How to Play Workshop Maps in CS2 – Ultimate Guide

Counter-Strike

February 24, 2024

Bruno Sobieraj

It is widely known that CS2 is easy to understand but hard to master, and it notoriously takes a very long time to improve at the game. Thankfully, there are many practice tools out there that can help speed up the training process and make it much more enjoyable and productive, one of them being workshop maps in CS2. In this guide, you’ll learn all you need to know about how to play workshop maps in CS2.

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What are Workshop Maps in CS2

Talented community members create workshop maps you can download from the Counter-Strike workshop on Steam. Thousands of maps are available to download in the CS2 workshop, each serving a different purpose.

Different maps can help you improve your aim, practice utility, change your crosshair and view model, play fun game modes, or battle your friends in custom arena settings. There are no limits to what workshop maps in CS2 can do for your enjoyment and getting better at Counter-Strike.

Here are all the different types of workshop maps available in CS2:

Warm-up Maps
Aim Practice Maps
Recoil Practice Maps
Aim (PvP) Maps
Tutorial Maps
Competitive Maps
Wingman Maps
Customization Maps
FPS Benchmark Maps
Classic Maps
KZ Maps
Surf Maps
Bunny Hop Maps
Mini Game Maps (e.g. Hide and Seek, Coop, …)

How to Play Workshop Maps in CS2

Before we hop on the server and enjoy our workshop map, we first need to download it from the workshop itself. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do so without any trouble:

First, go to the Steam Library and click on Counter-Strike 2.
Then, find the three dots on the right side of the window, click on them, and go to Workshop.
Next, search for the map you are looking for in the search bar, or go to the Browse tab and click Maps.
While there, find the map you’re looking for by adjusting the sorting filters, and click on it.
Then, download the map by clicking the green Subscribe button and wait for your game to update.

Now that we know how to download our desired workshop map, here’s how you get on the server inside the game. Thankfully, it’s very simple. In the main menu go to the Play tab and find the Workshop Maps section. There, you’ll find all the maps you’ve subscribed to and downloaded from the workshop.

Best Workshop Maps in CS2

All the best CS2 players use workshop maps to warm up their aim and practice utility usage. The most popular workshop map of all time, with millions of downloads and over three million current subscribers, is an aim training map called Aim Botz, which numerous professional players use to warm up before official matches.

It allows players full customization of the environment, freedom to use any weapon they want, and the ability to position bots to their liking, which creates a complete training experience good enough even for professional players.

There are also many workshop maps dedicated to teaching utility on active duty maps. Knowing effective smokes and flashes is imperative in Counter-Strike. These maps provide players with a safe space to practice their grenades without worrying about making mistakes and what their teammates might think of them.

Some workshop maps allow players to customize their view models and crosshairs without navigating through the in-game settings or learning intricate developer console commands. Steam user crashz is famous for creating several such maps, with their popularity comfortably exceeding a million downloads.

Lastly, some maps available in the CS2 workshop could become active duty maps. They might even feature in professional tournaments, as with Anubis in CS:GO. The community map favorite to make the step up in the near future is Thera. It’s a Santorini-inspired map created by FMPONE, an infamous community mapper, who already had one of his workshop maps in the game with Cache.

The bottom line is that we are spoiled for choice with quality workshop maps in CS2. So take your pick and enjoy!