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Counter-Strike

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Counter-Strike (CS) is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games, in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror (bombing, hostage-taking, assassination) and counter-terrorists try to prevent it (bomb defusal, hostage rescue).

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Steam
  • Playstation
  • Xbox
4.5 / 5 Avg rating (4)
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  1.  Multiplayer
  2.  Player vs Player
  3.  Single player
  4.  Works Offline
  5.  Rewards the best answers

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harmansingh
  
Top positive commentDec 17, 2016

no wonder CS is one of the most famous games because of its amazing features, graphics and multiplayer options. I play cs go and it is my favourite game!

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shelehovchanin
  
Positive commentMar 29, 2019

The first online shooter that gained popularity. It's more than a game. This is an eSports discipline.

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7Are5ster
CommentJun 9, 2017

I really like the series of counter strike much better than counter strike global offense.

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thelivingded
CommentMar 11, 2011

Absolutely one of the funnest, and most well balanced games of all time. This is evidenced by it being, 13 years after release, the most played game on steam.

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What is Counter-Strike?

Counter-Strike (CS) is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games, in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror (bombing, hostage-taking, assassination) and counter-terrorists try to prevent it (bomb defusal, hostage rescue). The series began on Windows in 1999 with the first game, Counter-Strike. It was initially released as a modification ("mod") for Half-Life and designed by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe before the rights to the game's intellectual property were acquired by Valve Corporation, the developers of Half-Life.

The series includes:

Counter-Strike (1999) Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (2004) Counter-Strike: Source (2004) Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012) Counter-Strike 2 (2023)

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Counter-Strike information

  • Developed by

    Valve Corporation
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $0 + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5
  • Alternatives

    61 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about Counter-Strike, and it has gotten 139 likes

Counter-Strike was added to AlternativeTo by IWantOpenSourceGames on Apr 16, 2010 and this page was last updated Sep 28, 2023. Counter-Strike is sometimes referred to as Counter Strike, Counter-Strike, CS, CSS, Counter-Strike Source, Counter-Strike Global Offensive.