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Counter-Strike: Source
Developer Valve
Counter-Strike: Source is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve and Turtle Rock Studios. Released in October 2004 for Windows, it is a remake of Counter-Strike (2000) using the Source game engine. As in the original, Counter-Strike: Source pits a team of counter-terrorists against a team of terrorists in a series of rounds. Each round is won either by completing an objective (such as… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
444 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
93
LovedLoved
307 positive · 23 negative
95% range 90–95%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 307 | 23 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 12 | 5 | 66 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 10 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
63,945 of 66,563 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
93% recommend · 222 yes, 18 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 240 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (186,570 of 193,758 positive).
Players praise Counter-Strike: Source as a timeless classic that still feels better than newer versions. [1][2][3] Many reviewers highlight the game's lack of cosmetics and gambling mechanics, offering a pure Counter-Strike experience. [4][5][6] Some players express frustration with the prevalence of Russian servers and scam servers. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [9]
its basically impossible to find a server thats not just russian malware slop
- [1]
Counter-Strike: Source is pure nostalgia and still a lot of fun. The movement feels smooth, gunplay is satisfying, and the game has that classic Counter-Strike vibe that’s hard to replace. Community servers, custom maps, and mods gave CSS endless replay value back in the day, and even now it’s great to jump in for some old-school action. It may not be as competitive as newer versions, but it has its own charm. CSS …
- [2]
This game still feels better than CS2 most of the times. No cheaters, no unnecesary things. Pure CS experience. When you get bored of the cheaters in CS2, come and enjoy a good old CS.
- [5]
Counter-Strike: Source is one of those games that's still fun no matter how old it gets. The Source engine gives it a lot of charm, and the huge amount of mods, custom maps, and community servers means there's always something different to play. I also appreciate the little details, like voice chat changing based on where players are, which makes the game feel more alive. And unlike a lot of modern shooters, there …
- [14]
The physics are "floaty," the ragdolls are hilarious, and the Deagle actually hits where you aim. Counter-Strike: Source is still the peak of community-driven fun. Whether it's Jailbreak, Zombie Survival, or 24/7 Office, this game has a soul that newer versions just haven't replicated
Summarised from 34 of the 328 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Counter-Strike: Source talk about pure Counter-Strike experience without cosmetics or gambling; those who didn't talk about many servers are Russian with excessive mods. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Counter-Strike: Source was met with positive reviews from professional critics. Metacritic, a review aggregator website, awarded Source a rating of 88 out of a possible 100 based on 9 critic's reviews. IGN praised the game for its graphical improvements; Jeff Haynes said the game was "much more detailed, featuring many more polygons per model, bump mapping and other graphical enhancements" compared to the original.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 444 · most liked firstVideo game-loving China monk defends hobby, says gaming, religion serve similar life purposes. > Buddhist brother says engaging with others in ‘violent’ and ‘bloody’ online game is like playing chess; only worries he may become addicted > > Huayan once achieved the Legendary Eagle Master position, a very high ranking in Counter-Strike (CS). > > “Why should I quit this good activity? While playing games, I can communicate and cooperate with people to achieve a win-win situation. I also gain…
neutral · AI labelView post →‼️ Russia: “The Russian Counter-Strike game about the "SMO" failed on the largest gaming platform.” 👉 "Squad 22: ZOV" which was developed with support from the Russian Ministry of Defense 🍿You’ve got to see these three brutal sentences… www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/08/r...
neutral · AI labelView post →Classic game, from a time when LAN parties reigned supreme and our only responsibilities were going to school. Good old days. To my friend who has since passed: You still owe me for that backstab. Just you wait! <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No cosmetics, no gambling mechanics, just Counter Strike. Obviously that ain't going to pay for Gaben's flotilla of yachts.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Living through the best game of Counter-Strike I’ve ever played - not due to any skill or plays - but because one guy is using voice chat as a platform to vent out his frustrations with the appraisal he got on the house he’s trying to sell and how his garage remodel “totally fucked” him
positive · AI labelView post →Valve was at one time very likely to just hire you and your team to make a spiritual successor or sequel to your own game for them. The devs for Counter-Strike, Team Fortress, Narbacular Drop (aka Portal), and, at least for a time, Turtle Rock Studios, were all working directly for Valve. The only one I am pretty sure is still there is Robin Walker (TF).
neutral · AI labelView post →Whether you love this game for being the best version, hate it for being the best version, or just downloaded it for the Garry's Mod textures, there's one thing that unites us all: we can all agree it's a way better game than Counter-Strike 2.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BEAUTY calls us.. and we are going back to PREHISTORY by playing the ineffable XBOX EXCLUSIVE platformer mascot TORK. tork. we also have COUNTER-STRIKE, the only console release of the game, SUDEKI & more.. SCORPY'S BEAUTIFUL DISCS 7PM EST @ twitch.tv/socpens
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're a fan of Rats maps, especially in Counter-Strike, but also in other FPS games, you might like the last level of this game! A giant house, bedroom, stairs, and kitchen to explore and do skateboard tricks using the furniture, toys, cheese, and other things!
