22, 2023, Valve announced Counter-Strike 2, which utilizes the Source 2 game engine. It is

currently slated for a Summer 2023 release date as a free upgrade to Global Offensive.[17][18][19]

Spin-offs
Neo
A Japanese arcade adaptation of Counter-Strike, the original Half-Life multiplayer modification. It
is published by Namco and runs on a Linux system.[20] The game involves anime-designed
characters in a futuristic designed version of Counter-Strike. A selection of single-player
missions, mini-games, and seasonal events were added to prolong the game's interest with
players.[21]

Online series
Main article: Counter-Strike Online

Counter-Strike Online is a free-to-play spin-off available in much of eastern Asia. It was

developed by Nexon, with oversight from Valve. It uses a micropayment model that is managed
by a custom version of the Steam back-end.[22] Announced in 2012 and aimed at the Asian
gaming market, a sequel titled Counter-Strike Online 2 was developed by Nexon on the Source
game engine and released in 2013.[23]

Nexon: Studio
In August 2014, Nexon announced Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies, a free-to-play, zombie-
themed spin-off,[24] developed on the GoldSrc game engine.[25] On September 23, 2014, an open
beta was released on Steam.[26] The game launched on October 7, 2014, featuring 50 maps and
20 game modes.[27] The game features both player versus player modes such as team
deathmatch, hostage rescue, bomb defusal, and player versus environment modes such as
cooperative campaign missions and base defending.[28] Reception from critics was generally
negative with criticism aimed at the game's poor user interface, microtransactions,[28] and dated
graphics.[25] On October 30, 2019, Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies was renamed to Counter-
Strike Nexon: Studio.[29]

Competitive play
Main article: Counter-Strike in esports

Counter-Strike has over 20 years of competitive play beginning with the original Counter-Strike.

The first major tournament was hosted in 2001 at the Cyberathlete Professional League. Cybe
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was the fo