Office (cs_office), known as The Office Complex in Counter-Strike, is an official hostage rescue map, added in Beta 7.0. It has since appeared in every multiplayer Counter-Strike game.

It is set in the winter in a office building with parking areas and outside yards. Counter-Terrorists (CT) spawn zone is in a parking garage while the Terrorists are inside the offices. Counter-Terrorists can enter the offices by the front entrance, back hallway or through the glass windows. Near their spawn are rooms which can be used for sniping. There is also a backyard and a hallway at the back of the garage which leads to the offices. This path is connected to the main hallway and leads directly to the Terrorist spawn.

Front entrance is a small stairwell leading to the hallways. There is also a office room nearby with multiple windows. A long hall leads to the Terrorist spawn. The Terrorist spawn has two hostages. Next to the spawn is a projection room with another two hostages and a small storage. In Global Offensive, one of the storage rooms is changed to a small kitchen.

The first mention of Office occurred back in the distant Counter-Strike Beta 7.0, which was released back in 2000. And after that, this particular card has never missed a new version of the game. Because of this, Office can be found on:

Counter-Strike Beta
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike Xbox Edition
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike 2

And during all this time, the following studios and individuals have worked on this map:

Alexander Manilov
Ritual Entertainment
Turtle Rock Studios
Hidden Path Entertainment
Valve Corporation

Moreover, in each version of the map, geometrically it changed quite a lot. New passages and exits appeared and much more. But the map that we can now see in CS2 is ported from CS:GO. The new version of the game simply changed the lighting and new textures.

The events on the map take place in winter inside an office building, surrounded by parking lots and outdoor courtyards. The counter-terrorist (CT) spawn area is located inside the parking garage, while the terrorists are stationed in the office areas. Counter-terrorists have the opportunity to enter the office through the main entrance, rear passage or glass window openings. Near their starting point there are premises adapted for performing sniper tasks. There is also a rear area and a corridor behind the parking lot that leads to the office space. This route is connected to the main passage and leads directly to the place where the terrorists appear.

The main access is in the form of a small staircase that leads to passages. Nearby there is another office space equipped with many windows. A long corridor leads to the location where the terrorists appeared, where two hostages are being held. Near this point is a demonstration room with two other hostages and a storage area. In the Global Offensive version, one of the storage areas was converted into a compact kitchen.

The Office map has established itself as one of the most famous locations for hostage rescue missions and has been redesigned several times, four times in total.

In the 7.0 beta, office space was owned by a variety of organizations, including Prodigy Inc. and the Bizzy Blaster union. They were decorated with numerous works of art, massive computers and magazines. Instead of the usual small passage between the corridors, a ventilation system was provided.

The counter-terrorist spawn location was located outside of the garage, with a significant portion of the garage and backyard missing in this version. Instead, a narrow corridor just outside the main entrance was proposed, leading to the rear of the building. Another extension of the building was added to include the President's office, as opposed to an extended corridor.

In beta version 7.1, the map was enriched with the sounds of footsteps on snow, replacing the previous sounds of footsteps on concrete.

Counter-Strike 1.0 features minor changes from Valve Corporation aimed at improving the visuals and clarity of the map. Weather conditions and lighting were modified. Expanding the garage and adding a backyard were noticeable changes.

The presidential office and adjacent hallway were removed, and the garage was given additional space. The ventilation shafts and the passage leading to the rear were eliminated. A staircase has appeared under one of the windows in the front office, and the easter egg behind the breakable wall in the warehouse has been changed.