Counter-Strike: Source

Counter-Strike: Source

Steam Deck Playable

Valve · Shooter · Nov 1, 2004

Yes, worth buying.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
193k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Cheating: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 193k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Another great aspect of the game is its graphics.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay & Mechanics Rating: The gunplay is iconic and the movement feels incredibly crisp.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
I ran this game off of an old "ATI Radeon 3000" card at one point, and the game ended up running at an amazing framerate, even with all odds stacked against it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
It's gunplay still feels responsive & the controls still have that smooth feel to them save for landing after a jump.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
These require matches with at least 5 to each team with everyone wearing the same outfit, having 4 friends on your team wearing the same outfit, & winning a match where every player on each team is part of the same clan (a feature in the multiplayer settings that can easily be missed that's tied into Steam Groups).
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The optimization in this game is also extremely good.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Graphics44 reviews
Gameplay37 reviews
Performance36 reviews
Combat26 reviews
Multiplayer16 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking34 reviews
79%
Story and characters9 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Monetization12 reviews
92%
Cheating11 reviews
73%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
147
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.