CS2 broke away from the darker visuals of CS:GO and adopted a more vibrant and discernible environment. This change in the visual realm not only freshens the game's ambiance but introduces a new mood. Another noteworthy change was the removal of skyboxes, which served as invisible barriers when lobbing grenades.

Boot up CS:GO and load into the main menu. If you got into the CS2 beta test, you'll see a popup telling you so (or else a notification in your left-hand main menu bar with a message about the beta). Just click “Enroll” on the popup, and you're good to go! You may need to restart CS:GO to play the beta.

The bottom line? This is already an incredible game that's well worth playing - after all, it is Counter-Strike, too. CS2 also proves that despite their reluctance to do so, Valve still has all the chops whenever they choose to put their game developer hat on.