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Apex Legends vs Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals is the more played game right now: 82,313 players on Steam against 61,173 for Apex Legends™, about 35% more players. Marvel Rivals has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 27 days of the 170 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Marvel Rivals also has the better Steam reviews: 75% positive vs 68%. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 6 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 80.2h in Marvel Rivals. 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 177 members
Marvel Rivals
80.2h
average of 167 members
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Apex Legends™
97,306Marvel Rivals
55,388Daily averages · latest day · Apex Legends™, 76% ahead of Marvel Rivals
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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
Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Apex Legends™ last led on Oct 9, 2026.
Apex Legends™ led 143 daysMarvel Rivals led 27 days
- Days tracked
- 170
- Current streak
- 1 day
- Marvel Rivals
- Lead changes
- 10
- Closest gap
- <1%
- May 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 170 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™ | Marvel Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 61,173 | 82,313 |
| 24-hour peak | 224,470 | 82,313 |
| 7-day average | 101,195 | 54,140 |
| 30-day average | 111,665 | 65,762 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | −11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 290,024 | 197,430 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,071,791 | 420,449 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Price | Free to play | 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™ | Marvel Rivals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | 103,946 | 141,509 |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 80,791 | 116,387 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 70,102 | 129,331 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,757 | 212,161 | 84,487 | 197,430 |
| Aug 2026 | 129,465 | 290,024 | 80,889 | 145,964 |
| Sep 2026 | 116,951 | 277,408 | 68,539 | 146,798 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 101,176 | 224,470 | 53,378 | 82,783 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Apex Legends or Marvel Rivals?
Marvel Rivals currently has more players: 82,313 concurrent players on Steam vs 61,173 for Apex Legends™, about 35% more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Marvel Rivals on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 111,665 concurrent players and Marvel Rivals averaged 65,762. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Has Apex Legends™ ever had more players than Marvel Rivals?
Yes. Across the 170 days Coilr has tracked both games, Apex Legends™ had the higher daily average on 143 days, most recently on Oct 9, 2026. Marvel Rivals has led for the last 1 day.
Is Apex Legends better than Marvel Rivals?
By Steam review score, Marvel Rivals rates higher: 75% positive across 420,449 reviews vs 68% across 1,071,791 for Apex Legends™. Marvel Rivals has the larger player base right now (82,313 vs 61,173 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 111,665 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 290,024.
Is Marvel Rivals growing or declining on Steam?
Marvel Rivals averaged 65,762 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,430.
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