positive · AI labelView post →Zelda? RPG. Ridge Racer Type 4? RPG. Counter-Strike? RPG. Civilization? 4X game. Sims? You best believe that’s an RPG.
neutral · AI labelView post →PSA: If you are playing Counter-Strike 2 and you get this popup, CLICK ACCEPT! That is how you start playing the game
neutral · AI labelView post →There are thousands of 255/255 russian servers with names like [SEX, CASINO, BLOODBATH 24/7 | ЕКАТЕРИНБУРГ 18+] in server search and it scares me
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game would be alot more fun if 99% of the servers werent russian servers with 100000000 mods that add nothing but hentai to the game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Only plays Counter Strike actually, and most of his posts are whining about them making it less easy to make money scamming kids on skins in the game, lol.
neutral · AI labelView post →Counter-Strike 2 might be the biggest game on Steam, but Global Offensive is breaking player count records since it went standalone again.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is great, just stop banning me for bhopping. It's culture.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New Counter-Strike 2 update synced the game with the Source 2 codebase for the first time in nine months, resulting in a significant number of leaks related to the next Valve game - HLX (rumored to be Half-Life 3) Watch it here - youtu.be/FmiOntFhgHQ
neutral · AI labelView post →Counter-Strike: Source is pure nostalgia and still a lot of fun. The movement feels smooth, gunplay is satisfying, and the game has that classic Counter-Strike vibe that’s hard to replace. Community servers, custom maps, and mods gave CSS endless replay value back in the day, and even now it’s great to jump in for some old-school action. It may not be as competitive as newer versions, but it has its own charm. CSS is a timeless classic. If you grew up with Counter-Strike or just want to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →guy who’s never seen a video game in their life watching a Counter-Strike match: no! No!!!!! Stop shooting each other!!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Thank you I feel incredibly old thinking about my windows 98 PC that could play Counter-Strike flawlessly in 2002 or whatever without any sort of GPU and barely any ram But now that same PC would choke to death trying to run an 16bit game made in RPG Maker
positive · AI labelView post →Best Esports Game goes to Counter-Strike 2 Best Esports Athlete - Chovy Best Esports Team - Team Vitality
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello everyone! I'm a 3D and environment artist, currently working on an unannounced project. Last year, we've released our first game called The Gap, but you may also know me from Counter-Strike maps.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game still feels better than CS2 most of the times. No cheaters, no unnecesary things. Pure CS experience. When you get bored of the cheaters in CS2, come and enjoy a good old CS.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The other thing I mourn with Destiny 2 is that it is the last great classical online shooter, the final game in the lineage that includes Team Fortress 2, Halo, Unreal Tournament, HL2 Deathmatch, (begrudgingly) Counter-Strike, and of course who could forget Lawbreakers (RIP).
neutral · AI labelView post →BREAKING COUNTER-STRIKE 2 NEWS: Apple have collaborated with Valve in order to put the iPhone Duo in the game
neutral · AI labelView post →surfing in 2026 still hits in this game The learning curve of trying to master it - seeing people zoom past me, I have a long way to go.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Counter-Strike 2 adds an intense fast-paced 3v3 'Rush' game mode #NativeLinux #FPS #Action #BattleRoyale #Steam
neutral · AI labelView post →it's actually so sad this game has less players than its old days, absolute masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first game that deserve its own price, like if you buy this you can say proudly yesss! i brought something else on STEAM , this game never getting old,no matter how many times i played this. cool mods fast like blink of eye servers are running punchy Sound Fx good OG gamers are there not fancy or cool graphics like modern games but CS is always a God.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Source was the game back in the day. The physics, the maps, the nostalgia — it still feels amazing to hop in for a few rounds.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How does a game server differentiate between multiple clients on the same network? Do they even?. I'm not great at networking concepts, but my basic understanding is that computer networking relies on constructs like IP addresses and port numbers to direct data packets to the correct device and application. So, if I'm playing an online game like Minecraft or Counter-Strike, I am able to connect to the dedicated game server using the server's IP address (which might be associated with a…
neutral · AI labelView post →Counter-Strike: Source is one of those games that's still fun no matter how old it gets. The Source engine gives it a lot of charm, and the huge amount of mods, custom maps, and community servers means there's always something different to play. I also appreciate the little details, like voice chat changing based on where players are, which makes the game feel more alive. And unlike a lot of modern shooters, there are no paid skins, battle passes, or cosmetic shops everywhere—it's just a solid…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A long time ago i played CSS with my friends EcU clan just to “have fun.” Spoiler: nobody was having fun, everyone was yelling. Endless Pugs, Scrims until sunrise, blown out mics and strategies made up on the spot. Counter-Strike: Source wasn’t a game. It was a way of life.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game is called Counter-Strike 3: Story Mode
neutral · AI labelView post →Had a lot of fun with this game back in the day. Probably the best version of Counter-Strike.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i played this game because i am suck at playing cs2, now i know that i am not suitable to playing fps game. even the bots are kicking my ahh
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's Arms Dealer Update changed the game in a lot of unfortunate ways (although not from Valve's point of view - it turned a flop into one of the most enduring esports scenes ever)
neutral · AI labelView post →Better then cs2 no cases no cheaters just counter strike, sad that theres no matchmaking
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Counter-Strike 2 gets a major update with reload changes, custom game modes #CounterStrike2 #CS2 #Valve
neutral · AI labelView post →New Counter-Strike 2 update mentions some sort of "bidding" system related to in-game XP. Something that you can buy using gained XP?
