Essential CS2 Console Commands

A practical reference to the Counter-Strike 2 console commands worth knowing — what each one does and when to use it.

Turn the console on

Enable the developer console in Settings > Game, then press the tilde key (~) to open it. Almost everything below is typed here.

Practice commands

Load a map with bots, then enable cheats first:

• sv_cheats 1 — required before most practice commands work.
• mp_maxmoney 60000 and mp_startmoney 60000 — buy freely.
• sv_infinite_ammo 1 — never reload while drilling recoil.
• sv_grenade_trajectory 1 — draw the arc of thrown grenades.
• noclip — fly through the map to learn angles (toggle on/off).
• god — invulnerability while you practise lineups.
• bot_kick — clear bots so you can practise undisturbed.

Performance and info

• cl_showfps 1 — a lightweight FPS counter.
• net_graph 1 — a fuller overlay with FPS, latency and loss.

Viewmodel and crosshair

• viewmodel_fov 68 — widen the weapon model view.
• viewmodel_offset_x, _y, _z — reposition the gun.

Binds and autoexec

Use bind "key" "command" to map actions — for example bind "mouse4" "+voicerecord". To make settings stick, create an autoexec.cfg in your CS2 cfg folder, add one command per line and finish with host_writeconfig. The game runs it on launch.

For setup advice around these commands, read our best settings guide or search the FAQ for a quick answer.