Counter-Strike: Source Player Count: Is It Dead?

Counter-Strike: Source

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Counter-Strike: Source

ValveNov 1, 2004Action

$9.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Shooter
  • FPS
  • Action
  • Multiplayer
  • Team-Based
  • First-Person
  • Competitive
  • Tactical
  • PvP
  • eSports
Playing now
1,675
Updated 56 seconds ago
24-hour peak
3,733
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
115,524
Mar 2, 2009
Avg this month
2,311
-3.47% vs last month
Steam reviews
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Counter-Strike: Source player count chart

No, Counter-Strike: Source is not dead. 1,675 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 3,733. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 6% on the month before).

History from Sep 7, 2008

Counter-Strike: Source monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 20262,311-83-3.47%4,247
October 20262,394+132+5.84%4,451
September 20262,262-58-1.41%4,054
August 2026n/a-23,298-85%4,112
July 2026n/a-10,799-28.26%27,410
June 2026n/a-4,391-10.31%38,209
May 2026n/a+1,814+4.45%42,600
April 2026n/a-510-1.23%40,786
March 2026n/a+17,377+72.65%41,296
February 2026n/a+3,083+14.8%23,919
January 2026n/a-178-0.85%20,836
December 2025n/a+1,703+8.82%21,014
November 2025n/a-43,493-69.25%19,311
October 2025n/a-1,178-1.84%62,804
September 2025n/a+1,084+1.72%63,982
August 2025n/a+5,902+10.36%62,898
July 2025n/a+38,792+213.1%56,996
June 2025n/a+5,444+42.66%18,204
May 2025n/a-4,424-25.74%12,760
April 2025n/a-2,986-14.8%17,184
March 2025n/a+2,209+12.3%20,170
February 2025n/a+1,125+6.68%17,961
January 2025n/a+522+3.2%16,836
December 2024n/a+3,890+31.31%16,314
November 2024n/a-373-2.91%12,424
October 2024n/a-1,023-7.4%12,797
September 2024n/a-2,115-13.27%13,820
August 2024n/a-2,046-11.38%15,935
July 2024n/a+3,869+27.42%17,981
June 2024n/a+746+5.58%14,112
May 2024n/a+566+4.42%13,366
April 2024n/a+224+1.78%12,800
March 2024n/a+1,742+16.08%12,576
February 2024n/a+4,920+83.19%10,834
January 2024n/a-15-0.25%5,914
December 2023n/a-63-1.05%5,929
November 2023n/a+548+10.07%5,992
October 2023n/a+130+2.45%5,444
September 2023n/a+882+19.9%5,314
August 2023n/a-825-15.69%4,432
July 2023n/a+485+10.16%5,257
June 2023n/a-31-0.65%4,772
May 2023n/a-812-14.46%4,803
April 2023n/a-602-9.68%5,615
March 2023n/a+731+13.32%6,217
February 2023n/a-719-11.59%5,486
January 2023n/a+261+4.39%6,205
December 2022n/a-442-6.92%5,944
November 2022n/a+1,023+19.08%6,386
October 2022n/a-1,587-22.83%5,363
September 2022n/a-65-0.93%6,950
August 2022n/a-483-6.44%7,015
July 2022n/a+252+3.48%7,498
