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Apex Legends vs Dota 2
Dota 2 is the more played game right now: 912,638 players on Steam against 136,129 for Apex Legends™, about 7× more players. Dota 2 has been ahead for 136 days straight.
Dota 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 80% positive vs 68%. Apex Legends™ is free to play. Across all tracked metrics, Dota 2 leads 9 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 145h in Apex Legends™ and 612h in Dota 2. 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™
145h
average of 176 members
Dota 2
612h
average of 83 members
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Apex Legends™
99,125Dota 2
636,452Daily averages · latest day · Dota 2, 6.4× the players of Apex Legends™
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 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
Dota 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 136 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Apex Legends™ led 0 daysDota 2 led 136 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 136 days
- Dota 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 69%
- May 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 136 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™ | Dota 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 136,129 | 912,638 |
| 24-hour peak | 224,470 | 917,780 |
| 7-day average | 101,752 | 614,891 |
| 30-day average | 111,689 | 583,979 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 290,024 | 963,976 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 80% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 69% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,071,791 | 2,790,444 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | — |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Apex Legends™ | Dota 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | 298,625 | 342,850 |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 446,221 | 662,198 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 467,074 | 867,138 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,757 | 212,161 | 545,874 | 859,472 |
| Aug 2026 | 129,465 | 290,024 | 621,475 | 963,976 |
| Sep 2026 | 116,951 | 277,408 | 577,713 | 916,347 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 103,196 | 224,470 | 606,006 | 917,780 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Apex Legends or Dota 2?
Dota 2 currently has more players: 912,638 concurrent players on Steam vs 136,129 for Apex Legends™, about 7× more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Dota 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 111,689 concurrent players and Dota 2 averaged 583,979. By that measure Dota 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Apex Legends™ ever had more players than Dota 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Dota 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 136 days both games have been tracked.
Is Apex Legends better than Dota 2?
By Steam review score, Dota 2 rates higher: 80% positive across 2,790,444 reviews vs 68% across 1,071,791 for Apex Legends™. Dota 2 has the larger player base right now (912,638 vs 136,129 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 111,689 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 290,024.
Is Dota 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Dota 2 averaged 583,979 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 963,976.
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