Huge Counter-Strike Mod Seemingly Blocked by Valve

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Summary

  • Valve has allegedly blocked a Steam release for Counter-Strike: Classic Offensive, a mod for CS:GO that aims to faithfully replicate the aesthetics of Counter-Strike 1.6.

  • Classic Offensive has been trying to secure a Steam release since 2017, but Valve recently pulled the CS:GO mod's Steamworks app (apparently without explanation).

  • The Classic Offensive team is disappointed by the rejection but remains hopeful of resolving whatever issues Valve has with the project.

A very ambitious one Counter-Strike: Global Offensive mod that aims to bring back the “classic feel” of Counter-Strike 1.6 has been hit by a major roadblock. After spending nearly eight years in limbo, Counter-Strike: Classic Offensive mod for CS: GO appears to have been blocked by Valve, disappointing both its developers and fans.

Even if CS: GO (Now CS2) is widely regarded as one of the best multiplayer first-person shooters on PC, many of its fans long for the early days of the series, which inadvertently spawned the team behind the Counter-Strike: Classic Offensive mod. Having begun development in 2016, Classic Offensive seeks to recreate the nostalgic feel of Counter-Strike 1.6, complete with classic weapons, physics, sound effects, etc., all within the modern version of Valve's Source engine used for CS: GO. The project has been on ModDB for several years, with regular progress updates and support from CS: GO modding community. Classic Offensive even made it through Valve's Steam Greenlight program in 2017.

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Unfortunately, it is moving forward Classic Offensive's Steam release has stopped completely. To explain the situation, the team behind CS: GO mod recently posted a statement on Twitter revealing that despite years of effort and compliance with Valve's legal guidelines for the use of Counter-Strike IP, Classic Offensive never saw the light of day on Steam. Additionally, the team's communication with Valve ceased in late 2020, and the situation escalated when Classic Offensive was submitted for a build review on October 6, 2024. After weeks of silence, the team received an automated message from Valve stating that the Steamworks app for Classic Offensive had retired without explanation .

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The lack of feedback was described as the “worse form of a shutdown” and the Classic Offensive team is frustrated by the sudden stop. Adding to their complaints, they CS: GO the mod's developers shared that many Valve employees were aware of the project but gave no indication that their work would ultimately face rejection. With this in mind, the Classic Offensive team “felt the need” to inform all modding teams working on Valve-related projects to rethink their release strategies if they plan to rely solely on Steam as their primary distribution platform.

Thankfully, all hope is not lost for Classic Offensive, as the team behind it will try to get back in touch with Valve and “also companies related to Counter-Strike“to get some positive traction for CS: GO Courage. Valve's apparent reluctance to support Classic Offensive is strange, given that it has always welcomed fan-made projects based on Half-life, Portaland many of the company's other IPs. One can only hope that Valve and the Classic Offensive team can soon settle their differences, and the nostalgic CS: GO The mod eventually sees a proper Steam release.

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