June 2022n/a-217-2.91%7,246
May 2022n/a-1,031-12.14%7,463
April 2022n/a+198+2.39%8,494
March 2022n/a-595-6.69%8,296
February 2022n/a+828+10.27%8,891
January 2022n/a+1,519+23.21%8,063
December 2021n/a+450+7.38%6,544
November 2021n/a+410+7.21%6,094
October 2021n/a+47+0.83%5,684
September 2021n/a+331+6.24%5,637
August 2021n/a-618-10.43%5,306
July 2021n/a-38-0.64%5,924
June 2021n/a-985-14.18%5,962
May 2021n/a-1,751-20.13%6,947
April 2021n/a-159-1.8%8,698
March 2021n/a+1,368+18.27%8,857
February 2021n/a-781-9.44%7,489
January 2021n/a+303+3.8%8,270
December 2020n/a+722+9.97%7,967
November 2020n/a+772+11.93%7,245
October 2020n/a+607+10.35%6,473
September 2020n/a-305-4.94%5,866
August 2020n/a-526-7.85%6,171
July 2020n/a-673-9.13%6,697
June 2020n/a-2,587-25.98%7,370
May 2020n/a-1,489-13.01%9,957
April 2020n/a+498+4.55%11,446
March 2020n/a+3,958+56.62%10,948
February 2020n/a-916-11.59%6,990
January 2020n/a+38+0.48%7,906
December 2019n/a+830+11.79%7,868
November 2019n/a+881+14.31%7,038
October 2019n/a-93-1.49%6,157
September 2019n/a+222+3.68%6,250
August 2019n/a-878-12.71%6,028
July 2019n/a+148+2.19%6,906
June 2019n/a+177+2.69%6,758
May 2019n/a-198-2.92%6,581
April 2019n/a-751-9.97%6,779
March 2019n/a-626-7.68%7,530
February 2019n/a-643-7.31%8,156
January 2019n/a+125+1.44%8,799
December 2018n/a+467+5.69%8,674
November 2018n/a+1,086+15.25%8,207
October 2018n/a+317+4.66%7,121
September 2018n/a-48-0.7%6,804
August 2018n/a+138+2.06%6,852
July 2018n/a-401-5.64%6,714
June 2018n/a-39-0.55%7,115
May 2018n/a-1,507-17.4%7,154
April 2018n/a-709-7.57%8,661
March 2018n/a-455-4.63%9,370
February 2018n/a-652-6.22%9,825
January 2018n/a+559+5.64%10,477
December 2017n/a+755+8.24%9,918
November 2017n/a+321+3.63%9,163
October 2017n/a+590+7.15%8,842
September 2017n/a+347+4.39%8,252
August 2017n/a-776-8.94%7,905
July 2017n/a+83+0.97%8,681
June 2017n/a-316-3.54%8,598
May 2017n/a-860-8.8%8,914
April 2017n/a-1,184-10.8%9,774
March 2017n/a-599-5.18%10,958
February 2017n/a-954-7.63%11,557
January 2017n/a+968+8.39%12,511
December 2016n/a+329+2.93%11,543
November 2016n/a+711+6.77%11,214
October 2016n/a+318+3.12%10,503
September 2016n/a+357+3.63%10,185
August 2016n/a-303-2.99%9,828
July 2016n/a-945-8.53%10,131
June 2016n/a-361-3.16%11,076
May 2016n/a-1,337-10.47%11,437
April 2016n/a-2,082-14.01%12,774
March 2016n/a-1,018-6.41%14,856
February 2016n/a-507-3.1%15,874
January 2016n/a+1,367+9.1%16,381
December 2015n/a+641+4.46%15,014
November 2015n/a+74+0.52%14,373
October 2015n/a+513+3.72%14,299
September 2015n/a+107+0.78%13,786
August 2015n/a-346-2.47%13,679
July 2015n/a-952-6.36%14,025
June 2015n/a-1,160-7.19%14,977
May 2015n/a-1,728-9.67%16,137
