Apex Legends™

Wait68%

Mixed · 1.1M player reviews · High confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Respawn · Free to Play · Nov 5, 2020

Player review score
68%
Mixed
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
254,139
concurrent players
#6 by players on Steam
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio10 of 14
Subtitles0 of 14

Should I buy Apex Legends™?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story and characters: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1.1M player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews75% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Apex Legends in 2025 is a masterclass in "core gameplay excellence" trapped inside a "live-service struggle." If you are looking for the absolute pinnacle of FPS movement and gunplay, nothing else on the market touches it.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Always Fresh: New seasons constantly bring new legends, weapons, and maps, so the meta always evolves.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I really like the different characters powers as I think all of them are balanced fairly, and I like the art style of the game.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay40 reviews
Combat36 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Servers and matchmaking
33% still recommend
Monetization
37% still recommend
Story and characters
44% still recommend
Cheating
22% still recommend
Performance
45% still recommend
Multiplayer
32% still recommend
Crashes
9% still recommend
Linux compatibility
20% still recommend
Bugs
29% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Chat Speech-to-text
  • In-App Purchases
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

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