Counter-Strike:Global Offensive Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-29
Review summary
  • Overall positive reception
  • Better than CS2
  • Fun with friends and bots
  • Official servers shut down
  • Official matchmaking unavailable
  • Game is buggy and unoptimized
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive header

Categories

First-Person ShooterTactical ShooterCompetitive MultiplayerTeam-based CombatBomb DefusalWeapon CustomizationEsports SimulationCommunity Server and Custom Content Enthusiast

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMpositiveWindows <8GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
67,030
Positive
64,92596.9%
Negative
2,1053.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
4,440,911
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
6801.01%
Estimated copies lost
45,052
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
6821%
Avg playtime 0.7h
16,21624.2%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
1,4192.1%
Avg playtime 52.9h
48,69172.7%
Avg playtime 43.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day320 rev/day
Last 30d82.5 rev/day
Quarterly24,925.5 rev/qtr
Days covered209.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
67,008 total
Organic purchasers67,008100.0%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
67,008 total
First impression0-2h30,69745.8%
Voted up: 97%
Mid game2-10h23,70235.4%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h6,0108.97%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+6,5999.85%
Voted up: 96%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.10% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
96.9%
Global baseline 96.9%
65 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 67,030 total.