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Apex Legends vs Overwatch
Apex Legends™ is the more played game right now: 103,426 players on Steam against 47,046 for Overwatch®, about 2.2× more players. Apex Legends™ has been ahead for 136 days straight.
Apex Legends™ also has the better Steam reviews: 68% positive vs 32%. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 8 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 146h in Apex Legends™ and 106h in Overwatch®. 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™
146h
average of 180 members
Overwatch®
106h
average of 96 members
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Apex Legends™
104,697Overwatch®
69,811Daily averages · latest day · Apex Legends™, 50% ahead of Overwatch®
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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
Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily player count for the last 136 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Apex Legends™ led 136 daysOverwatch® led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 136 days
- Apex Legends™
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 17%
- Jun 17, 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™ | Overwatch® |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 103,426 | 47,046 |
| 24-hour peak | 224,470 | 82,933 |
| 7-day average | 100,356 | 66,173 |
| 30-day average | 111,787 | 62,469 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | +7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 290,024 | 122,602 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 32% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 54% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,071,791 | 425,882 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Aug 10, 2023 |
| 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™ | Overwatch® | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 62,374 | 78,575 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 60,444 | 101,777 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,757 | 212,161 | 48,861 | 74,959 |
| Aug 2026 | 129,465 | 290,024 | 57,241 | 100,260 |
| Sep 2026 | 116,958 | 277,408 | 59,791 | 122,602 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 101,147 | 224,470 | 63,888 | 104,935 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Apex Legends or Overwatch?
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 103,426 concurrent players on Steam vs 47,046 for Overwatch®, about 2.2× more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Overwatch on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 111,787 concurrent players and Overwatch® averaged 62,469. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Has Overwatch® 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 136 days both games have been tracked.
Is Apex Legends better than Overwatch?
By Steam review score, Apex Legends™ rates higher: 68% positive across 1,071,791 reviews vs 32% across 425,882 for Overwatch®. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (103,426 vs 47,046 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 111,787 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 290,024.
Is Overwatch® growing or declining on Steam?
Overwatch® averaged 62,469 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 122,602.
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