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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

From AppleGamingWiki, the wiki about gaming on M1 Apple silicon Macs
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cover
Developers
Valve Corporation
Hidden Path Entertainment
Engines
Source
Release dates
August 21, 2012
macOS August 21, 2012
September 22, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 83
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Series Counter-Strike
Resources
PCGamingWiki
Apple Silicon Games
Codeweavers
WineHQ
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on IGDB
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on MobyGames
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Wikipedia

macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Rosetta 2 Perfect Requires workaround to load the game. [1] Works without workaround. Does show error on first launch. Ignore to continue. Do not put in fullscreen or cmd+tab will crash game (when in-game) [2]
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Unplayable The game always shows error "Your graphics hardware does not support all features (CSM) needed to run this game."
Wine Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels Perfect Tested with M1Max, allocated 6 cores and 16g RAM.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
macOS
See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

Gameplay videos

macOS issues fixed

Cannot launch the game

Launch options[3][4]
  1. Ctrl+click on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in Steam Library
  2. Click Properties
  3. Enter the launch option -w 800 -h 600 -refresh 60
  4. Launch the game
  5. Change display settings back to desired resolution

References

  1. Verified by User:Mhhosseini1384 on
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020
    OS: macOS 11.6
    Resolution: 2560x1600
    Settings: Highest Available
    Framerate: 45 FPS
  2. Verified by User:EnjoyBacon7 on 09-09-2023
    Device: MacBook Pro M2 Pro (10/16 cores)
    OS: macOS 13.5.3
    Method: Rosetta 2
    Game version: 12147839 (build #)
    Resolution: 1920x1200
    Settings: Lowest
    Framerate: 120 constant (more, in fact)
    Controller: Mouse and keyboard
  3. CS:GO on an M1 MacBook Air! - How to Get It Working, FPS, Gaming on External Monitor - last accessed on 2020-12-28
  4. Reference