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Counter-Strike 2 might be the biggest game on Steam, but Global Offensive is breaking player count records since it
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has reached a new post-rerelease concurrent player peak of over 68,000 on Steam, according to SteamDB data from early July
Key takeaways
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hit an all-time post-rerelease concurrent player peak of over 68,000 three days ago.
- CS:GO is currently the 28th most played game on Steam, drawing more players than Baldur's Gate 3 and Rainbow Six Siege.
- The tactical FPS landscape is diverse enough to support multiple active Counter-Strike titles simultaneously.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has reached a new post-rerelease concurrent player peak of over 68,000 on Steam, according to SteamDB data from early July 2026. Since being restored as a standalone version earlier this year, the 14-year-old shooter has seen an upward trend in players, ranking as the 28th most played game on Steam and outperforming titles like Baldur's Gate 3 and Rainbow Six Siege despite not being easily searchable on the platform.
By the numbers
- 68,000
- Post-re-release concurrent player peak for CS:GO
- #28
- Most played game ranking on Steam for CS:GO
- 14
- Age of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in years
- +1M
- Concurrent players on Counter-Strike 2
How it unfolded
- CS:GO un-merged from CS2 and standalone version restored
- CS:GO hit its post-re-release concurrent player peak
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Common questions
- What happened with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive?
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hit an all-time post-rerelease concurrent player peak of over 68,000 three days ago.
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at pc_gamer.
