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…
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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Counter-Strike 2 Update
Misc
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Austin 2025 major, Misc
BLAST.tv Austin Major Champions
Over four days, the Moody Center in Austin, Texas hosted Team Vitality's coronation as the best Counter-Strike team on the planet.
The Final Showdown in Austin
After three Stages and six Playoff matchups, two teams have advanced to the Grand Finals of the BLAST.tv Austin Major.
Playoffs in Austin
After three Stages of the BLAST.tv Austin Major, eight teams have survived and advanced to the Playoffs. The Moody Center will host sold out crowds for four days to determine 2025’s first…
Capture the Moment
The BLAST.tv Austin Major is fast approaching!
BLAST.TV Austin Major 2025
Like a dust storm on the horizon, the BLAST.TV Austin Major is fast approaching. Join us June 3rd as the first stage of the major gets underway!
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Gameplay
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Maps
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Gameplay, Graphics, Audio
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Gameplay, Premier, Misc
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Maps, Audio, Misc
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Missions, Maps, Graphics, Audio, Misc
Mission Possible
Today's update includes several community maps, a rearranging of casual and deathmatch map groups, and the introduction of weekly missions!
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Missions, Maps, Audio, Misc
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Weekly care package, Armory, Maps
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!
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Maps, Workshop
Counter-Strike 2 Update
Maps, Misc
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.