Overwatch's Steam reviews are still in the gutter, but hype for new update revives the hero shooter's player count as it surges past Call of Duty and Battlefield 6

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Overwatch's game-changing update isn't due to go live until tomorrow, February 10, but the evergreen hero shooter's Steam player count just saw its biggest surge in years regardless. And that's before the coming ascension of the internet's new favorite child, Jetpack Cat, I might add.

Overwatch's Steam records are a little muddied since the shooter didn't actually join the platform until summer 2024, despite the free-to-play 'sequel' launching on consoles and Battle.net on PC the year prior. Either way, Overwatch hit a peak of 75,000 concurrent players at the time before swiftly falling. And, now, the shooter's player count on Steam once again surged this weekend to almost 70,000 players.

Kaan Serin
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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