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Valve Quietly Lists Legacy CS:GO on Steam as a Separate, Unsearchable Page

Online features remain disabled, with no explanation from Valve.

Overview

  • Steam now hosts Global Offensive on a distinct, unlisted store page that does not appear in search.
  • The page delivers the same legacy bot-only build previously accessed via Counter-Strike 2’s beta branches, with no official servers, matchmaking, achievements, or community server browser.
  • PCGamesN observed roughly 26,000 concurrent users soon after the listing appeared, and Rock Paper Shotgun reported about 8,000 new reviews on the page.
  • The Escapist later cited around 50,000 people playing, reflecting renewed interest despite the absence of restored online play.
  • Rock Paper Shotgun reports the standalone build uses about 32GB of storage versus roughly 57GB for CS2, and says it has asked Valve for comment.