List of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maps
# List of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maps

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and its upcoming successor Counter-Strike 2 are first-person shooter games developed by Valve Corporation and both are the most recent entries in the Counter-Strike series. Traditional gameplay of Counter-Strike features two teams, the Terrorists and Counter Terrorists, fighting for control of a map while trying to fulfill their respective objectives. The goal of the Terrorists is to either kill all Counter Terrorists or plant and detonate a bomb at a bomb site, and the goal of the Counter Terrorists is to either kill all Terrorists or defuse the bomb.

The game has a very large competitive scene in the form of esports, which has received large media coverage. As a result of the widespread coverage of the games competitive scene, the games multiplayer maps have built longstanding reputations within the series, with some becoming significant to the first person shooter genre as a whole with enduring legacies. This article serves as a list of maps featured in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike 2 that have established notability in the first-person shooter genre and/or in the games large competitive scene.

## Competitive maps

### Ancient

Ancient (de_ancient) was introduced to the game in a December 2020 update as part of Operation Broken Fang. The map takes place in an archeological site, likely in Central America, and was created as a homage to a previous Counter-Strike map titled de_aztec. The map has received consistent changes and upgrades since its introduction.

The map has consistently appeared in competitive tournaments since its introduction and it is among the most played competitive maps alongside Mirage and Inferno. The map is part of the Active Duty map pool.

### Anubis

Anubis (de_anubis) was introduced in a March 2020 update at the end of Operation Shattered Web. The map takes place in Egypt. The map was noted for being buggy upon release, but would be upgraded via updates over time.

It replaced Dust II in the competitive map pool in November 2022, becoming the final competitive change before the release of the upcoming Counter-Strike 2. The map went from the least popular competitive map to a popular choice during the 2023 Paris Major. The map is part of the Active Duty map pool.

### Cache

Cache (de_cache) is a community made map first made for Counter-Strike: Source in 2004 introduced to the Global Offensive's main competitive map pool in Operation Breakout in 2014.. It was taken out of the game in March 2019 and replaced by Vertigo before being updated as a standalone map outside of competitive play later that year.

Cache has been compared to Inferno and Dust II for some of the most well designed maps in the Counter-Strike series. Cache was used in a study from Uppsala University for a full analysis on level design in competitive video games. A remake of the original Cache is a very popular demand for Counter-Strike 2's competitive map pool.

### Canals

Canals (de_canals) was added to the game in a March 2017 update. The map takes place in a city inspired by Venice, Italy. It was the first new official Counter-Strike map since the addition of Overpass in 2013. The map varies from traditional Counter-Strike level design, and gives the Terrorists a crescent-shaped starting area that is relatively cramped, but gives the Counter-Terrorists a large open area. The map also features additional routes that allow players to go under parts of the map to stealthily arrive to the bomb sites.

The map was added to the Reserve map pool, placing it outside of traditional competitive play and the map has not seen play in any of the Counter-Strike majors. The map has been criticized for having an unorthodox layout that has been considered heavily unbalanced in favor of the Terrorists.

### Dust II

"Dust II", also known by its filename de_dust2, is a video game map featured in the first-person shooter series Counter-Strike. Dust II is the successor to "Dust", another Counter-Strike map, and was developed by David Johnston before the official release of the original Counter-Strike game. It was designed with the aims of simplicity and balance, based on its symmetrical design and two points, over which the two teams must fight for control.

### Inferno

"Inferno", also known by its filename de_inferno, is a popular multiplayer map in the Counter-Strike series of first-person shooter video games by Valve Corporation, centered around bomb defusal. The map was first created for the original Counter-Strike in 2000 and has subsequently appeared in each entry of the series. While considered a traditional map in the series, its design differs from maps such as Dust II, featuring a large amount of hiding spots and branching, narrow paths.

### Overpass

Overpass (de_overpass) was the first competitive map made from the ground up for Global Offensive in a December 2013 update alongside an updated version of Cobblestone. The map takes place in two different environments, an open canal and a public park. The map has an increased emphasis on long-ranged combat. The map was updated in April 2014.

The map was one of the most balanced in the game upon release, and has become a very important competitive map. The map is part of the Active Duty map pool.

### Train

Train (de_train) is a map from the original Counter-Strike remade for Global Offensive in a December 2014 update.

### Vertigo

Vertigo (de_vertigo) is a map from the original Counter-Strike added to Global Offensive in an October 2012 update and added to the competitive map pool in May 2019, replacing the popular map Cache. The map is situated on the top of a skyscraper in an unnamed, unknown city.

The map has become relatively unpopular due to its awkward design and for its replacement of Cache. While the map is currently a part of the Active Duty map pool, it is a popular choice for removal from the upcoming Counter-Strike 2.

