NIGHTMODE II Music Kits
Today we are releasing six new music kits with NIGHTMODE Records. NIGHTMODE II Music Kits are now available in the STORE tab, featuring:
CS2 Updates & Patch Notes
Every Counter-Strike 2 update Valve has published, in full. Release notes, map changes, Armory and case drops, Major announcements — each one dated, categorised, and linked back to the original post.
270Updates archived
208Release notes
2,542Individual changes
August 24, 2026Latest update
Showing 1–20 of 27 announcement updates
The Return Of Cache
Today's update features the return of a classic. Welcome back, Cache!
Animgraph 2 Beta Update
The following changes are available in the animgraph_2_beta build. To opt into the beta build, follow the instructions here: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5A86-0DF4-C59E-8C4ATo…
Animgraph 2 Beta
Today we're shipping a beta build that updates CS2's animation system to Animgraph 2, which reduces the CPU and networking costs associated with animation. Along with the technical work…
Guns, Guides, and Games
From reloading to custom games, today's update will give you plenty to think about.
The Dead Hand
Today we're introducing the Dead Hand Collection, featuring 17 finishes from community contributors and 22 all-new gloves as rare special items.
The Fourth Season
Premier Season Four is here, and it brings a host of community content, in-game items, gameplay tweaks, and bug fixes along with it! Anubis is back after a short vacation, and has several…
2026 Service Medal
Starting January 1, 2026, the newest Service Medal will be available in-game.
Introducing TrueView
Today we're adding a new feature to demo playback called TrueView. With TrueView, demo playback will match the player's original experience much more closely.Previously, demo playback…
Re-Retakes
The bomb has been planted and you're running out of time. It's the return of retakes! In this classic game mode, each round drops you in to a fast-paced 4v3 after-plant scenario. Select…
Community Maps, Charms, and More
Let's get right into it. Today's update features new Wingman and Competitive community maps, along with brand new charms (including community designs), stickers, and more.Community MapsFrom…
Show Off
Hear that? It's the sound of a new update in CS2... and your grenades, which now have unique higher-fidelity sounds for draw, inspect, pin-pull, and throw. For community map makers, there's…
Tonight's Forecast: Rain-cient
It's a brand new day (and night) in CS2's tropical maps. Ancient and Shoots have gotten visual upgrades, and now have nighttime versions. The nighttime version of Ancient is only available…
Season Two: Episode One
It's time to start working toward your Season Three Medal. As before, the color of your medal will correspond to the highest CS Rating achieved during the season, and the bars will reflect…
Mission Possible
Today's update includes several community maps, a rearranging of casual and deathmatch map groups, and the introduction of weekly missions!
Spring Forward
New weekly care package drop collections, Spring cleaning on Inferno and Train, and an update to content in the Armory—today's update contains a little something for everyone!
All Aboard!
We're happy to announce the return of the momentarily lost classic, Train.
Side-stepping Skill
Counter-Strike is constantly evolving. From art, to maps, to inventive plays, and even player input, the CS community shapes the game.
Steam Game Recording Beta Now Available
Sharing your favorite CS2 moments just got a whole lot easier. Introducing Game Recording, a new built-in Steam feature that lets you clip your clutch kills and ridiculous spray transfers…
The Real MVP
Since the launch of CS2, community map mappers have been hard at work creating new experiences and updating some classics. Today, we're excited to add the first community maps to CS2!
CS2 update questions
How often does Counter-Strike 2 get an update?
Valve ships small updates most weeks — usually community map refreshes, gameplay fixes and map-scripting additions — with a larger release every few months that brings a new Premier season, Armory collections or an operation. Every one of them is listed here, newest first.
Where do these patch notes come from?
Straight from Valve. This archive reads Counter-Strike's official Steam announcement feed, so each entry is the release note Valve published, with a link to the original post. Nothing is rewritten or summarised away.
How quickly do new updates appear here?
Within about 15 minutes of Valve posting. The feed is re-read on a short interval, so a build that ships in the evening shows up here the same evening.
Do CS2 updates move skin prices?
Frequently. Case and collection changes, Armory rotations, operation launches and Major shop releases all change what is available and what people are buying. When an update touches items, open the skin or case page to see what actually happened to the price around that date.
What do the section names on each update mean?
They are Valve's own headings. "Gameplay" covers mechanics and weapon behaviour, "Maps" lists per-map fixes and Workshop refreshes, "Map scripting" is the scripting API for custom maps, "Armory" and "Misc" cover items and everything else. Each update card lists the sections that build touched.