Editing Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike is a series of [[first-person-shooter]] games and gambling games disguised as first-person-shooters. It was initially created by Minh Le and Jess Cliffe<ref>https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/Counter-Strike</ref> as a mod for the game [[Half-Life 2|Half-Life]].

As they expanded the game, it was bought out by [[Valve|Valve Software]] who helped develop the game. In fact, [[Steam]] was mainly created for automatic downloads because people had to manually get updates from the Valve website for Counter-Strike<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(service)</ref>.
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|+Series of official Counter-Strike games (excluding [https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/Counter-Strike_(series)#:~:text=Spin%2Doffs,Nexon%20%28Microsoft%20Windows Neo, Online, Online 2, and Nexon])
!Screenshot
!Game/Platforms
!Release 
!Reception
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|[[File:202603111714251.jpg|300x300px]]
|'''Counter-Strike 1.6'''
<small>(latest release + CS:CZ and CZDS)</small>

Windows, MacOS''<small><sup>*</sup></small>'', Linux<ref name=":0">https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/Counter-Strike_(series)</ref> <small>(Does not include console releases)</small>
|November 1st, 2000
|9/10 IGN
'Overwhelmingly Positive' Steam
|-
|[[File:20260311171555 1.jpg|300x300px]]
|'''Counter-Strike: Source'''
Windows, MacOS*, Linux<ref name=":0" />
|October 7th, 2004
|8/10 IGN
'Overwhelmingly Positive' Steam
|-
|[[File:20260311171859 1.jpg|300x300px]]
|'''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'''
<small>(standalone**)</small>

Windows, MacOS, Linux<ref name=":0" /> <small>(Does not include console releases)</small>
|August 21, 2012
<small>(Discontinued for the release of Counter-Strike 2)</small>
|8/10 IGN
No Steam rating available.
|-
|[[File:Screenshot of CS2.jpg|300x300px]]
|'''Counter-Strike 2'''
<small>(includes csgo_legacy)</small>

Windows, Linux, SteamOS<ref name=":0" />
|September 27, 2023
(Limited Test: March 22, 2023)
|7/10 IGN
'Very Positive' Steam
|}
<small>*There are no active [[MacOS]] releases currently on Steam for Counter-Strike, and they are all 32-bit.</small> <sub>**Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is available on the [https://store.steampowered.com/app/4465480/CounterStrike_Global_Offensive/ Steam Store] as of March 4th, 2026.</sub>