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A Fan-Made Counter-Strike mod to remake the original game has been rejected by Valve for a standalone Steam release. The mod was reportedly in development for almost a decade as per the developer after seemingly getting a green light for the same project a few years back. As of now, the devs are looking to contact Valve regarding this issue.
The long-running Counter-Strike ‘Classic Offensive’ mod development started eight years ago and aimed to capture the classic CS gameplay with better-looking visuals. Those who want to try out the mod can still download it through ModDB, however, the issue seems to be with a Steam release.
“We do not understand what happened, we went through Steam Greenlight back in 2017 and talked to legal to know if this was possible for us to release on Steam. We even discussed with some of the developers on different Valve projects, and they have been very cooperative in helping us figure out the means of release back then,” the official statement wrote.
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Counter-Strike Classic Offensive devs working to resolve the issue
The developers for the CS Classic Offensive mod reported contacting the legal department of Valve to make sure they did not violate any rules. Changes to the game were also made according to recommendations.
“Nobody at Valve told us to stop what we were doing during all those years, no sort of formal request, yet this feels like an even worse form of Cease and Desist at this point. Many people at Valve are aware of our and many other projects, yet have refused to communicate since late 2020,” the devs said.
— Classic Offensive (@csco_dev) January 11, 2025
It is strange to see the mod rejected after getting a go from Valve themselves, however, a lot of things have changed in the last few years. As per the devs, the mod was rejected via an automated email which could also be a mistake, and further contact with a human representative might help to move things forward.
“Moving forward, we'll try to get in contact again with Valve employees, even companies related to Counter-Strike in general to try to get things moving in the right direction, in the hope this issue can be resolved,” the statement further added.