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Counter-Strike
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 aff
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Game's over 25 years old and I'd still rather play it than CS2”
“good game”
“Best Counter Strike made, Better than Counter Strike 2 to be honest, no cheaters at all.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Best Counter Strike made, Better than Counter Strike 2 to be honest, no cheaters at all.”
“Greatest competitive shooter ever, still active in 2026”
“A fantastic PC game. Still holds up pretty well after almost 26 years. Still has a lively community to play on any servers.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Game's over 25 years old and I'd still rather play it than CS2”
“"the game that never dies"”
“One of the best FPS ever made. Still doing lan parties and playing this with friends.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One of the best FPS ever made. Still doing lan parties and playing this with friends.”
“A fantastic PC game. Still holds up pretty well after almost 26 years. Still has a lively community to play on any servers.”
“CS 1.6 is one of my favorite shooters to this day. I have fond memories of playing it for hours and hours when I was in elementary/middle school both alone and with friends. Especially the modes on community servers…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's oldschool shooting game, mostly known to older generations. It brought me back through time. Anyone who like real time shooting game, challange and good time should play CS 1.6”
“Honestly a really good game. it may be old and the graphics absolutley don't hold up but the gunplay is unique and the maps are incredibly iconic. I played lots of servers and looked around the maps. The maps looked…”
“veri strategi game no hard think good”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Better than cs 2 in every way but not that good if you don't speak Russian.”
“Honestly a really good game. it may be old and the graphics absolutley don't hold up but the gunplay is unique and the maps are incredibly iconic. I played lots of servers and looked around the maps. The maps looked…”
“Good ol'classic, the best zombie servers are on CS 1.6 imo, so are the w3 and ctf servers, sadly most of ppl dont play this game anymore, but its nostalgia.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“fire, but no spray control.”
“Its okay, not nearly as good as Source.”
“TOTALLY A BAD game”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Крутая игра, только немного труднее настроить игру с ботами как в пиратке”
“old klasika. id like it to be possible to change crosshair in to resolution apropriate”
“имба игра, только один минус ето в прицелахз а так норм стрелялка”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This is my fav CS game ever. The CS 1.6 never gets old and feels boring to play, it always has that adrenaline and heart pumping moments. The game's old, looks trash compared to nowadays, buggy mess sometimes and…”
“Honestly a really good game. it may be old and the graphics absolutley don't hold up but the gunplay is unique and the maps are incredibly iconic. I played lots of servers and looked around the maps. The maps looked…”
“The pioneer. The blueprint. The game that started it all. This games is THE foundation of the FPS genre as we know it today. Before all the modern shooters, before matchmaking, before esports became mainstream, there…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“CS 1.6 was one of the last games where your nickname meant more than your rank. There were no profiles to flex, no skins to show off, no matchmaking badge beside your name just reputation. If you were good, people remembered you. If you were toxic, everyone knew. And if you…”
— a player, Steam review · 537 hrs played“What can i say guys... we all grew up with this game. It's really sad to see what Counter Strike became today - pity Valve went into the money way.”
— a player, Steam review · 2,575 hrs played“This game changed my life for sure! it deserves a tattoo on my butt.”
— a player, Steam review · 1,271 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:12 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
Counter-Strike: Source
96.1% · 65,470 reviews
shares E Sports, Competitive, Team Based, Military
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
92.4% · 1,889 reviews
shares Competitive, Team Based, Classic, Military
Counter-Strike 2
86.4% · 2,532,403 reviews
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VAIL
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Quake Live
84.3% · 8,995 reviews
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Splitgate
91.4% · 87,543 reviews
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Gray Zone Warfare
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · FPS · Multiplayer · Shooter · Classic · Team-Based · First-Person · Competitive · Tactical · 1990's · e-sports · PvP (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Stereo Sound |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Korean * * |
| Estimated owners | 10,000,000 – 20,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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