Take this from another avid FPS enjoyer of decades - it fucking rocks.
Depending on your region and time of day, the communication can be very much what you’d expect from Counter-Strike and Valve games in general, but it’s easier to get people talking like a team. Probably just for now as the game is still invite-only and somewhat niche. Like, you not having played it with the kind of query you’re making the starter post? That’s a genuine surprise.
Fun to learn and master, especially after mostly FPS.
And since we’re here, THE FINALS. Easily the most unique online FPS that is also completely free, their Cashout gamemode being something you just can’t describe through other games - it’s not bomb defusal, it’s not capture-the-flag, it’s not king-of-the-hill, but it’s awesome. Treat yourself to something new and fun, trust another CS player - it’s really good.
Echoing this. I’ve been playing exactly The First Encounter on my Steam Deck and it’s just great - the controller support is nice, mixed input is nice for controller+gyro, the performance is great as well, no crashes in my experience. And it’s insanely convenient.