Game
Counter-Strike
2000-11-01
Valve Software
88
Metacritic
4.1
1,652 ratings
3h
Avg. Playtime
Available on
Xbox
Linux
macOS
PC
About
Counter-Strike franchise started in back in 2000. Originated as a mod for Half-Life, the developers were signed by Valve Corporation thus beginning the franchise that exists to this very day. Having no particular plot or story at all, Counter-Strike was a competitive game mostly used as PvP. With new physics and a large amount of weaponry, you can choose between two fractions - Counter-Terrorists and Terrorists. Each team had their signature weapon (CTs had M16 while T had AK-47, for example), the main goal of every round was to kill the opposite team or fulfil a task. In case there is a bomb plant - detonate or prevent, hostages - rescue or prevent from it or assassination. One player from the team is chosen as a VIP person that must be protected, and the goal of the opposite team is to kill this VIP. By winning every round, you received …
Developers
Valve Software, Turtle Rock Studios, Ritual Entertainment, Barking Dog Studios
Publishers
Valve, Sierra On-Line, Microsoft Game Studios