Your Flashback questions, answered.

Flashback is a Counter-Strike 2 platform for demo review, match analysis, pro POV videos and utility practice. Use the same match evidence to study decisions, watch a player's perspective and organise what you want to practise.

Open the 2D viewer to understand a round, the utility library to learn a throw, or pro POV videos to study a player's perspective. Connect your game account when you want to review your own matches.

You can browse public pages and replay available pro demos without signing in. Personal matches, uploads, saved content and some analysis features require an account. Limits and access can vary by feature and plan.

The browser viewer and available POV videos do not require a running CS2 client or local recording software. You still need the game if you want to practise a lineup yourself.

The Guides library covers demo review, FACEIT analysis, clip creation and other workflows. Start there if you prefer a walkthrough rather than exploring the tools on your own.

Sign in, open your profile and use Manage connections. Complete the provider's connection flow. Only share credentials through the official connection screens, never in a public support message.

Open Your Matches after connecting your account. Match availability depends on the source, access to the demo and its processing status; connecting an account does not guarantee that every historical match can be imported.

Yes. Signed-in users can upload supported CS2 .dem or .dem.zst files in the viewer. The upload limit is 600 MB. The free plan currently allows 3 uploads per rolling 24 hours.

Extract ZIP, BZ2 or other unsupported archives first, then upload the supported demo file. The uploader also checks file size and format; legacy CS:GO demos are not the same format as CS2 demos.

Downloading, parsing and rendering are separate steps. A delay can come from the demo source, a processing queue or a failed job. Check the displayed status before retrying. If it stays stuck, send support the match link and the time you noticed it.

Only if a usable copy is already available to the service or you can upload one. Flashback cannot guarantee recovery when the original provider has removed the file.

Choose a map in Utilities, select the smoke filter and open a result. Watch the clip and compare the starting position with the landing point on the radar.

Yes. The library includes separate grenade filters. Combine them with map, side, player or team filters to focus on the situation you want to practise.

Open the landing map, select a marked point or drag a zone. The library then searches for throws landing in that area. Clear the zones to return to the broader result list.

The map count reflects lineups with playable clips, before additional filters. Qualified match evidence can exist before its video is available. A zero count is a library availability status, not a claim that the map has no useful utility.

Essentials highlights repeated utility supported by match and team evidence. Combos identifies lineups used alongside other grenades. Open a lineup to inspect the available evidence rather than treating the label as a guarantee for every round.

Study the movement and release in the clip, use the available position and throw details, and reproduce the setup in a practice session. Check the landing in your current map version before using it competitively.

Use the Save control on supported content and organise it in Books. Sign in to keep a personal practice collection; book limits depend on your plan.

Open Studio and select a supported analysed match and the rounds or player perspective you want. The video is rendered from demo data, so it does not depend on having recorded your screen during the match.

The chat command marks a round for the clip workflow. The match must be available through the supported connection and processing flow. See the setup page for the requirements; typing the command alone does not make an unavailable demo recoverable.

The replay uses parsed match data, while a POV video needs a separate render. Analysis can be ready before the render finishes or before a video is requested.

Public pages and the viewer can be opened in a modern mobile browser. Detailed team review, drawing and multi-panel analysis are usually easier on a larger screen.

No. Statistics help you choose what to investigate, but timing, role and team decisions need context. Use the round replay or POV to understand the situation before changing your play.

The Plans page lists the current offer. Upload, analysis, export and storage limits may differ between plans; check those details before subscribing.

Retention depends on the plan and the content type. Review the current storage terms on Plans and the Privacy Policy. Saving an item to a book is not a guarantee that its source media will remain available forever.

Send the exact page URL, the map or match, what you expected and what happened. Include a screenshot if useful, but remove private information. Never send passwords, session cookies or Steam authentication codes.

Email the team using the contact details in the Privacy Policy. Explain the request and identify the account without sending a password. We may need proportionate identity verification before disclosing or deleting personal data.

Yes. Reject optional analytics in the banner, or change your choice from the Cookie Policy. Necessary session and security storage remains separate from optional usage measurement.

No. Check the specific challenge's eligibility, scoring, dates and prize terms before joining. Public standings may display your nickname, avatar and relevant performance data.

Flashback is operated by defuse digital UG (haftungsbeschränkt), based in Augustusburg, Germany. Company and register details are listed in the Legal Notice.