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Updated October 4, 2026

Apex Legends™ vs Valheim: Player Count Comparison

Valheim is currently the bigger game, with 141,042 players in game against 59,655 for Apex Legends™ — about 2.4× as many. Both figures are live from Steam and update daily.

Apex Legends™

Playing now
59,655

Apex Legends is the award-winning, free-to-play Hero Shooter from Respawn Entertainment. Master an ever-growing roster of legendary characters with powerful abilities, and experience strategic squad play and innovative gameplay in the next evolution of Hero Shooter and Battle Royale.

Steam rank#5
Weekly peak212,883
ReviewsMixed
PriceFree to play
Released4 Nov, 2020

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Valheim

Playing now
141,042

A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

Steam rank#8
Weekly peak212,859
ReviewsVery Positive
Price£23.49
Released9 Sep, 2026

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Apex Legends™ player trend

43k68k94k119kSep 4Sep 19Oct 4

Valheim player trend

-1541773k161k248kSep 4Sep 21Oct 4

Which has more players?

As of October 4, 2026, Valheim leads with 141,042 concurrent players (Steam rank #8) while Apex Legends™ has 59,655 (rank #5). Player count measures how busy a game is right now, not how good it is — check the review scores above alongside it.

See both inside the full Steam top 100 chart.