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CS2 Retakes server Retakes

The bomb is already planted. Defenders hold the site, attackers take it back, round after round. An English-speaking CS2 Retakes server in the EU, free to join.

Call a Fill to PlayThis server is on demand. It starts when someone calls a Fill to Play on it, and appears on the server list while that runs.

On the server now

This server is asleep. It starts when a Fill to Play is called on it.

How Retakes works

Every round starts where a normal match gets tense: the bomb is already planted. The Terrorists hold the bombsite and the Counter-Terrorists have to take it back and defuse. The site is announced on screen and by voice at the start of the round.

Rounds are short. The bomb goes off after 40 seconds and nobody respawns, so each round is one push. A map runs for 30 rounds with no half-time, and if the Terrorists win five in a row the teams are scrambled.

There is no money. Rounds are pistol, half-buy or full-buy rounds, and you set the weapons you want for each kind once; the server remembers them. The AWP is handed out by lottery, and every Counter-Terrorist gets a defuse kit.

Up to nine players are in a round at a time and anyone beyond that waits in a queue as a spectator. The maps are Cache, Dust 2, Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, Overpass, Ancient, Anubis, Vertigo and Train.

How to get a Retakes game going

The Retakes server sleeps until somebody schedules a game. Pick Retakes and a time on the Fill to Play page; the game is posted on our Discord, people say they are in, and the server starts ten minutes before. Games already scheduled here are listed near the top of this page.

Map pool

10 maps in rotation on the Retakes server. They download by themselves when you join.

  • Cache
  • Dust 2
  • Mirage
  • Inferno
  • Nuke
  • Overpass
  • Ancient
  • Anubis
  • Vertigo
  • Train

Map requests

Missing a map? Ask for a Workshop map on the Retakes server, or vote for one somebody else asked for.

Request a map or vote ›

Questions

Why is the Retakes server offline?

It is an on-demand server. It runs when a Fill to Play game is scheduled on it and sleeps the rest of the time. Schedule a game on the Fill to Play page and it starts ten minutes before.

What is the Retakes server IP, and how do I join?

The server address is eu.yappershq.com:27022. When a game is running a Join button shows on this page; you can also open the CS2 console and type: connect eu.yappershq.com:27022.

Do I need to download maps or mods first?

No. Retakes is played on stock maps: Cache, Dust 2, Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, Overpass, Ancient, Anubis, Vertigo and Train.

How many players are in a round?

Up to nine. Anyone beyond that waits in a queue as a spectator and is rotated in.

Do I need money?

No. Rounds are pistol, half-buy or full-buy rounds; you set the weapons you want for each kind once and the server remembers them. The AWP is handed out by lottery.

Is it free to play?

Yes, playing is free. Donating is optional: it goes into growing the community and gets you Active Supporter status.

Is Retakes a workshop map I have to download and host?

No. It is a server that is already running: you join it in one click or by its IP and play with whoever is on. There is nothing to host, no port forwarding and no "unable to establish connection" with friends.

I was banned. What now?

Every ban is on the public ban list with its reason and length. The ban list page explains how to appeal.