Game

Counter-Strike

2000 · Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · Shooter

77IGDB player score
773 ratings

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A 77 average from 773 ratings. Does what it sets out to do, no more and no less. This is about the gunplay, from Valve. Warfare set the stage, the shooting does the talking. Bring your squad — the multiplayer is the main event. Released in 2000 and aging better than most games from last year.

About this game

Counter-Strike is a team-based multiplayer tactical first-person shooter in which players join either the Terrorist or Counter-Terrorist side and compete in objective-based rounds. The primary game modes involve bomb defusal and hostage rescue, played across designated maps. Players purchase weapons and equipment between rounds using money earned from eliminations and completed objectives, and eliminated players must wait until the next round to respawn. Originally a fan-made modification for Half-Life created by Minh Le and Jess Cliffe in 1999, it was acquired by Valve and released as a standalone retail product in 2000, becoming one of the most influential first-person shooters and spawning multiple sequels including Counter-Strike: Source, Global Offensive, and Counter-Strike 2.