Skip to content
/SLASHPLAY

How to let friends join your game in CS2

Type cl_join_advertise 2 in your game console so Steam friends can join you on any server; 0 means they need an invite.

cl_join_advertise

Controls whether Steam friends can join your game in progress: on all servers, official servers only, or never.

cl_join_advertise <0|1|2>

Examples

cl_join_advertise 2

Friends can join you on any server.

Values

ValueWhat it does
0 Not joinable, Steam invite needed
1 Joinable on official servers
2 Joinable on all servers

Arguments

modeRequired
0 none, 1 official servers, 2 all servers.

What it does

Decides when your game shows as joinable in Steam. At 0 friends need an invite, 1 allows joining on official servers, 2 on all servers including community servers.

The game's own description: Advertise joinable game in progress to Steam friends, otherwise need a Steam invite (2: all servers, 1: official servers, 0: none)

Use it in your game

Type it in your own game console: turn on the developer console in the game's settings, then press the key under Esc. To keep it, put the line in game/csgo/cfg/autoexec.cfg.

Your own
CS2 server.

From $0.03 an hour, only while it runs. New accounts get 6 free tokens.