{"id":474866,"date":"2026-02-12T10:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/474866\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:23:08","slug":"overwatch-player-counts-have-more-than-doubled-on-steam-since-relaunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/474866\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch player counts have more than doubled on Steam since relaunch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since Overwatch 2 officially launched, the game has seen a consistent drop in players, especially in the wake of Marvel Rivals\u2019 massive success. With the announcement of Overwatch\u2019s overhaul<\/a> however, players began to flock back, with Steam concurrent player counts reaching new heights for the first time in years<\/a>. With Season 1 now officially live however, CCU numbers have skyrocketed to more than double its previous peak.\n<\/p>\n

In the days leading up to the relaunch of Overwatch, we reported<\/a> that the title had seen a surge in players on Steam, with the game reaching a peak concurrent player count of 69k \u2013 the highest since OW2\u2019s launch back in 2023.\n<\/p>\n

With Season 1 officially live now however, we can see just how much interest the game has garnered (a lot). As collated by SteamDB<\/a>, Overwatch has now more than doubled its previous peak CCU on the platform with 165,651 concurrent players.\n<\/p>\n

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For context, Overwatch\u2019s previous record stood at just 75K, which it achieved during the initial launch of OW2. Of course, the game is available on most platforms including Blizzard\u2019s own Battle Net launcher and so this shows but a small slice of the player base.\n<\/p>\n

That said, if Steam is anything to go by then Overwatch might finally be truly back.\n<\/p>\n

KitGuru says: What do you think of the relaunch so far? Have you been enjoying it? Can the game maintain its player base in the long-run? Let us know your thoughts down below.\n<\/p>\n

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