Free Hostage Rescue · No download · No install · Instant play
cs_assault_snowflake is a Counter-Strike 1.6 Hostage Rescue map. It sits in the cs_* family of hostage-rescue maps — one of 196 cs_* maps here with a real overview. It is a winter/holiday reskin. The full cs_assault_snowflake overview is on this page; play it free right in your browser, no install needed.
Were you looking for cs_assault? cs_assault_snowflake is a server variant of it — the cs_assault page has the full overview and map details.
cs_assault_snowflake is a Hostage Rescue map. CTs push into the hostage rooms, use +use to collect each hostage, and lead them to the rescue point. Terrorists defend the hostages and lock down the approaches. Rescuing all hostages wins the round for the CTs. On Combat Skirmish it runs directly in your browser through WebAssembly — click Play and you are dropped straight onto a live public server, no Steam account or download required.
Public Counter-Strike 1.6 servers cycle cs_assault_snowflake in and out of rotation. Open the in-browser server browser to see which servers are running cs_assault_snowflake right now and jump in — no Steam, no download. Open the server browser →
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