. 2025
A legendary tactical shooter that shaped the genre. Simple yet deep gameplay, excellent weapon balance, and iconic maps keep the game relevant even today. Pure nostalgia and classic FPS action.
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Dec. 2024
This game is fire. Love meeting 46 year old Russian dads that just came home from work and are drinking beer. My new friend Vlad is crazy at this game. Was invited to a party in Smolensk, however sadly couldn't attend. Would recommend.
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Oct. 2024
Imagine, there is a version of Counter-Strike without skins and gambling and yet it is still fun to play. Even 20 years after its release....
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May 2024
6500 hours on csgo/cs2 2100 hours on cs source 1500-2000 hours on cs 1.6 So I can say that for a large part of my life I played counter strike games. I started playing cs1.6 since I was a kid. I was playing with bots, I didn't even have speakers, but I still had so much fun. No matter how much nerves this game made me, I always came back to it. I love the Counter Strike series and always will. Counter Strike was my childhood alongside other games like GTA. I also really like Counter Strike 2, but Valve please kindly make a better Anti Cheat for this game. It's a shame for the community, it's a shame for the whole history of this name to be ruined by hackers.
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Counter-Strike
9.6
242,642
6,394
Online players
9,724
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Release 01 Nov 2000
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