# Counter Strike Source?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counter-strike-source/161223>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [September 1, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counter-strike-source/161223 "2005-09-01T22:17:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![zeldafreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/74df32/32.png) [@zeldafreak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zeldafreak)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counter-strike-source/161223/1 "2005-09-01T22:17:05Z")

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Why doesnt Valve make CS:source a game you can buy stand alone? I really dont want to get half life, just CS. Why do they only sell it with HL 2?