Electronic Arts

Apex Legends

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2019

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • multiplayer video game
  • Multiplayer*

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    60*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Series

  • Titanfall

Engines

  • Source
  • Unreal Engine 4 (mobile)*

Localized titles

  • Apex Legends

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Free To Play*

Game features

  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • In-App Purchases*
  • Chat Speech-to-text*
  • Playable without Timed Input*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Korean*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Polish*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Simplified Chinese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Arabic*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Arabic*

Community tags · historical

  • Free to Play*
    Votes · historical
    2,232*
  • Battle Royale*
    Votes · historical
    1,511*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    1,510*
  • FPS*
    Votes · historical
    1,474*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    1,385*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    1,116*
  • PvP*
    Votes · historical
    948*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    837*
  • Hero Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    777*
  • Team-Based*
    Votes · historical
    748*
  • Tactical*
    Votes · historical
    568*
  • Sci-fi*
    Votes · historical
    505*
  • Loot*
    Votes · historical
    501*
  • Survival*
    Votes · historical
    498*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    489*
  • Character Customization*
    Votes · historical
    481*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    460*
  • Lore-Rich*
    Votes · historical
    374*
  • Cyberpunk*
    Votes · historical
    364*
  • Cinematic*
    Votes · historical
    299*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    64-bit Windows 10*
    Processor alternatives
    AMD FX 4350 or Equivalent, Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent*
    Memory
    6 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950*
    Graphics API
    Version 12*
    Network
    Broadband Internet connection*
    Storage
    75 GB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · ~3.8GB for 1 localized language*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    Ryzen 5 CPU or Equivalent*
    Memory
    8 GB*
    Graphics alternatives
    AMD Radeon™ R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    8 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Silver*
    Reports
    1,757*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Panic Button
  • Iron Galaxy Studios
  • Respawn Entertainment
  • Respawn*

