Release

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Critic score

81/100

Platform families

5

Editorial overview

Inside Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

What it is

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.

Play styles

Multiplayer

Perspective

First person

PC

LUDEX game dossier

Shooter Tactical

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Valve

81Critics4.1/5Tuesday, August 21, 201214 years ago

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Connected releases

2

Game data from IGDB

Themes

Action · Warfare

Languages

24 supported

Cinematic archive

See the world in motion

Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.

20 assets

Official trailers

Trailer

Screenshots & key art

Beyond this game

Explore the complete universe

One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.

FranchiseCounter-StrikeEnter the franchise

Content map

Everything connected to this release

DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.

1 DLC1 Bundle

Playable add-ons

Downloadable content

Optional releases built to extend the base game with new stories, systems, or items.

1 release

DLCCounter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation RiptideSep 21, 2021Requires the base game

Store collections

Bundles

Packages combining this title with other games or downloadable content.

1 release

BundleValve Complete PackApr 21, 2011Multi-item package

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

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Source

Platforms

PlayStation 3
Gen 7
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
Xbox 360
Gen 7

Release history

Aug 21, 2012PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 21, 2012PlayStation 3
Aug 21, 2012Mac
Aug 21, 2012Xbox 360
Sep 23, 2014Linux

Themes & modes

ActionWarfareMultiplayer

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • OS *: Windows® 7/Vista/XP • Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 processor or better • Memory: 2 GB RAM • Graphics: Video card must be 256 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 3.0 • DirectX: Version 9.0c • Storage: 15 GB available space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 • Processor: 64-bit Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: NVIDIA 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1 • Storage: 15 GB available space • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card