April 2015n/a-2,399-11.84%17,865
March 2015n/a-1,473-6.78%20,264
February 2015n/a-2,782-11.35%21,737
January 2015n/a+586+2.45%24,519
December 2014n/a+2,255+10.4%23,933
November 2014n/a+410+1.93%21,678
October 2014n/a-245-1.14%21,268
September 2014n/a+0+0%21,513
August 2014n/a-1,644-7.1%21,513
July 2014n/a-738-3.09%23,157
June 2014n/a-704-2.86%23,895
May 2014n/a-1,453-5.58%24,599
April 2014n/a-1,737-6.25%26,052
March 2014n/a-3,128-10.12%27,789
February 2014n/a-4,970-13.85%30,917
January 2014n/a+2,694+8.12%35,887
December 2013n/a+652+2%33,193
November 2013n/a+2,681+8.98%32,541
October 2013n/a-1,915-6.03%29,860
September 2013n/a+1,816+6.06%31,775
August 2013n/a-273-0.9%29,959
July 2013n/a-1,893-5.89%30,232
June 2013n/a-757-2.3%32,125
May 2013n/a-5,716-14.81%32,882
April 2013n/a-2,008-4.95%38,598
March 2013n/a-4,002-8.97%40,606
February 2013n/a-3,881-8%44,608
January 2013n/a+4,257+9.62%48,489
December 2012n/a+1,318+3.07%44,232
November 2012n/a-2,243-4.97%42,914
October 2012n/a+3,391+8.12%45,157
September 2012n/a-6,458-13.39%41,766
August 2012n/a-1,950-3.89%48,224
July 2012n/a-3,310-6.19%50,174
June 2012n/a-3,491-6.13%53,484
May 2012n/a-4,248-6.94%56,975
April 2012n/a-2,775-4.34%61,223
March 2012n/a-1,030-1.58%63,998
February 2012n/a-2,214-3.29%65,028
January 2012n/a+11,528+20.69%67,242
December 2011n/a-1,978-3.43%55,714
November 2011n/a-4,672-7.49%57,692
October 2011n/a-1,132-1.78%62,364
September 2011n/a-173-0.27%63,496
August 2011n/a+6,054+10.51%63,669
July 2011n/a-9,233-13.81%57,615
June 2011n/a-1,043-1.54%66,848
May 2011n/a-1,995-2.85%67,891
April 2011n/a-7,506-9.7%69,886
March 2011n/a-5,352-6.47%77,392
February 2011n/a-152-0.18%82,744
January 2011n/a+3,321+4.17%82,896
December 2010n/a+4,664+6.23%79,575
November 2010n/a+2,511+3.47%74,911
October 2010n/a+3,115+4.5%72,400
September 2010n/a+678+0.99%69,285
August 2010n/a+4,699+7.35%68,607
July 2010n/a-18,651-22.59%63,908
June 2010n/a-2,817-3.3%82,559
May 2010n/a-948-1.1%85,376
April 2010n/a-11,154-11.44%86,324
March 2010n/a+2,844+3.01%97,478
February 2010n/a-4,262-4.31%94,634
January 2010n/a+3,403+3.56%98,896
December 2009n/a+5,967+6.67%95,493
November 2009n/a-6,469-6.74%89,526
October 2009n/a+2,146+2.29%95,995
September 2009n/a-377-0.4%93,849
August 2009n/a+2,949+3.23%94,226
July 2009n/a-3,780-3.98%91,277
June 2009n/a-2,334-2.4%95,057
May 2009n/a-971-0.99%97,391
April 2009n/a-17,162-14.86%98,362
March 2009n/a+5,560+5.06%115,524
February 2009n/a+10,736+10.82%109,964
January 2009n/a-171-0.17%99,228
December 2008n/a+3,323+3.46%99,399
November 2008n/a+2,808+3.01%96,076
October 2008n/a-425-0.45%93,268
September 2008n/an/an/a93,693

