Skins are in-game items, which allow players to change the look of their weapons, player characters, and other objects. Several games, such as Counter-Strike: 2 (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive), Dota2, and Rust, have an established skin economy, with a multitude of players buying and selling skins each day. The value of skin depends on its rarity, popularity, and other characteristics.
Counter-Strike: 2 (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) skins are in-game items that allow players to change the appearance of their weapons by choosing from a multitude of styles, including everything from realistic to futuristic, surreal, cartoonish, and old-fashioned ones. They do not change the weapon's statistics and do not give any in-game advantage, but they are still an object of interest for many players. Skins are part of the CS2 / CS:GO culture, and a thriving business exists around them, because many people perceive them as an opportunity to invest in digital goods. People can buy skins for multiple purposes: to stand out from other players, to give their character a distinctive style, and to gather a collection of rare items that have investment value.