Official Counter-Strike 2 updates and patches. Source: Steam Community.
July 15, 2026 at 02:42 AM • Community Announcements
\ MAPS : Fachwerk • Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop (Update Notes). Boulder • Updated to the latest version from the Community Workshop
Read on SteamJuly 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM • Community Announcements
\ GAMEPLAY : • Removed map-wide minimum one point of damage from new C4 explosions. • Fixed a case where new C4 damage was calculated incorrectly near boundaries to other map areas. • New C4 explosion…
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July 9, 2026 at 12:50 AM • Community Announcements
Reporting for Active Duty Cache has officially arrived, and replaces Overpass in the active duty map pool. Put your hard-earned strats to the test and rise through the Premier ranks i
Read on SteamJuly 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM • Community Announcements
\ PREMIER : • Premier Season Five has begun • Added Cache to the Active Duty Map Pool • Removed Overpass from the Active Duty Map Pool \ GAMEPLAY : • Re-designed effective range and extent of C4 explo…
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July 4, 2026 at 06:43 PM • PC Gamer
nytime you're talking about the hottest game on Steam, there's an evergreen unspoken caveat: 'after Counter-Strike, of course.' CS2 is unquestionably Steam's killer app—it has <a href="https://s
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July 3, 2026 at 09:48 PM • Community Announcements
Today we’re excited to release the Jackass Sticker Capsule in association with Paramount Games Studio, Jackass graphic artist Andy Jenkins, and community artist TheDanidem. Celebrating the rel
Read on SteamJuly 1, 2026 at 04:57 AM • Community Announcements
\ COLOGNE 2026 MAJOR : • Champions Autograph Stickers are now available for purchase in the Major Shop, congratulations to the Falcons! • Highlight Souvenir Charms are now available for purchase in th…
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July 1, 2026 at 04:58 AM • Community Announcements
Taking on the toughest Playoff bracket in Major history, the Falcons made a triumphant statement at the IEM Cologne 2026 Major. Facing the defending Major Champions in the Quarterfinals, Fal
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June 20, 2026 at 10:51 PM • Community Announcements
Following one of the most unforgettable days in Major playoff history, Saturday's Semifinals left two teams standing in pursuit of a Major Championship. After losing the opening map of their P
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June 18, 2026 at 01:22 AM • Community Announcements
Playoffs at the IEM Cologne 2026 Major begin tomorrow and the "Cathedral of Counter-Strike" awaits. For the second consecutive Major, FURIA and Team Spirit finished Stage III with perfect 3-0
Read on SteamJune 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM • Community Announcements
\ COLOGNE 2026 : • Added display of lowest and highest sticker price in the last 7 days in the Cologne 2026 Major Shop. • Added stickers showcase to the Cologne 2026 Major Hub tile on the main menu. \…
Read on SteamMay 29, 2026 at 02:17 AM • Community Announcements
\ COLOGNE 2026 : • Added ability to bookmark stickers in Cologne 2026 Shop. \ MISC : • Added convar r_spectator_flashbang_opacity to control flashbang opacity for remote spectators. • Flashbang effect…
Read on SteamMay 22, 2026 at 02:40 AM • Community Announcements
\ MAJOR : • The IEM Cologne 2026 Major Hub is now available. Visit the hub to purchase tournament items, play the Pick'Em Challenge and more. • Purchase a Cologne 2026 Viewer Pass to receive an upgrad…
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May 22, 2026 at 02:40 AM • Community Announcements
The IEM Cologne 2026 Major is fast approaching. Teams are making final adjustments, fine-tuning their strats, and crossing their fingers that they won't face Vitality until the Grand Final. That can o…
Read on SteamMay 21, 2026 at 01:06 AM • Community Announcements
\ MAPS : Cache • Adjusted player and grenade collision. • Adjusted material blending to improve accuracy of footstep sounds. • Fixed several gaps reported by players. Ancient • Fixed a gap in the wall…
Read on SteamMay 19, 2026 at 01:36 AM • Community Announcements
\ SPECTATING : • Fixed a case of post-processing glitch when switching spectator targets on maps with different post-processing volumes. • Fixed a case of stuck x-ray silhouettes when switching specta…
Read on SteamMay 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM • Community Announcements
\ MAPS : Cache • Fixed various holes in map • Fixed surfacetypes for various materials. • Added grating to some windows to make them block bullets. • Tweaks to player and grenade clipping. \ MISC : • …
Read on SteamMay 8, 2026 at 12:09 AM • Community Announcements
\ MAPS : Cache • Fixed various holes in map. • Simplified grenade clipping in various areas. • Fixed sounds and surfacetypes for various materials. • Orange wire spool at Sandbags has been exchanged f…
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May 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM • Community Announcements
Today we are releasing six new music kits with NIGHTMODE Records. NIGHTMODE II Music Kits are now available in the STORE tab, featuring: • ALRT, DOPAMINE HIT • Altare, Change My Mind
Read on SteamMay 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM • Community Announcements
\ MAPS : Cache • Map-wide clipping fixes and geometry polish. • Fixed some spots where bomb would be unreachable when dropped. • Fixed dynamic shadows breaking in some spots. • Fixed some surface soun…