How many people are playing Counter-Strike: Source?

1,675 people are playing Counter-Strike: Source on Steam right now. That makes it the #416 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 3,733 players. Today's peak is 5% below its 30-day average daily peak of 3,925.

Counter-Strike: Source player count trend

Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike: Source averaged a daily peak of 3,925 players, up 6% compared with the 30 days before (3,720). Its highest point this month (4,451) is 93% below the same period last year (62,804). Today's player count is 1% of its all-time peak of 115,524, set on Mar 2, 2009.

Best time to play Counter-Strike: Source

Based on the last 14 days, Counter-Strike: Source is busiest around 18:00 UTC (1 PM in New York) and quietest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York), when about 66% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Counter-Strike: Source players by hour and weekday

When Counter-Strike: Source has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 18:00 UTCabout 4,271 players on average
QuietestThursday at 06:00 UTCabout 1,174 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.6xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

About Counter-Strike: Source

Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.

Developer
Valve
Released
Nov 1, 2004
Genre
Action
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
12 languages

Counter-Strike: Source price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$1.99
lowest recorded (-80%) · Jul 1, 2026 archived
-80%
typical sale discount · 6 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Counter-Strike: Source is at its full price of $9.99. It usually goes on sale for about 80% off (around $2.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $1.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Counter-Strike: Source price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$9.99$9.998.90 EURbase
Euro area9,69€$10.889.69 EUR+9%
United Kingdom£8.19$11.029.82 EUR+10%
CanadaC$ 12.49$8.947.97 EUR-10%
AustraliaA$ 14.15$9.918.83 EUR-1%
New ZealandNZ$ 15.99$8.998.01 EUR-10%
BrazilR$33,99$6.225.54 EUR-38%
MexicoMex$ 129.99$6.996.23 EUR-30%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$5.69$5.695.07 EUR-43%
Poland40,49 zł$10.359.23 EUR+4%
SwitzerlandCHF 9.99$12.2110.88 EUR+22%
Norway105,00 kr$11.2910.06 EUR+13%
Turkey (MENA USD)$7.19$7.196.41 EUR-28%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$5.69$5.695.07 EUR-43%
South AfricaR 94.99$5.795.15 EUR-42%
India₹509.00$5.394.80 EUR-46%
Indonesia cheapestRp 92 999$5.154.59 EUR-48%
China¥35.00$5.254.68 EUR-47%
Japan¥1,400$8.847.87 EUR-12%
South Korea₩ 11,000$8.187.29 EUR-18%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Counter-Strike: Source reviews over time

96% Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 193,951 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Counter-Strike: Source on Twitch

3
watching now
2
live channels
176
24-hour peak viewers
16
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Counter-Strike: Source", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Counter-Strike: Source Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 14 Oct 2026, with a peak of 537 viewers and 28 on average.

Counter-Strike: Source streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Counter-Strike: Source streamers this week

  1. x_bhop145
  2. Luciosso37
  3. Proto28
  4. jittery21
  5. r4dunno18

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Counter-Strike: Source achievements

Counter-Strike: Source has 147 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 20.1% of them; the rarest, SAR Czar, is held by 2.7% of players.

