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Apex Legends vs Marvel Rivals
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Marvel Rivals is currently the more played game: 100,159 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 78,891 for Apex Legends™, about 27% more players. Marvel Rivals has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 27 days of the 125 days Coilr has tracked both games. Marvel Rivals also has the better Steam reviews: 76% positive vs 68%. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 6 of 9.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 109h in Apex Legends™ and 58.4h 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™
109h
average of 94 members
Marvel Rivals
58.4h
average of 81 members
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Player count history
Apex Legends™Marvel Rivals
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Marvel Rivals has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Apex Legends™ last led on Aug 25, 2026.
Apex Legends™ led 98 daysMarvel Rivals led 27 days
Days tracked
125
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 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 125 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Apex Legends™ | Marvel Rivals |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 78,891 | 100,159 |
| 24-hour peak | 255,650 | 103,160 |
| 7-day average | 127,535 | 76,150 |
| 30-day average | 124,628 | 82,912 |
| 30-day trend | +27% | −1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 291,356 | 197,430 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 76% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 66% positive | 69% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,064,893 | 410,462 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| 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 | 97,887 | 212,161 | 84,487 | 197,430 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 129,588 | 291,356 | 83,682 | 145,964 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Apex Legends or Marvel Rivals?
Marvel Rivals currently has more players: 100,159 concurrent players on Steam vs 78,891 for Apex Legends™, about 27% more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Marvel Rivals on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 124,628 concurrent players and Marvel Rivals averaged 82,912. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Has Apex Legends™ ever had more players than Marvel Rivals?
Yes. Across the 125 days Coilr has tracked both games, Apex Legends™ had the higher daily average on 98 days, most recently on Aug 25, 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: 76% positive across 410,462 reviews vs 68% across 1,064,893 for Apex Legends™. Marvel Rivals has the larger player base right now (100,159 vs 78,891 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 124,628 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 27% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 291,356.
Is Marvel Rivals growing or declining on Steam?
Marvel Rivals averaged 82,912 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 197,430.