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Overwatch vs Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch® is the more played game right now: 77,518 players on Steam against 62,581 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, about 24% more players. Overwatch® has been ahead for 9 days straight, and has led on 55 days of the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege counters with better Steam reviews: 82% positive vs 32%. Across all tracked metrics, Overwatch® leads 6 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 362h in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. 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 96 members
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
362h
average of 160 members
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Overwatch®
70,191Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
59,171Daily averages · latest day · Overwatch®, 19% ahead of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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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
Overwatch® has had the higher daily player count for the last 9 days. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege last led on Oct 1, 2026.
Overwatch® led 55 daysTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege led 81 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 9 days
- Overwatch®
- Lead changes
- 10
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Aug 8, 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® | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 77,518 | 62,581 |
| 24-hour peak | 82,933 | 78,309 |
| 7-day average | 66,245 | 55,501 |
| 30-day average | 62,554 | 60,928 |
| 30-day trend | +7% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 122,602 | 120,709 |
| Steam reviews | 32% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 54% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 425,882 | 1,559,083 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 10, 2023 | Dec 1, 2015 |
| 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® | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 73,613 | 89,588 |
| May 2026 | 62,374 | 78,575 | 66,480 | 87,338 |
| Jun 2026 | 60,444 | 101,777 | 62,610 | 118,579 |
| Jul 2026 | 48,861 | 74,959 | 51,307 | 75,693 |
| Aug 2026 | 57,241 | 100,260 | 61,123 | 103,423 |
| Sep 2026 | 59,791 | 122,602 | 65,362 | 120,709 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 63,968 | 104,935 | 55,302 | 96,161 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Overwatch or Rainbow Six Siege?
Overwatch® currently has more players: 77,518 concurrent players on Steam vs 62,581 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, about 24% more players.
Is Overwatch bigger than Rainbow Six Siege on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Overwatch® averaged 62,554 concurrent players and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 60,928. By that measure Overwatch® is currently the bigger game.
Has Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege ever had more players than Overwatch®?
Yes. Across the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege had the higher daily average on 81 days, most recently on Oct 1, 2026. Overwatch® has led for the last 9 days.
Is Overwatch better than Rainbow Six Siege?
By Steam review score, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege rates higher: 82% positive across 1,559,083 reviews vs 32% across 425,882 for Overwatch®. Overwatch® has the larger player base right now (77,518 vs 62,581 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Overwatch® growing or declining on Steam?
Overwatch® averaged 62,554 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 122,602.
Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege growing or declining on Steam?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 60,928 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 120,709.
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