One of the best things about Counter-Strike over the years has always been the community game modes, Hide and Seek included. While Valve itself doesn’t always have these custom game modes in official playlists, the Source engine is versatile enough to allow talented gamers to create and share them for themselves.
What is CS Hide and Seek?
Back in CS:GO, Hide and Seek maps were among the most popular Counter-Strike workshop maps around. It doesn’t take too strong an imagination to guess what CS Hide and Seek might entail – CT-side players hide, while T-side players seek. Usually, this takes place on custom maps, because the default CS2 map pool isn’t designed for this type of gameplay.
While they heyday of Counter-Strike Hide and Seek may be behind it, it’s still well worth trying in CS2.
How to play Counter-Strike Hide and Seek
It was much easier to play CS Hide and Seek back in CS:GO. The game had a functioning server browser, where players could search for Counter-Strike Hide and Seek matches directly in-game. Now, in CS2, things are a little different. The server browser doesn’t work, so you need to look for another solution.
You have two realistic options. First, you can look for third-party CS Hide and Seek servers. Sites like Cybershoke have these, but they’re pretty sparsely populated at the best of times. Alternatively, you can download the maps directly from the Steam Workshop yourself, and host custom lobbies with your friends.
Simply search “Hide and Seek” on Counter-Strike 2’s Steam Workshop, and you should find tons of maps for the game mode like the one above. Then, get all of your friends into a party, and start the Workshop map. They may have to accept a download in order to play. If you don’t have enough friends to make a Counter-Strike Hide and Seek lobby, then you can always ask around in CS-related Discord servers for players. You should be able to organize a game yourself that way.