Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

There are many, many competitive online shooters around these days. But few, if any, play as tightly and perfectly as Valve’s tactical shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

It shouldn’t be surprising that CSGO is so damn good, after Valve has spent the last decade updating the fourth incarnation of the game, improving nearly every aspect of it and its popular maps. Logging into the game in 2023, you can feel the decade of polish. And that’s all built on its core concept: terrorists versus anti-terrorists, one team trying to blow shit up, the other trying to defuse shit down.

The game is snappy and smooth in a way that most other games can only dream of. Sure, CSGO might not be the prettiest game any more, but it still runs circles around most other modern shooters. And then you remember all the mods and community creations that exist for it and it becomes clear that CSGO is a very special thing.

Zack Zwiezen, Staff Writer