neutral · AI labelView post →I clicked on the trailer for Counter Strike 2, and they're talking about ticks - a game detail that was supposed to be hidden to the player - and how they've introduced "subticks" as a gameplay feature. Man what the fuck went wrong with Counter Strike players.
negative · AI labelView post →Wait the IT outage is a Counter Strike outage? It’s a fine game but I didn’t realize so many people were still playing it/apparently running their businesses off it?
neutral · AI labelView post →PLS UPDATE FOR MODERN AMD GPUS Game is unstable and tends to crash randomly from time to time when i join servers or host my own. I also use vulcan launch parameter because without it the game looks like it has FSR ON
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are many things about this game that have managed to keep my attention for the past 15 years. The game has extremely good bots, which i can't imagine was easy to make. They flank you, communicate with each other for objectives, and generally behave like a real player would. The bots have single-handedly kept me entertained for a good 90% of my playtime, and i generally don't have much to complain about with them. The optimization in this game is also extremely good. It's a Source Engine…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A little context: this is the CS game I have the most hours playing and that I love the most, but at the time Steam didn't had achievements or track playtime, I also made good friends here that last today, others died by incurable disease or urban violence but their profile remain friended with me. BF2, TFC and CS "1.6" playtime are probably close, but bellow when TF2 released I didn't liked so much because I expected some military game style, accordingly to the official beta trailer Valve…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →steamdb has more followers than Counter-Strike gg dead game end of service
neutral · AI labelView post →Millennial Steam friends list be like In Game: That one unemployed guy - playing MMO / clicker game 3 guys - playing Counter Strike Online: 13 people - staring at library, wishing the weekend was longer Offline: 74 people - average last seen: 272 days ago
neutral · AI labelView post →The physics are "floaty," the ragdolls are hilarious, and the Deagle actually hits where you aim. Counter-Strike: Source is still the peak of community-driven fun. Whether it's Jailbreak, Zombie Survival, or 24/7 Office, this game has a soul that newer versions just haven't replicated
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Launch this game and shoot 1 bullet. It will automatically feel better than cs2. Sadly most servers are dead now, but there are a few mix servers where you can play ranked.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like how Counter strike's original cover looks like a 90s hip hop album. No video game will ever be as cool as Counter Strike was in the year 2000
positive · AI labelView post →You should get off Counter Strike some, play other games... The other game:
neutral · AI labelView post →Better than any other versions rn. Movement is gorgeous, bhop is a skill, everyone is hacking on server, community is filled with the most diverse autistical lads you'll ever finds and that's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ asbolute peak gaming. Still a ZE noob after 600+ hours btw.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a Chromebook Plus player, this game runs AMAZINGLY on here. My brother bought the game for me, and its been a very fun game to play. Also, don't listen to Steam- it says the game doesn't work with controller despite the fact there's literally an option in the settings to use controller.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →genuinely the best available counter strike game out there right now, now that csgo matchmaking is no more
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game that was ahead of its time for its period. Counter-Strike Source is still a great shooter/ FPS game to this day in 2026. If you have never played Counter-Strike before, I highly encourage you to give this game or newer versions of Counter-Strike a try. You can never go wrong with a game developed by Valve.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This sleek remaster of the original Counter-Strike which ran on the GoldSource engine is truly the definitive way to experience Counter-Strike. I'm not a big fan of multiplayer-only games, and Counter-Strike is hardly my go-to shooter series, but there's no denying this product is maybe the competitive-shooting genre at its best. It's mostly bots playing online, but this still allows for some authentic enjoyment (at least for the most part). The bots are very irritatingly prone to camping,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Who here remembers Soldat from 2002? This game was inspired by a mixture of, Liero, Scorched Earth, Counter-Strike and Worms. #RETROGAMING
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the best games you can play, especially if you want an extremely simple first-person shooter that is also multiplayer and competitive. It's much better than most shooters that have come out recently, and it stands out among the overwhelming number of games released today. I have 1,287 hours at the time of this review, and it is still going up until the day I die playing this beautiful game. The maps are beautifully designed whilst paying all of their respects to the original ones…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you find a good server within all the russian/bot spam in the browser then its very fun, the controls are more responsive then CS2, overall the best counter strike game in my opinion
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →but "lol i didn't even notice, prioriry notifications" like anyone believed he wasn't raging like baby's first Counter-Strike game the whole time
neutral · AI labelView post →
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