Overwatch Reclaims Its Throne After a Massive Overhaul — Surpassing Marvel Rivals on Steam Charts

Overwatch Reclaims Its Throne After a Massive Overhaul — Surpassing Marvel Rivals on Steam Charts

Many are already claiming that 2026 is the new 2016. And with Overwatch finally taking its throne back on Steam as the number one hero-shooter title over Marvel Rivals, this statement feels more true than ever. The recent overhaul of the first-person shooter is the root cause behind this, which came along with a batch of freshly baked content that excited new players and veterans alike, making them come back. However, the biggest change to the g…

Overwatch just hit its all-time player count peak on Steam, clocking in over 165,000 players, more than two years after it first released on the platform

This isn't even counting Battle.net or consoles.

Overwatch just broke its record for the number of concurrent players

When {Overwatch 2} was released just over three years ago, many felt that it was a bit lacklustre with limited new features, and the few that did exist received significant criticism. This has since led to a decline in player numbers. Fortunately, Blizzard has listened to the feedback and decided to address the issues, and yesterday released what is perhaps the largest patch to the series ever. You can check out all the new features at this lin…