CS:GO Prime Account: What Is It and How to Get One

Q: What Is a CS:GO Prime Account? 2023

A CS:GO Prime account is a feature made for players who purchased the Prime Status Upgrade from the Steam CS:GO store and have a profile level of 21 or higher. Long-time CS:GO players can also benefit from a Prime account. Since Prime accounts represent Prime matches only and can only be played by players who have reached a certain profile level, cheating isn't possible. Thanks to this account, players can also take advantage of some special opportunities the game offers them.

Q: How Do You Get a CS:GO Prime Account? 2023

After raising your profile level to 21, open the game. • Once the game is open, click "Play" under the CS:GO logo in the main menu. • At the bottom, you'll see "Prime Account Status." • Once your profile level reaches 21 in the game, the text "Prime status upgrade available" will appear above this. • Click on "Prime Account Status." • Add your phone number through Steam.

A CS:GO Prime account requires the Prime Status Upgrade and profile level 21, unlocking Prime matches and special perks.

Sera Karasu

November 11, 2022, 04:00 PM1 min read

In brief

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A CS:GO Prime account is a special feature for players with a profile level of 21 or higher.
Prime accounts prevent cheating by only allowing certain-level players into Prime matches.
After reaching profile level 21, players can activate Prime status by verifying a phone number through Steam.

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What Is a CS:GO Prime Account? 2023

A CS:GO Prime account is a feature made for players who purchased the Prime Status Upgrade from the Steam CS:GO store and have a profile level of 21 or higher. Long-time CS:GO players can also benefit from a Prime account. Since Prime accounts represent Prime matches only and can only be played by players who have reached a certain profile level, cheating isn't possible. Thanks to this account, players can also take advantage of some special opportunities the game offers them.

How Do You Get a CS:GO Prime Account? 2023

After raising your profile level to 21, open the game.
Once the game is open, click "Play" under the CS:GO logo in the main menu.
At the bottom, you'll see "Prime Account Status."
Once your profile level reaches 21 in the game, the text "Prime status upgrade available" will appear above this.
Click on "Prime Account Status."
Add your phone number through Steam.
Enter the code you receive via SMS in the field.
Reopen the game.
Click "Play" from the main menu.
When you click "Prime Account Status" at the bottom this time, an "Upgrade" section will also appear — click it.
The Prime account button will become active in the game, and you'll be able to join this type of match.