Publishers

  • Electronic Arts

Release history

  • 2019-02-04
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2020-11-05
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2021-03-09
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2025-08-05
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2021-03-09 · Nintendo Switch*
    Release date
    2021-03-09*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo Switch*
  • 2022-03-29 · Xbox Series X/S*
    Release date
    2022-03-29*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Xbox Series X/S*
  • 2019-02-04 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2019-02-04*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Nov 4, 2020*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
AMD FX 4350 or Equivalent, Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950*
Windows minimum memory requirement
6* GB
Name
Apex Legends*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Ryzen 5 CPU or Equivalent*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
AMD Radeon™ R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970*
Windows recommended memory requirement
8* GB
Release year
2,019*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
AMD FX 4350 or Equivalent, Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
6 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Ryzen 5 CPU or Equivalent*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
AMD Radeon™ R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Respawn Entertainment
Respawn Entertainment*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
massively multiplayer online game
massively multiplayer online game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
60*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2019-02-04 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2019-02-04*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 12 fields
Composers
  • Stephen Barton*
Series
  • Titanfall*
Engine
  • Source*
  • Unreal Engine 4 (mobile)*
Release history
  • Scope
    • PS4, Windows, Xbox One*
    Value
    February 4, 2019*
  • Scope
    • Nintendo Switch*
    Value
    March 9, 2021*
  • Scope
    • PS5*
    Value
    ,*
  • Scope
    • Xbox Series X/S*
    Value
    March 29, 2022*
  • Scope
    • Android, iOS*
    Value
    May 17, 2022*
  • Scope
    • Nintendo Switch 2*
    Value
    August 5, 2025*
Genres and style
  • Battle royale*
  • first-person hero shooter*
Play modes
  • Multiplayer*
Publishers
  • Electronic Arts*
Directors
  • Steven Ferreira*
Producers
  • Ben Brinkman*
Designers
  • Jason McCord*
Artists
  • Robert Taube*
  • Kaelan De Niese*
  • Ryan Lastimosa*
  • Benjamin Bisson*
  • Jung Park*
Writers
  • Mohammad Alavi*
Specifications 4 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
12*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
615* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
10,073* min
Features
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • In-App Purchases*
  • Chat Speech-to-text*
  • Playable without Timed Input*
Developers
  • Respawn*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
100000000 - 200000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Arabic*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Free To Play*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
269* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
916* min
Metacritic score
88*
Name
Apex Legends™*
Negative reviews · historical
326,926*
Peak ccu
124,262*
Positive reviews · historical
668,053*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
0.0*
Publishers
  • Electronic Arts*
Recommendations
1,572*
Store release date · historical
Nov 4, 2020*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Arabic*
Game website · historical
https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
In-App Purchases
In-App Purchases*
Chat Speech-to-text
Chat Speech-to-text*
Playable without Timed Input
Playable without Timed Input*
Developers
Respawn
Respawn*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Arabic*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Nov 4, 2020*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Arabic*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
912* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
10,449* min
Ccu
124,262*
Developer
Respawn*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Free To Play*
Historical US original list price
0* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Arabic*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
327* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,012* min
Name
Apex Legends*
Negative reviews · historical
326,926*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
100,000,000 .. 200,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
668,053*
Historical US price
0* US cents
Publisher
Electronic Arts*
Community tags · historical
  • Free to Play*
  • Battle Royale*
  • Multiplayer*
  • FPS*
  • Shooter*
  • First-Person*
  • PvP*
  • Action*
  • Hero Shooter*
  • Team-Based*
  • Tactical*
  • Sci-fi*
  • Loot*
  • Survival*
  • Co-op*
  • Character Customization*
  • Funny*
  • Lore-Rich*
  • Cyberpunk*
  • Cinematic*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Arabic*
Community tags · historical
Free to Play
Free to Play*
Battle Royale
Battle Royale*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
FPS
FPS*
Shooter
Shooter*
First-Person
First-Person*
PvP
PvP*
Action
Action*
Hero Shooter
Hero Shooter*
Team-Based
Team-Based*
Tactical
Tactical*
Sci-fi
Sci-fi*
Loot
Loot*
Survival
Survival*
Co-op
Co-op*
Character Customization
Character Customization*
Funny
Funny*
Lore-Rich
Lore-Rich*
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk*
Cinematic
Cinematic*
Tags votes
Free to Play
Votes · historical
2,232*
Battle Royale
Votes · historical
1,511*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
1,510*
FPS
Votes · historical
1,474*
Shooter
Votes · historical
1,385*
First-Person
Votes · historical
1,116*
PvP
Votes · historical
948*
Action
Votes · historical
837*
Hero Shooter
Votes · historical
777*
Team-Based
Votes · historical
748*
Tactical
Votes · historical
568*
Sci-fi
Votes · historical
505*
Loot
Votes · historical
501*
Survival
Votes · historical
498*
Co-op
Votes · historical
489*
Character Customization
Votes · historical
481*
Funny
Votes · historical
460*
Lore-Rich
Votes · historical
374*
Cyberpunk
Votes · historical
364*
Cinematic
Votes · historical
299*
Specifications 6 · 24 fields
Features
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • Co-op*
  • Online Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • In-App Purchases*
  • Chat Speech-to-text*
  • Playable without Timed Input*
Developers
  • Respawn*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Free To Play*
Free to play · historical
Yes*
Linux requirements
Minimum: *
macOS requirements
Minimum: *
Metacritic score
88*
Name
Apex Legends™*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Processor: AMD FX 4350 or Equivalent, Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 75 GB available space Additional Notes: ~3.8GB for 1 localized language *
Platforms
  • windows*
Publishers
  • Electronic Arts*
Recommendations total
1,568*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Nov 4, 2020*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French (full audio), Italian (full audio), German (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Japanese (full audio), Korean (full audio), Polish (full audio), Portuguese - Brazil, Russian (full audio), Simplified Chinese (full audio), Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Arabic*
Type
game*
Features
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
In-App Purchases
In-App Purchases*
Chat Speech-to-text
Chat Speech-to-text*
Playable without Timed Input
Playable without Timed Input*
Developers
Respawn
Respawn*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
64-bit Windows 10*
Processor alternatives
AMD FX 4350 or Equivalent, Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent*
Memory
6 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950*
Graphics API
Version 12*
Network
Broadband Internet connection*
Storage
75 GB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · ~3.8GB for 1 localized language*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Nov 4, 2020*
Interface languages
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Arabic*
Specifications 7 · 21 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
unsupported*
Store genres
Action|Adventure|Free To Play*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
823*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
1,757*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
silver*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
8* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,020*
Title
Apex Legends*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Co-op
Co-op*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver*
Reports
1,757*
Community confidence
strong*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
PvP
PvP*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
8 GB*

* Provisional data