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Posted 2024-08-28
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Counter-Strike 2 Leading as 2025's Most Profitable Game on Steam

Muhammad Shahrayar Sheikh is a news writer at cyber-sport.io who covers the latest news in the Counter-Strike 2 sphere. Amongst the many games he grew up playing, Counter-Strike 1.6 was...
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On August 28, 2024, a glance back at the first half of 2024 revealed some interesting facts about which games have been making Steam its biggest profits. GameDiscoverCo, a credible gaming-centric data analyst, publishes weekly newsletters revealing intriguing facts about the video gaming industry, and recently, they revealed that Counter-Strike 2 has been Steam’s most profitable game of 2024 thus far.
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Counter-Strike 2 has raked in around 610 million dollars, pulling ahead of the competition by quite a bit. Specifically, the second and third-highest-grossing games, Helldivers 2 and Palworld have bagged 458 million and 378 million dollars respectively, falling behind Counter-Strike by over 50 million dollars.

Counter-Strike 2 Leading as 2024's Most Profitable Game on Steam

What has caused CS2 to secure five times Dota 2’s profits?

As we look at what has brought about Counter-Strike 2’s monumental success, there are two main factors involved. For one, the game is a sequel to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, serving as a huge upgrade to the decade-old Counter-Strike experience. From having a proper anti-cheat and better net code to having better movement mechanics and stunning graphics, it’s no surprise that the CS: GO player base would largely shift to CS2, plus some more.

 

On the other hand, the game has earned huge profits from the cosmetic market. It’s a provably safe platform to buy, sell, and trade cosmetics for Valve’s competitor shooter, so its popularity, coupled with the minimal platform charges, have compounded to lucrative profits. On top of that, the launch of stickers representing different professional teams has also been a marketing success, with players racing to support their favorite teams.

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