  • Points in Your FavorInflict 2,500 total points of damage to enemy players63.0%
  • Shot With Their Pants DownKill an enemy player while they are reloading62.6%
  • Newb World OrderWin 10 rounds61.3%
  • Body BaggerKill 25 enemies59.9%
  • War BondsEarn $125,000 total cash58.8%
  • Repeat OffenderDominate an enemy player57.2%
  • Finishing SchooledKill an enemy player who has been reduced to less than 5% health by other players55.2%
  • PrimerDo at least 95% damage to an enemy who is then killed by a another player53.3%
  • Magic BulletKill an enemy with the last bullet in your magazine (excluding sniper rifles)52.7%
  • InsurgentKill an enemy player that is dominating you52.7%
  • OverkillKill an opponent you are already dominating52.2%
  • Eye to EyeKill a zoomed-in enemy sniper with a sniper rifle of your own50.4%
  • Safety FirstSurvive a shot to the head because you had the good sense to wear a helmet46.4%
  • The Immovable ObjectKill an enemy player who has just killed 10 of your teammates in a single round46.3%
  • Head Shred RedemptionKill 5 enemy players with headshots in a single round45.6%
  • Mercy RuleKill the entire opposing team without any members of your team dying45.3%
  • Hip ShotKill an enemy with an un-zoomed sniper rifle44.9%
  • Blind FuryKill an enemy player while you are blinded from a flashbang44.2%
  • BlitzkriegWin a round in less than 30 seconds (against at least 5 enemy players)44.2%
  • The Unstoppable ForceKill 10 enemy players in a single round44.2%
  • Kill One, Get One SpreeKill an enemy player who is on a killing spree43.3%
  • Dead Man StalkingKill an enemy while at 1 health40.5%
  • The CleanerKill the entire enemy team (with at least 5 players) in a single round40.1%
  • BallisticKill 5 enemy players within 15 seconds39.1%
  • Someone Set Up Us The BombWin a round by planting a bomb38.8%
  • DecimatorDominate a total of 10 enemy players38.8%
  • Excessive BrutalityKill an enemy player 4 additional times while you are dominating them38.2%
  • Rite of First DefusalWin a round by defusing a bomb37.1%
  • Bunny HuntKill an airborne enemy37.1%
  • You've Made Your PointsInflict 50,000 total points of damage to enemy players36.8%
  • Make the CutWin a knife fight36.6%
  • Variety HourGet kills with 5 different guns in a round36.1%
  • Hat TrickDominate three enemy players simultaneously35.9%
  • Ammo ConservationKill two enemy players with a single bullet35.5%
  • Avenging AngelKill an enemy player in the same round as they kill a player on your friends list35.4%
  • ShrapnelproofTake 80 points of damage from enemy grenades and still survive the round34.8%
  • War of AttritionBe the last player alive in a round (with at least 5 players on your team)34.7%
  • Piece InitiativeWin 5 Pistol Rounds32.9%
  • Happy CamperGet two kills standing in the same spot with a zoomed sniper rifle.32.4%
  • CorpsemanKill 500 enemies31.9%
  • Participation AwardKill an enemy player within 3 seconds of them recovering a dropped bomb31.1%
  • Ten Angry MenGet 10 kills on enemy players you are already dominating during a single match31.0%
  • Pro-motedWin 200 rounds29.9%
  • Battle Sight ZeroKill 250 enemy players with headshots29.8%
  • Street FighterKill an enemy player with a knife during the pistol round29.5%
  • Premature BurialKill an enemy with a grenade after you've died28.2%
  • Death From AboveKill an enemy player while you are airborne27.9%
  • Friendly FirearmsKill 100 enemy players with enemy weapons27.2%
  • Spoils of WarEarn $2,500,000 total cash25.4%
  • Can't Keep a Good Man DownKill a total of 20 enemy players that are dominating you24.8%
  • Counter-Counter-TerroristKill a CT while he is defusing the bomb23.5%
  • Short FusePlant a bomb within 25 seconds23.1%
  • Expert MarksmanGet a kill with every weapon22.5%
  • Akimbo KingUse Dual Elites to kill an enemy player that also has Dual Elites equipped22.1%
  • Dust2 Map VeteranWin 100 rounds on the DE_Dust2 map20.8%
  • The Frugal BeretWin 10 rounds without dying and not spending any cash20.6%
  • Command and ControlGet a total of 100 kills on enemy players you are dominating20.2%
  • Clean SweepKill the entire opposing team without any members of your team taking any damage20.0%
  • Blind AmbitionKill a total of 25 enemy players blinded by flashbangs19.9%
  • Snipe HunterKill 100 zoomed-in enemy snipers19.8%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 147 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Counter-Strike: Source news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Counter-Strike: Source FAQ

Is Counter-Strike: Source dead?

No, Counter-Strike: Source is not dead. 1,675 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 3,733. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 6% on the month before).

How many people play Counter-Strike: Source?

1,675 people are playing Counter-Strike: Source on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 3,733 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Counter-Strike: Source?

Counter-Strike: Source reached its all-time Steam peak of 115,524 concurrent players on Mar 2, 2009.

Is Counter-Strike: Source growing or declining?

Counter-Strike: Source is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 3,925, up 6% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Counter-Strike: Source most active?

Counter-Strike: Source usually has the most players around 18:00 UTC (1 PM in New York) and the fewest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York).

How much does Counter-Strike: Source cost?

Counter-Strike: Source costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Counter-Strike: Source has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Counter-Strike: Source on Steam is $1.99 (80% off), on Jul 1, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $9.99 right now.

Is Counter-Strike: Source on sale right now?

No, Counter-Strike: Source is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 80%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 80%.

Where is Counter-Strike: Source cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Counter-Strike: Source is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 92 999, about $5.15 or 48% below the US price of $9.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Counter-Strike: Source good?

Steam players rate Counter-Strike: Source Overwhelmingly Positive: 96% of 193,951 reviews are positive.

When did Counter-Strike: Source come out?

Counter-Strike: Source was released on Steam on Nov 1, 2004.

Who made Counter-Strike: Source?

Counter-Strike: Source was developed by Valve.

Is Counter-Strike: Source still worth playing?

Counter-Strike: Source has a big, active player base on Steam today (1,675 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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