How To Get Free CS:GO Skins Without Any Deposit

Having no starting capital to get free Counter-Strike skins definitely hinders the process of farming items, but it is still entirely possible. Here are four legitimate and effective methods you can try to increase your Counter-Strike inventory value. 

Farming in-game Drops

The most popular way of obtaining free Counter-Strike skins is by simply playing the game. Valve appreciates all the active players who keep their game alive, so they have made the kind gesture of rewarding players with free weekly drops.

The drop system in Counter-Strike is called the “Weekly Care Package,” which is a package that contains four items when dropped. The package consists of a random weapon skin, a weapon case, and two graffiti sprays. The player can select two out of four rewards and keep them. It is most profitable to always choose the weapon skin and weapon case, as they have more market value than graffiti sprays.

As the name suggests, a Weekly Care Package can only be obtained once a week. To receive one, you must play and complete Counter-Strike matches on Valve’s official game modes such as Deathmatch, Casual, Competitive, or Arms Race and level up your profile level once.

To level up your profile level, you must earn experience points which are received from finishing matches. Note that getting more kills and performing better will rake in more experience points, so try your best! After playing the required number of matches, you will automatically receive a Weekly Care Package.

You can sell the contents you receive on the Steam Community Market and save up Steam Wallet funds for your desired skin and purchase it once you’ve made enough.

However, it is important to note that only players with a Prime Status upgrade are eligible to receive Counter-Strike skins. Yes, the Prime Status is a paid upgrade that will cost you $14.99, but we don’t consider it as a deposit since almost all Counter-Strike players would have bought this upgrade already.

Online Surveys and Downloading Applications

Another common way for players to get extra skins is to complete surveys and tasks on survey websites. On these websites, you can get paid for filling in simple surveys and doing straightforward tasks such as downloading an application and trying it for a few minutes.

These tasks can range in duration, but you will most likely get more money from longer tasks in exchange for your time. Some surveys might take you 20 to 30 minutes as they have hundreds of questions, but you don’t have to think much as you are mostly filling in personal thoughts and information.

One of the highest-paying tasks to complete on these websites requires you to download a game and reach a certain point or complete an achievement. With these tasks, you are essentially getting paid to try out and test new games. It feels like you’re not actually working.

By completing tasks and surveys, you will be rewarded with a website balance that is added to your wallet. After you have accumulated enough points, you can go to the website’s withdrawal section and cash out using payment methods such as PayPal or Gift Cards.

If you do not have a PayPal account, you can always withdraw your money through Steam Gift Cards. After getting a Steam Gift Card, you can redeem it through the Steam client and have wallet funds added to your account.

Unfortunately, most of these websites set weekly limits, so you can’t do tasks continuously. That is why you should sign up for multiple websites to maximize your earnings and cycle through them once you’ve reached the limit. Some of the best platforms include Swagbucks, Idle-Empire, and Freecash. 

Joining Giveaways

If you’re looking for a way to get skins without putting too much effort, you can always try your luck by joining giveaways.

CSGO websites, content creators, or influencers often host giveaways to increase their following and exposure on social media platforms. To join these giveaways, you will only have to complete simple steps such as liking the post, retweeting it, and tagging two or three friends in the comment section below.

However, we have to address the elephant in the room and remind you that the chances of winning a giveaway are incredibly slim, as thousands of other people will be participating too. Your chances of winning are less than 0.1%, so you will probably not win a giveaway after a few attempts.

Still, you can always maximize your chances of winning by joining as many giveaways as possible. To do this, you must follow as many Twitter pages as possible that hold giveaways regularly. Most YouTubers and professional players love giving out high-value knives worth hundreds to thousands of dollars.

However, there are always smaller pages that give away skins worth $5 to $20, where fewer people will join. You can participate in these miniature giveaways and have a decent shot at winning.

If you are diligently retweeting and joining giveaways every day, you are bound to win at some point. Just maintain your consistency, as joining giveaways does not take too much time out of your day.

Participating in Community Events and Tournaments

YouTubers such as NadeKing love giving back to their communities by holding interesting challenges and competitions for videos on their YouTube channels. If you are an active member of their communities, you could be selected to participate in a competition with skin prizes up to thousands of dollars.