Read on SteamApril 29, 2026 at 11:46 PM • Community Announcements
\ MAPS : Cache • Bomb explosion radius increased. • Lighting Adjustments around Vent. • Disabled player collision on sign and removed lamp by squeaky. • Reworked e-box on A-site for better visibility.…
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April 29, 2026 at 12:25 PM • GamingOnLinux
A return of a classic, the popular Cache map has finally returned with the latest Counter-Strike 2 update that's out now. All while ANIMGRAPH 2 work continues. Read the full article here:
Read on SteamApril 29, 2026 at 12:24 AM • Community Announcements
\ MAPS : Cache • Added Cache to Competitive, Casual, Deathmatch, and Retakes modes. Dust II • Uncovered Mid Box (Xbox) to reveal a previously hidden jump spot. On purpose this time. Office • Enabled c…
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Read on SteamApril 25, 2026 at 12:45 AM • Community Announcements
\ ANIMGRAPH 2 : • Fixed XM1014 shells flickering when starting a reload. • Fixed bugs with dual berettas in first person and in spectator mode. • Fixed inspect/cancel causing multiple worldmodel deplo…
Read on SteamApril 23, 2026 at 12:40 AM • Community Announcements
\ GAMEPLAY : • Adjusted ground smoothing at locations where the player can stand on very thin ledges. \ ANIMGRAPH 2 : • Minor adjustments to viewmodel animations. \ MISC : • Corrected some improper ch…
Read on SteamApril 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM • Community Announcements
\ GAMEPLAY : • Adjusted camera motion due to recoil to match CS:GO more closely. Bullet trajectories should continue to match CS2. • Players will now experience the full camera motion due to external …
Read on SteamApril 21, 2026 at 03:11 AM • Community Announcements
\ MISC : • Fixed a bug that removed the delay between burst fire bullets.
Read on SteamApril 21, 2026 at 12:58 AM • Community Announcements
All changes from the animgraph_2_beta build are now live. \ ANIMGRAPH 2 : • Minor adjustments to viewmodel animations. • Adjusted general weapon deploy animation logic. • Fixed issues with transitioni…
Read on SteamApril 17, 2026 at 10:47 PM • Community Announcements
The following changes are available in the animgraph_2_beta build. To opt into the beta build, follow the instructions here: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5A86-0DF4-C59E-8C4A To report bu…
Read on SteamApril 15, 2026 at 12:07 AM • Community Announcements
The following changes are available in the animgraph_2_beta build. To opt into the beta build, follow the instructions here: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5A86-0DF4-C59E-8C4A To report bu…
Read on SteamApril 10, 2026 at 01:17 AM • Community Announcements
The following changes are available in the animgraph_2_beta build. To opt into the beta build, follow the instructions here: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5A86-0DF4-C59E-8C4A To report bu…
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April 2, 2026 at 02:22 PM • GamingOnLinux
While I still sit here waiting for Danger Zone to return (please Valve), Counter-Strike 2 just got a big Beta upgrade with a new animation system. Read the full article here: https://www.g
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April 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM • Community Announcements
Today we're shipping a beta build that updates CS2's animation system to Animgraph 2, which reduces the CPU and networking costs associated with animation. Along with the technical work involv
Read on SteamApril 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM • Community Announcements
The following changes are available in the animgraph_2_beta build. To opt into the beta build, follow the instructions here: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5A86-0DF4-C59E-8C4A To report bu…
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March 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM • Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Bang. 29 bullets left. Bang, bang, bang, rattatata. 14 bullets left. I'd better reload, in case someone comes around that corner and I need a full clip on hand to empty into t
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March 19, 2026 at 10:31 AM • GamingOnLinux
Possibly one of the most controversial updates for the Counter-Strike series as a whole, the latest Counter-Strike 2 update brings major changes from Valve. Read the full article here: ht
Read on SteamMarch 18, 2026 at 11:35 PM • Community Announcements
From reloading to custom games, today's update will give you plenty to think about. Reload [img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/3381077/5dd914dd4a8901aa52b0075f683a6d0e3538d55b.png"][/…
Read on SteamMarch 18, 2026 at 11:35 PM • Community Announcements
GAMEPLAY : • Reloading has been refactored to encourage more careful consideration of the use of ammo. When you reload a magazine-fed weapon, all remaining ammo in the magazine is discarded and a new,…
Read on SteamMarch 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM • Community Announcements
\[ X-Ray Scanner ] • Players in Germany and Netherlands will have an X-Ray Scanner tab in their Inventory. For those players, containers can only be opened via X-ray Scanner. The X-Ray Scanner will co…
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March 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM • Community Announcements
Today we're introducing the Dead Hand Collection, featuring 17 finishes from community contributors and 22 all-new gloves as rare special items. [carousel][img]https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.
