Overpass in CS2: Removed From the Map Pool
Overpass at a glance
- Released: December 2013, in CS:GO
- Setting: a canal and park area in Berlin
- Pool history: added 2014, removed April 2024 (for Dust2), back July 2025 (for Anubis), removed July 2026 (for Cache)
- Side lean in pro play: CT-sided
- Status: playable, not in Active Duty
Why it was removed
Season Four of Premier ends on July 6th. You must have 25 Season Four Premier wins and a visible CSR when the Season concludes to earn your Premier Season Four medal. For the Season Five Active Duty map pool: - Overpass + Cache
Valve usually swaps one map at a time to keep the pool fresh. Overpass had a short second stint of about a year before Cache, a remake that fans had wanted back for years, took its slot. Overpass was also the largest map in the pool and one of the least picked in pro play, which made it a natural candidate.
What Overpass was known for
Overpass is a large map with long rotations, built around a canal, a park and a toilet building near A. It was known as a CT-sided map: defenders could hold the two sites well, and the T side needed coordinated attacks through Connector, Long A or Monster toward B.
Could it come back?
Overpass has already left and returned once, so a comeback is possible. If it happens, this page will become a full guide again. Until then, the current maps are listed in the CS2 Map Pool guide, and its replacement has its own page: Cache.
FAQ
Is Overpass still in CS2?
Yes, you can still play it in casual modes, but it left the Active Duty pool in July 2026. It is no longer used in Premier or pro tournaments.
What replaced Overpass?
Cache, a remake of the CS:GO classic, replaced Overpass in the Active Duty pool in July 2026.
Will Overpass come back?
Possibly. Overpass has already been removed and brought back once, in 2024 and 2025. Valve has not announced a return.
Related guides
CS2 Map Pool: Current Active Duty Maps and Every ChangeThe current CS2 Active Duty pool: Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust2, Inferno, Mirage and Nuke. Cache replaced Overpass in July 2026. Every change since launch.
Cache in CS2: The Newest Active Duty MapCache returned to the CS2 Active Duty pool in July 2026, replacing Overpass. Its history, the remake, the layout and what it changes for pro teams.
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