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Apex Legends vs Overwatch
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Apex Legends™ is currently the more played game: 116,263 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,530 for Overwatch®, about 4× more players. Apex Legends™ has been ahead for 91 days straight. Apex Legends™ also has the better Steam reviews: 68% positive vs 31%. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 9 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.
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Coilr members average 109h in Apex Legends™ and 108h 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™
109h
average of 94 members
Overwatch®
108h
average of 49 members
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Player count history
Apex Legends™Overwatch®
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily player count for the last 91 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Apex Legends™ led 91 daysOverwatch® led 0 days
Days tracked
91
Current streak
91 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 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 91 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Apex Legends™ | Overwatch® |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 116,263 | 31,530 |
| 24-hour peak | 255,650 | 65,006 |
| 7-day average | 127,232 | 57,124 |
| 30-day average | 124,792 | 55,184 |
| 30-day trend | +28% | +9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 291,356 | 101,777 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 31% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 66% positive | 57% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,064,893 | 418,692 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| 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 | 97,746 | 212,161 | 48,859 | 74,959 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 129,292 | 291,356 | 57,277 | 100,658 |
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 Overwatch?
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 116,263 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,530 for Overwatch®, about 4× more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Overwatch on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 124,792 concurrent players and Overwatch® averaged 55,184. 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 91 days both games have been tracked.
Is Apex Legends better than Overwatch?
By Steam review score, Apex Legends™ rates higher: 68% positive across 1,064,893 reviews vs 31% across 418,692 for Overwatch®. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (116,263 vs 31,530 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 124,792 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 28% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 291,356.
Is Overwatch® growing or declining on Steam?
Overwatch® averaged 55,184 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 101,777.