Counter-Strike 2 Update
Gameplay, Map guides, Workshop maps
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
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Guns, Guides, and Games
From reloading to custom games, today's update will give you plenty to think about.
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Players in Germany and Netherlands will have an X-Ray Scanner tab in their Inventory. For those players, containers can only be opened via X-ray Scanner. The X-Ray Scanner will come…
Counter-Strike 2 Update
The Dead Hand Collection is now available, featuring 17 finishes from community contributors, and including 22 all-new gloves as rare special items.[/*]
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.
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Starting today, items listed for sale on Steam Community Market will remain in your inventory for use while they are listed (e.g., your weapon can be equipped in your loadout while it is…
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Workshop maps can write up to 1MB of save data.[/*]
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Mitigated a performance issue that primarily affected Windows 10 users with recent Intel CPUs.[/*]
Counter-Strike 2 Update
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
Fixed a case where switching firstperson spectator targets would cause viewmodel animations to reset.[/*]
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Damage from HE grenades that explode mid-air near the ground will no longer be calculated as if they exploded on the ground.[/*]
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Molotov/incendiary grenades that bounce off an enemy player have a one-time fuse extension added to prevent them from air-bursting when their has-never-hit-the-world timer elapses.[/*]
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Landing vertical velocity now affects landing speed penalties similar to sv_legacy_jump stamina.[/*]
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…
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Added Anubis to the Active Duty Map Pool[/*]
2026 Service Medal
Starting January 1, 2026, the newest Service Medal will be available in-game.
The Year of the Bees
The StarLadder Budapest Major capped off an incredible 2025 for Team Vitality, who won their second consecutive Major Championship and the organization's third overall.
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Champions Autographs Capsule is now available for purchase, congratulations to Team Vitality![/*]
Best of Five in Budapest
Only two teams remain in the StarLadder Budapest Major!
The StarLadder Budapest Major Playoffs
Only 8 teams remain in the StarLadder Budapest Major, which means the Playoffs are upon us.
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.