Based on recent Counter-Strike 2 Steam reviews, the much-anticipated sequel to CSGO has a lower rating than any other Valve game, including Half-Life, Half-Life 2 and its episodes, Portal, Dota 2, and Left 4 Dead. Counter-Strike 2 players cite issues with missing game modes, CS2 cheaters, and the total removal of Counter-Strike Global Offensive. The drop in Counter-Strike 2’s Steam rating arrives alongside a new CS2 update, which aims to address recurring problems with hitboxes and detection.
Between the revamped Counter-Strike 2 maps and the best Counter-Strike 2 crosshairs, Valve’s FPS game sequel seemingly has plenty to offer as it replaces CSGO. The next iteration of the longstanding multiplayer shooter that began all the way back in 2000, Counter-Strike 2 represents one of the biggest PC gaming launches of the year. Nevertheless, it continues to attract criticism from the CS community, and has now picked up a Steam rating unseen among any other Valve games.
Steam reviews are divided into two categories, ‘all reviews’ and ‘recent reviews.’ Encompassing all reviews, the overall Counter-Strike 2 rating is ‘very positive.’ However, these reviews also include those posted for previous versions of Counter-Strike, including CSGO, as CS2 has simply inherited the Counter-Strike Steam page. Based on more than 160,000 recent reviews, the game has a ‘mixed’ rating, lower than any other Valve game.
Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Dota 2, both Left 4 Dead games, and even the much-criticized Half-Life Source – none of these games have a ‘mixed’ rating either based on all reviews or recent reviews. Likewise, previous versions of Counter-Strike that are still available, including Counter-Strike Source and Counter-Strike
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