The legendary Counter-Strike that you just performed at LAN events in 2002 is coming again as a serious remake

CS: Legacy shall be a whole remake of CS 1.6 and is scheduled for launch in 2025. It’s even a standalone sport.

It’s 2004, my dad and mom are on trip, for my pals and me that meant: LAN get together. A very good 20 youngsters gathered on the bottom flooring of our home with clunky computer systems and tube displays.

Since we had a DSL connection, a cable was laid from the 2nd flooring down, however as a result of size of the cable, it ran by two open home windows alongside the aspect of the home. On reflection, this wasn’t our greatest concept on the finish of January. But it surely didn’t matter on the time as a result of we have been taking part in Counter-Strike and we liked it.

Comparable emotions most likely additionally impressed the workforce of CS: Legacy to carry again the outdated Counter-Strike.

Counter-Strike like within the outdated days

CS: Legacy is a totally impartial sport, so it’s not a mod however a remake of Counter-Strike 1.6. A number of the builders are former members of the fan challenge CSPromod.

Legacy was, as said within the first official trailer, “constructed from the bottom up with one hundred pc authentic code and sport property” Nevertheless, it makes use of Valve’s Supply Engine with “intensive rework of the renderer, shaders, and different techniques”

A launch on Steam is deliberate for in Early Entry earlier than the tip of 2025, however there isn’t any particular date. Patreon supporters will, nevertheless, obtain early entry to check builds. There’s presently no details about potential prices.

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Will Valve intervene there?

It was solely in January 2025 that Valve put a cease to a fan mod for CS 2 that additionally wished to carry 1.6 into the trendy age. The builders claimed to have labored on it for eight years with none issues and with Valve’s information.

CS: Legacy is optimistic and explains: “We personal everything of our work, which ensures the long run and the limitless potential of the sport.” Whether or not this can forestall Valve from interfering with the usage of their trademark stays to be seen.