Best Christmas CS2 Maps

Looking to swap Mirage and Dust II for something a bit more… festive? Thanks to the Steam Workshop, Counter-Strike 2 is packed with Christmas and winter-themed custom maps that turn sweaty ranked nights into cozy holiday lobbies. Snow-covered classics, glowing tree-lit streets, and goofy party mansions – there’s a map for every type of stack.

In this list, we’ve picked out the best Christmas CS2 maps you can play right now: from reimagined bomb-defusal staples to Wingman reworks, chaotic Zombie Escape (ZE) adventures, and massive Hide and Seek / Maniac houses built for custom servers. For each map, you’ll find what mode it’s best in, why it’s worth queueing up during the holidays, and a direct Workshop link so you can install it in a couple of clicks.

You can also find more great CS2 map recommendations (with direct Workshop links and full modes list) inside Top CS2 Workshop Maps You Need to Try in 2025 article.

CS2 Christmas Maps: The Best Winter Workshop Maps to Try

de_dust2_winter

• Release Date: December 27, 2023
• Creators: ✪Daniel029✪, Dreczek4
• Workshop Link: Download

The winter aesthetic gives a nice seasonal vibe — snow on the ground and buildings, winter lighting, decorations — which makes it more fun for casual or festive matches than the standard dusty desert feel.

Cs2 MaxWinter

• Release Date: November 9, 2024
• Creator: DopPing Slimi.lt
• Workshop Link: Download

Cs2 MaxWinter is a snowy, Christmas-feeling version of one of the more popular hostage-rescue Workshop maps in CS2. The action centers on a wrecked multi-storey building with basements where terrorists hold the hostages. An extra bunker area that gives more flanking options and slightly more space than the original CS2 Max.

de_Mirage Christmas Edition | WINGMAN

• Release Date: November 24, 2025
• Creator: FRYPE
• Workshop Link: Download

de_Mirage Christmas Edition | WINGMAN is a fan-made, Christmas reskin of Mirage built specifically for 2v2 Wingman in CS2. With Christmas visuals on top of the familiar Mirage architecture: snow, decorations, Santa props, etc.

ze_christmas_escape

• Release Date: November 13, 2025
• Creator: 도로롱 ドロ Doro
• Workshop Link: Download

The map is built as a multi-stage Christmas adventure where humans have to survive and outrun a zombie horde through themed set-pieces. Humans spawn at the start of a festive route (village, facility, cave, depending on stage). A few seconds later, some players turn into zombies and start chasing.

The snow mansion | Hide and seek | CS2

• Release Date: October 9, 2025
• Creator: Minus_31
• Workshop Link: Download

A super-popular community hide-and-seek map set in a big snowy mansion, made for casual fun rather than standard CS2 modes. It’s built around a large snowy mansion environment with: Multiple floors, rooms, balconies and outside yard spots to hide in. One team (or one player) is the “maniac, while others are hiders, using secret spots, vents, props, ledges etc.

xmas_nipperhouse24

• Release Date: November 30, 2024
• Creator: NIPPER
• Workshop Link: Download

It is basically the 2024 CS2 remake of NIPPER’s legendary Christmas house map, built as a chaotic, casual bomb-defusal map set in and around a flooded Christmas mansion. A big, surreal Christmas house (the “Nipperhouse”) used as the core play space. The layout revolves around the house exterior + interior + basement, with bombsites relatively close together (something players mention as a balance issue that makes it lean CT-favoured).

Final Thoughts — The Best Way to Enjoy CS2 This Holiday Season

Christmas-themed CS2 maps bring a fun, festive twist to Counter-Strike 2 and are an easy way to freshen up your sessions with friends. Snowy remakes of iconic classics, cozy holiday mansions, chaotic hide-and-seek layouts, and full winter adventure maps give you plenty of ways to switch things up without losing the familiar CS2 feel.

These maps are perfect for holiday streams, community events, or relaxed end-of-year play sessions. Subscribe to the ones you like, open a Workshop lobby, invite your stack, and let the winter vibes take over.

Merry fragging, and happy holidays!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How do I play Christmas maps in CS2?

Christmas maps are available through the Steam Workshop.

1. Open Steam → Counter-Strike 2 → Workshop.
2. Search for the map name or keywords like “Christmas,” “winter,” “xmas,” “snow.”
3. Click Subscribe on the map you want.
4. Launch CS2 and go to Play → Workshop Maps to host it, or join a community server running that map.

Are Christmas CS2 maps allowed in official matchmaking?

No. Official matchmaking only supports Valve’s curated map pool. Christmas maps are community-made, so they can only be played in Workshop lobbies or community servers.

What’s the best CS2 Christmas map for Hide and Seek?

Currently, the top pick is The Snow Mansion | Hide and Seek | CS2 – a huge, multi-floor winter mansion designed specifically for HnS and Maniac-style gameplay. It’s one of the most popular festive maps in CS2, packed with hiding spots, secret rooms, and outdoor snowy areas.

If you want a classic nostalgic option, xmas_nipperhouse24 also works great for chaotic hide-and-seek sessions, though it’s technically built as a bomb-defusal map.