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Overwatch vs Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 is the more played game right now: 90,708 players on Steam against 85,123 for Overwatch®, a similar number of players. Team Fortress 2 has been ahead for 3 days straight, and has led on 44 days of the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Team Fortress 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 32%. Across all tracked metrics, Team Fortress 2 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 106h in Overwatch® and 409h in Team Fortress 2. 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.
Overwatch®
106h
average of 97 members
Team Fortress 2
409h
average of 128 members
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Overwatch®
71,896Team Fortress 2
79,687Daily averages · latest day · Team Fortress 2, 11% 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
Team Fortress 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 3 days. Overwatch® last led on Oct 7, 2026.
Overwatch® led 92 daysTeam Fortress 2 led 44 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 3 days
- Team Fortress 2
- Lead changes
- 13
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jul 15, 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 | Overwatch® | Team Fortress 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 85,123 | 90,708 |
| 24-hour peak | 85,944 | 91,882 |
| 7-day average | 66,347 | 71,640 |
| 30-day average | 62,726 | 63,069 |
| 30-day trend | +8% | +26% |
| Peak (tracked) | 122,602 | 100,338 |
| Steam reviews | 32% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 54% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 425,882 | 1,253,831 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 10, 2023 | Oct 10, 2007 |
| 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 | 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 | 48,861 | 74,959 | 47,799 | 71,002 |
| Aug 2026 | 57,241 | 100,260 | 50,385 | 63,295 |
| Sep 2026 | 59,791 | 122,602 | 56,164 | 78,128 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 64,563 | 104,935 | 71,417 | 100,338 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Overwatch or Team Fortress 2?
Team Fortress 2 currently has more players: 90,708 concurrent players on Steam vs 85,123 for Overwatch®, a similar number of players.
Is Overwatch bigger than Team Fortress 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Overwatch® averaged 62,726 concurrent players and Team Fortress 2 averaged 63,069. By that measure Team Fortress 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Overwatch® ever had more players than Team Fortress 2?
Yes. Across the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games, Overwatch® had the higher daily average on 92 days, most recently on Oct 7, 2026. Team Fortress 2 has led for the last 3 days.
Is Overwatch better than Team Fortress 2?
By Steam review score, Team Fortress 2 rates higher: 91% positive across 1,253,831 reviews vs 32% across 425,882 for Overwatch®. Team Fortress 2 has the larger player base right now (90,708 vs 85,123 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Overwatch® growing or declining on Steam?
Overwatch® averaged 62,726 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 122,602.
Is Team Fortress 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Team Fortress 2 averaged 63,069 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 100,338.
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