Choose Apex Legends™
Choose Apex Legends™ if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.6% positive across 441,156 reviews.
Apex Legends™ vs Overwatch®
Apex Legends™ and Overwatch® both land in Action, Free To Play on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam. Apex Legends™ (2020) is 3 years older than Overwatch® (2023). Apex Legends™ scores higher on Steam reviews (76.6% positive) than Overwatch® (39% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Overwatch®
Choose Overwatch® if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 154,711 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Apex Legends™ and Overwatch® sit in Action and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Apex Legends™ |  Overwatch® | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Free To Play | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 76.6% positive (441,156 reviews) | 39% positive (154,711 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Respawn | Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- Apex Legends™ (2020) is 3 years older than Overwatch® (2023).
- Apex Legends™ scores higher on Steam reviews (76.6% positive) than Overwatch® (39% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Apex Legends™ is Deck Unsupported, Overwatch® is Deck Playable.
Apex Legends™ vs Overwatch® — FAQ
- Which is better, Apex Legends™ or Overwatch®?
- On Steam reviews Apex Legends™ scores higher (76.6% positive) than Overwatch® (39% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Apex Legends™ is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Apex Legends™ or Overwatch® first?
- If you want chronology, Apex Legends™ (2020) came out before Overwatch® (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Apex Legends™ and Overwatch® similar?
- They overlap on Action, Free To Play on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Apex Legends™ and Overwatch® have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Apex Legends™ ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Overwatch® ships Online Co-op, Co-op.