Is cheating still Counter-Strike 2's biggest problem?
Shared report · refreshed weekly · updated Oct 2, 2026
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe.
Action, Free To Play · Free · out since 2012 · from the Steam descriptionSample1,894 reviews1,894 Steam
Which reviewsNatural mixCustom
DatesOct 2, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026Last year
WhereGlobalevery language
Top praise: gameplay is fun and multiplayer and community. Top complaint: cheaters and toxicity (in 67% of complaints).
1,894Reviews analyzedposted over 13 days
55%Complain1,041 reviews
47%Praise881 reviews
1%Says they're quittingstopped or quitting now
What goes wrong
Cheaters and toxicity64%
Unplayable in 2026. Full of cheaters and VAC is useless.
Developer and updates4%
I'm moving on because Literally unplayable in its current state. You haven't truly lived until you've seen how the DRM is incredibly intrusive.
Gameplay and design2%
You haven't truly lived until you've seen how the writing feels like bad fanfiction.
What goes well
General praise77%
This game is soo goood
Gameplay is fun9%
Counter-Strike 2 is one of the most perfectly balanced competitive games ever made. What makes CS2 so good is the balance between the Counter-Terrorists and Terrorists.
Multiplayer and community6%
I really like CS2 so far the community is really nice and welcoming to newcomers and the game has a nice comp scene highly recomend
Their categories
Yes or no questions the person who shared it asked of every review
Anti-cheat and bans49%
Unplayable in 2026. Full of cheaters and VAC is useless.
Cases and skins6%
Full with cheaters.
Cheaters53%
Unplayable in 2026. Full of cheaters and VAC is useless.
Matchmaking and ranks9%
This game is unplayable outside of faceit, literaly there is not even 1 normal premier match in 10 played.
Performance and netcode5%
Is laggy and slow.
What they ask for
45 reviews ask for something; 4 more with a free account
Bring something back32%
New feature or option30%
Who is saying it
The biggest clear differences between audiences; 6 more with a free account
RecommendationRecommended: say they're quitting less often than everyone (under 1% vs 1%).
RecommendationNot recommended: say they're quitting 3.4x as often as everyone (3% vs 1%).