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Counter-Strike: Source

Counter-Strike: Source overview

Valve | Nov 1, 2004 | game

Released

1,659players observed · 5 October 2026 - 03:02:17 UTC

ActionShooterFPSMultiplayerTeam-BasedSteam Store

  • Latest observed players1.7K · 5 October 2026 - 03:02:17 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak60,896
  • Units sold (VGI)27,746,936
  • Revenue (VGI)$274,021,830
  • Review score96% positive

Counter-Strike: Source dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players1.7K · 5 October 2026 - 03:02:17 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak60,896
  • Units sold (VGI)27,746,936
  • Revenue (VGI)$274,021,830
  • Review score96% positive
  • Total reviews193,489
  • Release dateNov 1, 2004
  • DeveloperValve
  • PublisherValve

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: ValvePublisher: Valve

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Game overview

Overview

Counter-Strike: Source comes from Valve and is published by Valve. It arrived on Steam on Nov 1, 2004, and it sits naturally among Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Subtitle Options. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Counter-Strike: Source's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1,659 players at 5 October 2026 - 03:02:17 UTC, with a tracked peak near 60,896. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 96% positive across 193,489 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Counter-Strike: Source is available in 12 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanItalianJapaneseKoreanSpanish - SpainRussianSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseThaiTurkish

6 regional rating boards including esrb, usk, agcom, dejus, and steam germany

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
macOSMinimumNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
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Sales, recommendations, and streams

Counter-Strike: Source has sold up to 27,746,936 units and has 135,663 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $274,021,830. On Twitch, 3 streamers are live with around 12 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Counter-Strike: Source overview details

Counter-Strike: Source combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF THE WORLD'S # 1 ONLINE ACTION GAME Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology. Featuring state of the art graphics, all new sounds, and introducing physics, Counter-Strike: Source is a must-have for every action gamer.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Counter-Strike: Source is listed as a game with $1.99 (80% off from $9.99). It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Subtitle Options, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1,659 players at 5 October 2026 - 03:02:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 60,896, and 96% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameCounter-Strike: Source
Steam App ID240
Typegame
Release dateNov 1, 2004
DeveloperValve
PublisherValve
Price$1.99 (80% off from $9.99)
PlatformsWindows and Linux
GenresAction
CategoriesMulti-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Surround Sound, Steam Cloud, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Stats, Includes Source SDK, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Turkish
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players1,659 · 5 October 2026 - 03:02:17 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak60,896
Positive reviews186,313
Negative reviews7,176
Total reviews193,489
Positive percent96%
Review typeOverwhelmingly Positive
Recommendations135,663
Average playtime36,376 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateNov 1, 2004
Official Steam feed update (UTC)16 September 2026 - 17:26:37 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 October 2026 - 03:02:17 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 03:02:17 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 03:02:17 UTC

Content descriptors

Includes intense violence and blood.

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Someone Set Up Us The BombNo description
Boomala BoomalaNo description
The Hurt BlockerNo description
Body BaggerNo description
CorpsemanNo description
God of WarNo description
Second to NoneNo description
Combat ReadyNo description
Counter-Counter-TerroristNo description
Rite of First DefusalNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/240
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/240/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/240
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Counter-Strike: Source

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Counter-Strike: Source?

Counter-Strike: Source's latest SteamPulse observation records 1,659 players at 5 October 2026 - 03:02:17 UTC, with a tracked peak of 60,896 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 606 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Counter-Strike: Source growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 2,343 players; the highest observed daily value is 4,220 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Counter-Strike: Source?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (27.4%), United Kingdom (6.5%), Canada (4.8%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (24.8%), United Kingdom (5.9%), Canada (5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.5%), United Kingdom (6.2%), China (5.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22.9%), China (7.3%), United Kingdom (5.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Counter-Strike: Source?

Counter-Strike: Source currently sits at 96% positive across 193,489 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 186,313 positive reviews and 7,176 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Counter-Strike: Source have?

Counter-Strike: Source currently has about 442.8K tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 12 live viewers across 3 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Counter-Strike: Source?

Counter-Strike: Source is currently listed at $1.99 on Steam. That is 80% below the usual price of $9.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 135,663, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

96% positive, 186,313 positive, 7,176 negative

Price and discount

$1.99 (80% off from $9.99)

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls

Achievements

147

Platform releases
  • Steam 1 November 2004

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Valve Complete PackBundle #232 - 10% off$23.24Counter-Strike CompleteBundle #236 - 35% off$2.58Source Multiplayer PackBundle #240 - 15% off$3.38
Counter-Strike: SourceBuy Counter-Strike: Source #37$1.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE), Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Live Twitch streams

StreamerTitleViewersLanguage
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salemboss398counter strike source1en

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