playdemo Command

Explore usage, syntax, and examples for the playdemo CS2 developer console command.

How to Use CS:GO & CS2 Commands

First, turn on the developer console. Go to Settings > Game Settings and switch "Enable Developer Console" to Yes.
Press the ` or ~ key on your keyboard to open the console.
Type in a command, or copy it from here, hit ENTER, and you’re good to go!

playdemo

CS2 and CSGO

Command

playdemo

Plays a demo file from your Steam CS:GO folder. If your demo is in the "replays" subfolder, prefix the demo name with "replays/".

<Demo File Name>

Enter the demo file name located in your Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo folder. Do not include the .dem extension. If the demo is inside the "replays" folder, start the name with "replays/".

sv_cheats Required

Client or Server Command

Client

Server

playdemo Generator

Command

playdemo

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Set the options below to auto-generate your command. When everything looks good, click the Copy button and paste it into your in-game console.

Demo File Name

playdemo Examples

Command

playdemo

exampledemo

Plays "exampledemo.dem" from Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo.

Command

playdemo

replays/exampledemo

Plays "exampledemo.dem" from the "replays" subfolder inside the csgo directory.