How to play new community maps in CS2

Community maps in CS2 are a great way to refresh a playlist, practice game mechanics, and hone skills, and here’s how players can access the new maps.

Counter-Strike 2 revolves around its official maps. Knowing the maps inside and out is vital to winning matches. Information about the official maps is necessary for callouts, peeking, and winning skirmishes. However, the standard maps can become stale after a while, so players seeking something new can now enjoy the community maps.

The CS2 community designs community maps. Like Workshop items in popular games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim or The Witcher 3, community maps can easily be accessed and played in Counter-Strike 2. Valve has made the workshop feature seamless over the years. Players can go to the CS2 Workshop, search for maps, subscribe, launch the game, and play.

How to download and play CS2 community maps

To download CS2 community maps, head to the Steam Workshop for CS2 and open them in-game.

There are a ton of different map types available on the CS2 Steam Workshop, and many of them are direct ports from Global Offensive’s community maps. Aim trainers are maps designed to help hone aiming skills. These maps offer training programs to help players aim better in live matches. The maps can be used to adjust mouse settings, try out new guns, check bullet patterns, and generally improve aiming skills.

The workshop also includes maps for alternate game modes. The bunny hopping maps are platformers designed to help players use the mechanic. Bunny hopping is a valuable skill that allows players to reach out-of-reach ledges, climb up teammates, and bunny hop around corners to surprise enemies. The surfing maps are an entirely new game mode where players manipulate the engine to fly along slanted walls. Surfing, bunny hop, and other game modes are great ways to take a break from the usual intense firefights.

Community maps work similarly to game mods. Valve has just made adding modded maps to the game easier. Players no longer need to visit third-party websites to access new maps for CS2. Instead, Steam provides a convenient way to add them to the game. Unlike weapon skins and cases, the maps are free to download and play.