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Apex Legends vs Battlefield V
Apex Legends™ is the more played game right now: 200,605 players on Steam against 7,501 for Battlefield™ V, about 27× more players. Apex Legends™ has been ahead for 135 days straight.
Battlefield™ V counters with better Steam reviews: 71% positive vs 68%. Apex Legends™ is free to play, while Battlefield™ V costs $4.99 (−90%). Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 143h in Apex Legends™ and 16.9h in Battlefield™ V. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Apex Legends™
143h
average of 156 members
Battlefield™ V
16.9h
average of 44 members
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily player count for the last 135 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Apex Legends™ led 135 daysBattlefield™ V led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 135
- Current streak
- 135 days
- Apex Legends™
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 94%
- Jun 22, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 135 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Apex Legends™ | Battlefield™ V |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 200,605 | 7,501 |
| 24-hour peak | 239,394 | 7,800 |
| 7-day average | 120,285 | 3,609 |
| 30-day average | 118,685 | 3,301 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 290,024 | 11,358 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 71% positive | 65% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,069,600 | 270,072 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Oct 22, 2020 |
| Price | Free to play | $4.99 (−90%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Apex Legends™ | Battlefield™ V | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | 2,397 | 4,423 |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 3,154 | 4,810 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 3,904 | 11,358 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,757 | 212,161 | 4,310 | 10,789 |
| Aug 2026 | 129,401 | 290,024 | 4,036 | 8,934 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 117,893 | 277,408 | 3,222 | 8,616 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Apex Legends or Battlefield V?
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 200,605 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,501 for Battlefield™ V, about 27× more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Battlefield V on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 118,685 concurrent players and Battlefield™ V averaged 3,301. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Has Battlefield™ V ever had more players than Apex Legends™?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 135 days both games have been tracked.
Is Apex Legends better than Battlefield V?
By Steam review score, Battlefield™ V rates higher: 71% positive across 270,072 reviews vs 68% across 1,069,600 for Apex Legends™. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (200,605 vs 7,501 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 118,685 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 290,024.
Is Battlefield™ V growing or declining on Steam?
Battlefield™ V averaged 3,301 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,358.
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