Are you ready to join the millions of players worldwide? Head over to Steam and start your today. The bomb has been planted—will you be the one to defuse it?

If you don’t have it yet, visit the official Steam website and download the client. Create an account or log in.

Yes, the is completely free. However, there are optional paid elements:

Many purists searching for actually want the classic CS:GO experience, not CS2. Valve has provided access to a legacy version, but with limitations.