Valve has given Counter-Strike Global Offensive its own page separate from CS2, but you can't search the Steam store for the classic FPS.

GO onto Steam, unlisted on the store page, which you can download and play now via direct connecting to servers.

GO — is back on Steam in its own right… but only if you know where to look. Counter-Strike 2 regularly tops Steam's Mo ...

When Valve dropped Counter-Strike 2, there was one major disappointment: not being able to go back to Global Offensive. Now, there’s a change! “CS:GO is back on Steam! This is real, I did not make ...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been given a Steam listing separate from Counter-Strike 2, rather than solely existing ...

Just as it seemed like Valve might break its promise about the CS:GO 2 release date, the Steam-maker came through and quietly launched the free CS:GO 2 update. The multiplayer game's revamp was a ...

Valve has officially brought Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) back on Steam. The game’s Steam store page was replaced by Counter-Strike 2 when the latter sequel (or reboot, depending on who ...

TL;DR: Counter-Strike 2 has set a new player peak record of 1,824,989, becoming the fourth highest on Steam, driven by its growing popularity and esports presence. Despite not surpassing PUBG's record ...

You can now play classic CS:GO as a standalone title (it seems!) ...

This is why it's hard to judge Counter-Strike 2's popularity compared to CS:GO, but what's immediately clear is that regardless of what it's called, Counter-Strike is the most played game on Steam. At ...