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We catch CS2 cheaters the community flags, before Valve does.

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The mission

“A public, accountable ledger of players the community doesn't trust.”

CSWatch is a community-driven platform for tracking and identifying suspicious Counter-Strike 2 players. We combine automatic, rule-based scoring with human Overwatch-style demo reviews to build the most transparent reputation index in CS2.

Every score comes from published rules (account age, ban history, playtime anomalies), and every conviction comes from community review or a logged decision by the CSWatch team. The result is a transparent, public record with no hidden verdicts and no secret methodology.

83Reports filed
≥3Reviewers per community case
>66%Weighted guilty vote
Platform pillars

THREE WAYS
WE BUILD THE CASE

Pillar 01

Reputation Scoring

A 0–100 trust number aggregating ban record, account legitimacy, community reports, and behavioral signals. Every score is derived from evidence; nothing is guessed.

Ban historyAccount ageTrust index
Pillar 02

Automatic Flagging

Every profile we look up is scored on ban history, account legitimacy and skill-vs-playtime anomalies, and low scores are flagged automatically. No manual trigger required.

Smurf patternsRule-based scoringAnomaly score
Pillar 03

Community Overwatch

Approved reviewers watch the evidence on reported players and vote. A community conviction needs 3+ reviewers and more than 66% of the accuracy-weighted vote, a threshold designed to protect the innocent.

Demo reviewMajority verdictConviction record
Forensic process

HOW IT
WORKS

Step 01

Report or flag

Any signed-in user can report a player with the match share code or a clip link as evidence. Automatic, rule-based scoring also flags suspicious profiles it encounters during lookups.

User reportAuto-flagEvidence attached
Step 02

Review

Approved community Overwatchers watch the evidence and cast a verdict: cheater or insufficient evidence.

Demo reviewOverwatch panel2-option verdict
Step 03

Conviction

When 3+ reviewers give more than 66% of the accuracy-weighted vote to cheater, the player is publicly convicted once the demo is saved. The CSWatch team can also convict directly, and those decisions are logged.

≥3 reviewers>66% weightedPublic record
Step 04

Track over time

The reputation score updates as new data arrives: VAC bans, additional reports, or Leetify stats all feed the algorithm. No conviction is a one-time snapshot.

VAC cross-checkScore updatesTimeline history
Transparency doctrine

OUR COMMITMENTS
ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE

ARTICLE I

No private verdicts.

Every conviction is publicly visible, with reviewer count and consensus where the case went to community review. There are no shadow bans, no hidden flags.

ARTICLE II

Appeal process available.

Falsely convicted? Contact us. We will review the evidence and overturn if warranted. The burden of proof works both ways.

ARTICLE III

No hidden tracking.

We disclose everything we collect. Read our Privacy Policy for the full data list. No surprises, no silent telemetry. Read the Privacy Policy

Pro membership

KEEP CSWATCH FREE
FOR EVERYONE.

Support CSWatch from €5/mo. Get ad-free browsing, unlimited lookups and watchlist, ban-alert notifications, monthly credits, and priority render queue on higher tiers.

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CSWatch is an independent project. All editorial content, methodology, and conviction records on this site are published under our direct editorial control. For press, partnership, or correction requests, email support@cswatch.gg.