Overwatch®
Overwatch®, A FUTURE WORTH FIGHTING FOR! Overwatch® is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 or 6v6 battlefield brawl.
- Developer
- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
- Released
- Aug 10, 2023
- Genres
- Action, Free To Play
- Platforms
- Windows
- Website
- overwatch.blizzard.com ↗
How many people are playing Overwatch®?
Overwatch® had 54,806 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC, down 13% from 63,027 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC, it ranks #27 of the 502 games tracked here, the same place as a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 14, 2026 is 104,309, on Oct 6, 2026; the latest reading is 53% of that.
Over the last four weeks, Overwatch® has been busiest during the evening in the Americas and Europe, with the busiest hour around 20:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent Overwatch® updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Oct 6, 2026 Major update Overwatch Reign of Talon - Season 5: A Grim Doctrine Now Live! ↗ ▲ +15% 58,217 → 67,119 avg players
- Aug 11, 2026 Major update Overwatch Reign of Talon - Season 4: Heroes of Busan Now Live! ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jun 16, 2026 Major update Overwatch Reign of Talon - Season 3: Into the Tiger's Den Now Live! ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Apr 14, 2026 Major update Overwatch Reign of Talon - Season 2: Summit Now Live! ↗ Not tracked the week before
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