Read on SteamMarch 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM • Community Announcements
\ DEAD HAND COLLECTION : • The Dead Hand Collection is now available, featuring 17 finishes from community contributors, and including 22 all-new gloves as rare special items. • Access items in the De…
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March 10, 2026 at 01:34 PM • Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Tis the season for taking Steam to court, apparently. A new class action lawsuit has been filed in Washington, USA accusing Valve of running an unlawful gamb
Read on SteamNovember 14, 2025 at 02:01 AM • Community Announcements
\ MISC : • Fixed ability to plant C4 while standing on top of a teammate. • Fixed a rendering bug on transparent charms attached to planted C4 or dropped weapons. • Fixed a bug where Budapest 2025 Coi…
Read on SteamNovember 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM • Community Announcements
\ MISC : • Fixed a case of observers experiencing incorrect post-processing effects when switching observer targets. • Disabled TrueView while watching a live playcast to match on-server observing exp…
Read on SteamDecember 6, 2025 at 01:26 AM • Community Announcements
Today we are introducing optional Supplemental Terms for releasing Counter-Strike 2 items in-game, found here, which allows the Counter-Strike 2 team to license items for a flat fee, found below: • We…
Read on SteamDecember 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM • Community Announcements
\ RENDERING : • Improved shadow fidelity on view models. • Added local client icon cache for inventory items. • Fixed a case that caused a small number of users to receive an erroneous VAC ban. The ba…
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December 10, 2025 at 09:13 PM • Community Announcements
Only 8 teams remain in the StarLadder Budapest Major, which means the Playoffs are upon us. FURIA and Team Spirit finished Stage III with perfect 3-0 records. MOUZ, The MongolZ, and Vital
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December 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM • Community Announcements
Only two teams remain in the StarLadder Budapest Major! Team Vitality has yet to drop a map in the Playoffs, defeating The MongolZ in the Quarterfinals and Team Spirit in the Semifinals 2
Read on SteamDecember 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM • Community Announcements
\ MAJOR : • Champions Autographs Capsule is now available for purchase, congratulations to Team Vitality! • Highlight Souvenir Packages can now be acquired for the Playoff matches.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM • Community Announcements
The StarLadder Budapest Major capped off an incredible 2025 for Team Vitality, who won their second consecutive Major Championship and the organization's third overall. Coming into the Gr
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December 26, 2025 at 09:04 PM • Community Announcements
Starting January 1, 2026, the newest Service Medal will be available in-game. Reach Global General (Rank 40) to reset your Profile Rank and earn (or upgrade) your 2026 Service Medal. Good lu
Read on SteamJanuary 21, 2026 at 11:58 PM • Community Announcements
\ PREMIER : • Premier Season Four has begun • Added Anubis to the Active Duty Map Pool • Removed Train from the Active Duty Map Pool \ COMPETITIVE : • Adjusted underlying per-map competitive matchmaki…
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January 21, 2026 at 11:58 PM • Community Announcements
Premier Season Four is here, and it brings a host of community content, in-game items, gameplay tweaks, and bug fixes along with it! Anubis is back after a short vacation, and has sev
Read on SteamJanuary 22, 2026 at 11:54 PM • Community Announcements
\ GAMEPLAY : • Landing vertical velocity now affects landing speed penalties similar to sv_legacy_jump stamina. \ MISC : • Fixed an issue that led to a small number of users to erroneously receive a V…
Read on SteamJanuary 27, 2026 at 01:09 AM • Community Announcements
\ GAMEPLAY : • Molotov/incendiary grenades that bounce off an enemy player have a one-time fuse extension added to prevent them from air-bursting when their has-never-hit-the-world timer elapses. \ SO…
Read on SteamJanuary 30, 2026 at 01:17 AM • Community Announcements
\ GAMEPLAY : • Damage from HE grenades that explode mid-air near the ground will no longer be calculated as if they exploded on the ground. \ SOUND : • Various knife sound adjustments. \ MISC : • Perf…
Read on SteamFebruary 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM • Community Announcements
\ MISC : • Fixed a case where switching firstperson spectator targets would cause viewmodel animations to reset. • Fixed a case where physics calculations far from the origin were causing performance …
Read on SteamFebruary 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM • Community Announcements
\ MISC : • Localization code and text changes.
Read on SteamFebruary 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM • Community Announcements
\ MISC : • Mitigated a performance issue that primarily affected Windows 10 users with recent Intel CPUs. • Fixed a case where the Delete Item inventory option wasn't working. • Fixed a case of visual…
Read on SteamFebruary 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM • Community Announcements
\ MAP SCRIPTING : • Added Instance.SetSaveData • Added Instance.GetSaveData • Workshop maps can write up to 1MB of save data. • Workshop saves leverage Steam Cloud and persist across installs. • Save …
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March 4, 2026 at 12:19 PM • PCGamesN
Counter-Strike 2 has largely been a continued triumph for Valve, sitting atop the Steam charts and consistently pulling dail
Read on SteamMarch 4, 2026 at 11:51 PM • Community Announcements
\ MISC : • Starting today, items listed for sale on Steam Community Market will remain in your inventory for use while they are listed (e.g., your weapon can be equipped in your loadout while it is li…
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