Global Offensive, like previous Counter-Strike titles (CS:GO), is a multiplayer first-person shooter battle mode with objectives. In game modes, two opposing teams, the Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists, strive to fulfill goals like as securing a place to plant or detonate a bomb, as well as rescuing or capturing hostages. Players are awarded with in-game cash depending on individual and team performance at the conclusion of each short round, which they may use to buy new weapons or utility in later rounds. Winning rounds pays out more money than losing rounds, and accomplishing map-based objectives, such as killing adversaries, earns you more cash.