How many people are playing Overwatch® right now?

Overwatch® has 78,188 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 88,227 and an all-time peak of 164,636 on Feb 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of Overwatch®?

164,636 concurrent players on Feb 2026.

When was Overwatch® released on Steam?

Overwatch® was released on Steam on 10 Aug 2023.

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Overwatch®

GameApp ID 2,357,570by Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.Released 10 Aug 2023

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App ID2,357,570

Release date10 Aug 2023

Engine—

Install size94.3 GB

TypeGame

Last update8 Sep 2026

Steam DeckPlayable

DLC15

DeveloperBlizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Changenumber38,803,706

PriceFree

Packages1

PublisherBlizzard Entertainment, Inc.

SystemsWindows

Followers129,754

Depots17

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Overwatch®

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Released 10 Aug 2023·App 2357570

Steam user reviews

Mostly Negative

31.6%· 421.7K reviews

Recent Mixed · 55%

SteamPeaks Rating

39.8 Negative

Recent 30 days 54.0

How it works

Playing now

78,188

−9,497 vs. yesterday

47%of peak

All-time peak

164,636

Feb 2026

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Overwatch® Update History · SteamPeaks

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Time (UTC)SourceWhat changedAddedEditedRemovedReference

8 Sep 2026

18:00:02PICSPublic manifest changed—~54—#38,704,697

Recorded change · 8 Sep 2026, 18:00:02 UTCView all 54

Status	Key	Previous value	New value
Edited	Build ID on publicdepots.branches.public.buildid	24782458	25116854
Edited	Build time on publicdepots.branches.public.timebuildupdated	17 Aug 2026, 19:11:22 UTC1786993882	4 Sep 2026, 04:53:53 UTC1788497633
Edited	Updated time on publicdepots.branches.public.timeupdated	19 Aug 2026, 18:00:36 UTC1787162436	8 Sep 2026, 17:59:56 UTC1788890396

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