There are also smaller-scale Discord or Reddit communities that often host community events with skin or cash prizes for winners. So, keep taking a peek at Discord or Reddit communities and develop your network to find as many opportunities as possible.

If you participated in these challenges and ended up winning, make sure to follow the steps to claim your rewards carefully. These influencers and hosts are already doing you a massive favor by giving you free items, so don’t waste their time and make the claiming process any harder for them, and don’t forget to say thank you!

Other than joining community events, you can also participate in actual tournaments if you’re confident about your Counter-Strike skills. You don’t necessarily have to be a FACEIT Level 10 player or a Global Elite to join tournaments, and playing in them can be a fun experience.

Most of these smaller tournaments won’t distribute thousands of dollars like what we see professional players competing for, but some pocket money is always nice. These tournaments don’t necessarily require you to win the entire event, as top places such as 4th and above could still receive compensation rewards.

Make sure to invite your higher-ranked friends to carry you in these tournaments! If you cannot assemble five players to participate, you can always join LFG Discord servers to find teammates who would be down to play a tournament with you. Overall, joining tournaments can be a fun experience, and getting skins for it would be a massive bonus.

Let’s be honest and agree that these methods will probably not make you hundreds of dollars per month, but you have to expect that as you are not depositing any funds or financial commitment in the first place.

However, you can always increase your earnings by being as efficient as possible. Here are some important tips you can use to maximize how many skins you are getting from these methods.

Managing Your Time Properly

The word “efficiency” goes hand-in-hand with time management. If you are looking to get the most Counter-Strike skins out of your time, you must perform these methods and tasks as efficiently as possible.

Reduce all the downtime and keep yourself busy. Make sure to prioritize the method that will give you the highest value in skins for your time, then gradually work on the other methods that pay out less.

Using Multiple Methods Simultaneously

For some of these methods above, there are weekly limits such as the Weekly Care Package. So, it is a great idea to cycle through these methods every week and use several of them to maximize your potential earnings.

For example, you can keep playing Deathmatch games on Counter-Strike to reach your weekly level quota while downloading an application from survey and app websites.

Finding More Networks

Finally, you can always spend some time seeking better websites and providers for the methods discussed above. For example, you can find other Twitter accounts that giveaway skins very often. Or, you can look for more survey and app websites to increase your weekly workload.

You can also visit other forums and discussions to read what other people are talking about. You might find hidden methods or websites that have brought great results to these players.

Safety Precautions When Looking For Free Skins

Getting skins for free sounds great, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, we’ll have to snap back to reality and understand that getting free stuff isn’t as easy as it sounds. Many malicious users will try to take advantage of clueless players looking for an easy way out of getting Counter-Strike skins.

If you are not careful, you might end up losing your entire inventory while trying to expand it for free. Make sure you do not get scammed or taken advantage of by remembering the following precautions.

Quickly Identify Red Flags

If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. When a person or a website is offering you very generous rewards for simple tasks, there is a high chance they are just trying to lure you in by making you drool.

One common scamming method these days is a random person asking you to join them in a Counter-Strike tournament. They will send you a link to a “tournament bracket,” which is actually a phishing link. Do not fall for this scam.

Additionally, you should already abandon ship once they begin asking you for sensitive information such as passwords or your IP address. Never give anyone on the internet excessive permissions such as access to your Steam account!

Avoid Phishing Links or Fake Giveaways

As time passes by, the Counter-Strike community has become more educated when it comes to common scamming techniques. If you are a new player, be wary of scamming tactics such as suspicious links and fraudulent giveaway posts.

Scammers will try to send you a fake link to reputable websites, usually swapping out one letter out of the official website link. Just to be safe, do not click on any links sent by strangers, as they can hack into your Steam account if you open it.

Protect Your Steam Account

Finally, you should always ensure the security of your Steam account. First things first, you must activate Steam Guard on your account by adding a Steam Mobile Authenticator. This authenticator on your mobile device will act as a two-factor authentication to reduce the threats of hacking.

Additionally, you should change your password frequently, once after several months. You can also perform regular checks on your Steam account’s activity, especially in the trading department, as that’s how hackers would extract your skins from you.