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Overwatch vs Team Fortress 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Overwatch® is currently the more played game: 60,270 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 49,368 for Team Fortress 2, about 22% more players. Overwatch® has been ahead for 20 days straight, and has led on 66 days of the 91 days Coilr has tracked both games. Team Fortress 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 31%. Across all tracked metrics, Overwatch® 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.
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Overwatch®
107h
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Team Fortress 2
713h
average of 53 members
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Player count history
Overwatch®Team Fortress 2
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Overwatch® has had the higher daily player count for the last 20 days. Team Fortress 2 last led on Aug 6, 2026.
Overwatch® led 66 daysTeam Fortress 2 led 25 days
Days tracked
91
Current streak
20 days
Overwatch®
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 15, 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 | Overwatch® | Team Fortress 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 60,270 | 49,368 |
| 24-hour peak | 65,006 | 55,899 |
| 7-day average | 57,037 | 49,718 |
| 30-day average | 55,353 | 50,452 |
| 30-day trend | +10% | +9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 101,777 | 71,002 |
| Steam reviews | 31% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 57% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 418,692 | 1,247,587 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 10, 2023 | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Overwatch® | Team Fortress 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 44,663 | 52,995 |
| May 2026 | 62,374 | 78,575 | 48,944 | 59,895 |
| Jun 2026 | 60,444 | 101,777 | 44,528 | 61,030 |
| Jul 2026 | 48,859 | 74,959 | 47,803 | 71,002 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 57,220 | 100,658 | 50,300 | 63,277 |
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, Overwatch or Team Fortress 2?
Overwatch® currently has more players: 60,270 concurrent players on Steam vs 49,368 for Team Fortress 2, about 22% more players.
Is Overwatch bigger than Team Fortress 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Overwatch® averaged 55,353 concurrent players and Team Fortress 2 averaged 50,452. By that measure Overwatch® is currently the bigger game.
Has Team Fortress 2 ever had more players than Overwatch®?
Yes. Across the 91 days Coilr has tracked both games, Team Fortress 2 had the higher daily average on 25 days, most recently on Aug 6, 2026. Overwatch® has led for the last 20 days.
Is Overwatch better than Team Fortress 2?
By Steam review score, Team Fortress 2 rates higher: 91% positive across 1,247,587 reviews vs 31% across 418,692 for Overwatch®. Overwatch® has the larger player base right now (60,270 vs 49,368 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Overwatch® growing or declining on Steam?
Overwatch® averaged 55,353 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 101,777.
Is Team Fortress 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Team Fortress 2 averaged 50,452 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,002.