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Counter-Strike 2: how to change the bot difficulty in CS2

How to change the bot difficulty in Counter-Strike 2

Ryan Woodrow

Counter-Strike 2: how to change the bot difficulty in CS2
Counter-Strike 2: how to change the bot difficulty in CS2 /

Playing against bots is a good way to warm up in Counter-Strike. While they can never come close to the skill of real players, they provide competent targets to test your skills against, especially if you’re trying to learn new techniques.

In CS:GO, one of the best features of bot matches was the customizable difficulty letting you tweak how challenging your opponents could be, but such an option isn’t obviously available in CS2.

For more info, check out our guides on how to get the CS2 hidden achievement, and can you play Arms Race in CS2?

How to change CS2 bot difficulty

Counter-Strike 2 Inferno
Valve

Unfortunately, there is currently no way to change the CS2 bot difficulty. The default bot difficulty seems to be roughly the same level as the Hard bots from CS:GO, which is a shame for anyone who prefers to play on Expert. It’s unclear if difficulty options are planned to be added, as Valve remains silent on the topic, so we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Ryan Woodrow
RYAN WOODROW

Ryan Woodrow is Guides Editor for GLHF based in London, England. He has a particular love for JRPGs and the stories they tell. His all-time favorite JRPGs are the Xenoblade Chronicles games because of the highly emotive and philosophy-driven stories that hold great meaning. Other JRPGs he loves in the genre are Persona 5 Royal, Octopath Traveler, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Nier Automata, and Pokémon. He also regularly dives deep into the indie scene trying to find hidden gems and innovative ideas. Some of his favorite indie games include FTL: Faster Than Light, Thomas Was Alone, Moonlighter, Phantom Abyss, and Towerfall Ascension. More of his favorite games are Minecraft, Super Mario Odyssey, Stardew Valley, Skyrim, and XCOM 2. He has a first-class degree in Games Studies from Staffordshire University and has written for several sites such as USA Today's ForTheWin, Game Rant, The Sun, and KeenGamer. Email: ryan.woodrow@glhf.gg

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