Welcome to the Maps Workshop!
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Maps Workshop for CS:GO. Now it’s easy to discover and play new maps and game modes designed by the Counter-Strike community. Speaking of new…
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.
820Updates archived
289Release notes
4,239Individual changes
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Update: Weapons and Spectating
Last week we made some big changes to weapons based on pro feedback. Those changes were just a first step in the evolution of weapon balance in CS:GO, and that process continues with…
Update: Weapon Changes, Deathmatch!
Today’s update is a big one. After gathering feedback from pro players around the world, we’ve made significant changes to weapon balance with global changes to recoil that affect all…
Map Workshop
We believe that our work improves the most when we iterate using feedback from the community. This process is also important for map makers, which is why we have been working on a new tool…
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.