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Counter-Strike 2

Archive EntryPreservation Record

Counter-Strike 2

Shelf markLIB-0012

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2023Game

Catalog Information

Original Title
Counter-Strike 2
Release
September 27, 2023
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Platform
PC · Steam
Medium
Digital edition · Steam
Subjects
Action · Digital Preservation

Archival Status

Custody
Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy
Steam digital edition · free-to-play competitive title
Condition Report
Licensed copy held on the archive Steam account. No optical disc or boxed materials accompany this filing.
Acquisition
Digital acquisition · July 2026
Filed
August 3, 2026

Acquisition Record

How this digital copy entered archival custody — provenance for the holding, not the identity of the work.

Source
Steam
Acquired through
Digital library holding
Entered
August 3, 2026
Steam App ID
730
Technical record
Holding reference
steam-730
Provenance reconciled
August 3, 2026
Recorded playtime
568 hours
Store listing
Steam store listing

Curator Notes

Open for curator writing on Counter-Strike 2 as the present Counter-Strike filing on this shelf.

Collection Documentation

Steam license under the archive account; no physical counterpart. Official cover artwork is on file from Steam library art. Photography of a boxed copy is not applicable.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware
Windows or Linux through Steam under archive custody, subject to online matchmaking services
Original Hardware
PC · Steam digital edition
Playback Compatibility
Access depends on Steam custody and on Valve’s continued support for Counter-Strike 2.
Preservation Concerns
Account binding, client obsolescence, and online-service dependency. No offline installer is retained.
Edition History
Counter-Strike 2 released September 27, 2023 on Steam App 730, replacing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on that storefront listing. The Steam storefront chronology for App 730 still reflects the earlier CS:GO listing date (August 21, 2012); this accession records the Counter-Strike 2 release.
Access Status
Accessible through the archive Steam account while the title remains offered for that account.

Connections

Series
Counter-Strike
Editorial Record
Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

This filing is retained as a digital edition. Physical collection photography does not apply to the holding itself.

Supplementary archival media may be entered if documentation is later filed. Nothing is forced into the record.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

  1. Filed into the Library

    Accessioned as LIB-0012.

  2. Collection Documentation entered

  3. Connections established

  4. Official artwork entered

    Steam library artwork filed under the Library accession path.

  5. Editorial revision

    Catalog identity, authority references, and digital-holding documentation aligned for publication.

  6. Preservation Notes entered

  7. Published to the Bloodsoaked Library

    Digital accession curated from Steam custody and set to Catalogued · Permanent Record.

Record Colophon

Archive Identifier
LIB-0012
Filed
August 3, 2026
Last Curatorial Revision
Aug 3, 2026
Accession Source
Digital library holding
Archival Status
Catalogued · Permanent Record