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SeriesCounter-Strike

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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First release
Aug 21, 2012
Publisher
Valve
Engine
Source
Genres
Shooter, Tactical · Warfare, Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Mac, Linux, Xbox 360

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment. Two teams, Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists, compete in objective-based rounds across various game modes including bomb defusal, hostage rescue, and deathmatch. The game features an economy system where players purchase weapons and equipment at the start of each round based on performance in previous rounds. Competitive matchmaking, community servers, and a robust skin trading ecosystem support a large active player base.

Also known as Counter-Strike: Ofensiva Global, Counterstrike: Global Offensive, CSGO, CS:GO
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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 21, 2012
PlayStation 3
Aug 21, 2012
Mac
Aug 21, 2012
All 5 release dates
Xbox 360
Aug 21, 2012
Linux
Sep 23, 2014
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
9h
Main + Extras
164h
Completionist
35900h
Game modes
Multiplayer
Perspective
First person
Keywords
modern warfare, skill-based, competitive, swat, fast paced
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At a Glance

Critic Score
81
Main Story (IGDB)
9h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
164h
Completionist (IGDB)
35900h
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Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 68,328 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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