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Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike is a team-based multiplayer tactical first-person shooter in which players join either the Terrorist or Counter-Terrorist side and compete in objective-based rounds. The primary game modes…

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Counter-Strike is a shooter developed by Valve, released 9 November 2000 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 5 cheat codes for it.

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What Counter-Strike is

Counter-Strike is a shooter game developed by Valve and released in 2000. It was published by Sierra Entertainment. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GoldSrc.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Counter-Strike is a 2000 tactical first-person shooter game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios. It is the first installment in the Counter-Strike series.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare.

Where it sits in the Half-Life series

Counter-Strike is the fourth of 24 entries we hold in the Half-Life series. It arrived 12 months after Half-Life: Opposing Force. The next entry was Half-Life: Blue Shift in 2001. Its critic score of 70 is 7 points below the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Half-Life: Alyx at 93.

See all 24 Half-Life games in release order →

How it was received

Counter-Strike holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 37% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 2 points below the year average. Players rate it 77, 7 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 15 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 761 hrs, roughly 50.7 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Counter-Strike launched on 9 November 2000, within three weeks of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Escape from Monkey Island and Jet Grind Radio. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Escape from Monkey Island, Jet Grind Radio.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 5 cheat entries for Counter-Strike — 5 console commands. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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Counter-Strike cheat codes

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Enable cheats first

Required before any other cheat command. Works only on a server you host.

Launch with -console, press ~, then type the command.

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Does nothing on a server you do not own.

God mode

You take no damage on your own server.

Requires sv_cheats 1 first.

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No clipping

Walk through walls.

Requires sv_cheats 1 first.

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Give any weapon

Spawns the named weapon.

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Quick answers

Counter-Strike — frequently asked questions

When did Counter-Strike come out?
Counter-Strike was released on 9 November 2000 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Are there cheat codes for Counter-Strike?
Yes. We list 5 cheat codes and console command for Counter-Strike, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.
How long does it take to beat Counter-Strike?
The main story of Counter-Strike takes around 15 hrs, or 761 hrs for 100% completion.

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