Counter-Strike 2

Item: Counter-Strike 2
Rating: 60
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-20

Summary

Significant graphical enhancements via Source 2 engine.
Satisfying, responsive, and engaging core gameplay.
Dynamic smokes add tactical depth to matches.
Core mechanics retained with added improvements.
Rampant cheating and ineffective anti-cheat measures.
Highly toxic community and poor matchmaking experience.

Categories

First-Person ShooterCompetitive MultiplayerTactical ShooterEsports SimulationTeam-based CombatObjective-Driven CombatMod SupportWeapon Customization

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 69%
Unhelpful reviews: 19%
Protest reviews: 12%

60%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
40%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4615
Negative points: 4810
Gameplay points: 1659
Perf. points: 579
Rec. points: 2075
Misc points: 885

Point	Description	Importance
Significant graphical enhancements via Source 2 Description The Source 2 engine significantly enhances the game's visuals, introducing realistic lighting, detailed textures, and improved character models. This upgrade creates a more immersive and modern gaming experience, while also improving map visibility. The improved graphics and physics contribute to more realistic gameplay. Importance 70%	The Source 2 engine significantly enhances the game's visuals, introducing realistic lighting, detailed textures, and improved character models. This upgrade creates a more immersive and modern gaming experience, while also improving map visibility. The improved graphics and physics contribute to more realistic gameplay.	70%
Satisfying, responsive, and engaging gameplay Description The core gameplay loop remains satisfying, with responsive gunplay, refined recoil patterns, and improved hit registration. The game provides adrenaline-pumping moments and rewards precision and practice. The refined mechanics and satisfying feedback contribute to an engaging experience. Importance 53%	The core gameplay loop remains satisfying, with responsive gunplay, refined recoil patterns, and improved hit registration. The game provides adrenaline-pumping moments and rewards precision and practice. The refined mechanics and satisfying feedback contribute to an engaging experience.	53%
Dynamic smokes enhance tactical gameplay Description Dynamic smoke grenades that react to gunfire and explosions add a new layer of tactical depth to gameplay. These interactive smokes allow for creative strategies and improvisation, making each match feel different based on smoke usage. The improved audio design also enhances situational awareness. Importance 34%	Dynamic smoke grenades that react to gunfire and explosions add a new layer of tactical depth to gameplay. These interactive smokes allow for creative strategies and improvisation, making each match feel different based on smoke usage. The improved audio design also enhances situational awareness.	34%
Core mechanics retained, improvements added Description The game retains the core mechanics that made the series legendary while introducing improvements such as a sub-tick system and upgraded anti-cheat. These changes aim to provide a more fluid, responsive, and fair experience, attracting both new and returning players to the competitive scene. Importance 18%	The game retains the core mechanics that made the series legendary while introducing improvements such as a sub-tick system and upgraded anti-cheat. These changes aim to provide a more fluid, responsive, and fair experience, attracting both new and returning players to the competitive scene.	18%
Rewards skill, strategy, and teamwork Description The game emphasizes skill-based gameplay, rewarding strategic thinking, precise aiming, and team coordination. Mastering the game's nuances offers a sense of achievement, and success depends on skill and experience rather than pay-to-win elements. Importance 17%	The game emphasizes skill-based gameplay, rewarding strategic thinking, precise aiming, and team coordination. Mastering the game's nuances offers a sense of achievement, and success depends on skill and experience rather than pay-to-win elements.	17%
Strong community fosters camaraderie Description The game fosters a strong sense of community through competitive matches, shared experiences, and various social features. This vibrant and passionate community offers opportunities to connect with others, share strategies, and participate in tournaments, enhancing the overall gaming experience. Importance 15%	The game fosters a strong sense of community through competitive matches, shared experiences, and various social features. This vibrant and passionate community offers opportunities to connect with others, share strategies, and participate in tournaments, enhancing the overall gaming experience.	15%
Sustained by esports popularity Description The game's popularity is sustained by its presence in esports, attracting new players through promotion and accessibility. Its balance, skill-based mechanics, and strategic depth make it perfect for high-level competitive play, with major tournaments drawing huge audiences. Importance 9%	The game's popularity is sustained by its presence in esports, attracting new players through promotion and accessibility. Its balance, skill-based mechanics, and strategic depth make it perfect for high-level competitive play, with major tournaments drawing huge audiences.	9%
Enjoyable and good value Description The game is enjoyable and offers good value for the cost, with a long playtime and well-developed mechanics. Despite some flaws, the game can bring adrenaline and laughter, and it is not pay-to-win. Importance 8%	The game is enjoyable and offers good value for the cost, with a long playtime and well-developed mechanics. Despite some flaws, the game can bring adrenaline and laughter, and it is not pay-to-win.	8%
Steam Workshop integration and updates Description Valve has made it easy for players to create and share their own custom maps, skins, and game modes via Steam Workshop integration. Valve consistently releases updates that improve balance, add new content, and tweak gameplay. Importance 8%	Valve has made it easy for players to create and share their own custom maps, skins, and game modes via Steam Workshop integration. Valve consistently releases updates that improve balance, add new content, and tweak gameplay.	8%
Enhanced esports and spectator features Description The game includes updated spectator mode and esports features, ensuring that competitive events are more exciting and engaging. New social features have been implemented to encourage team creation and communication between players, enhancing the overall competitive experience. Importance 7%	The game includes updated spectator mode and esports features, ensuring that competitive events are more exciting and engaging. New social features have been implemented to encourage team creation and communication between players, enhancing the overall competitive experience.	7%
Improved audio cues enhance awareness Description The game features improved audio cues, making it easier to pinpoint the direction of footsteps and other important sounds. This enhanced sound design improves situational awareness and provides players with the tools they need to outmaneuver their opponents. Importance 7%	The game features improved audio cues, making it easier to pinpoint the direction of footsteps and other important sounds. This enhanced sound design improves situational awareness and provides players with the tools they need to outmaneuver their opponents.	7%
Grenades can turn the tide Description Smoke grenades, flashbangs, Molotovs, and decoys can turn the tide of battle when used correctly. The new smoke grenades are amazing. Importance 6%	Smoke grenades, flashbangs, Molotovs, and decoys can turn the tide of battle when used correctly. The new smoke grenades are amazing.	6%