Apex Legends™ — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
Apex Legends™ is currently the #5 most-played game on Steam, with a 24-hour peak of 284K concurrent players — ▲ climbing (was #6 last week).
Last official update Jun 2, 2026 (yesterday) · 12 updates in the last 90 days · 12 tracked here.
- Steam rank
- #5 ▲
- Peak (24h)
- 284K
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, Free To Play
- Developer
- Respawn
- Released
- 4 Nov, 2020
- Price
- Free to Play
- Metacritic
- 88
- Steam reviews
- 2K
Apex Legends is the award-winning, free-to-play Hero Shooter from Respawn Entertainment. Master an ever-growing roster of legendary characters with powerful abilities, and experience strategic squad play and innovative gameplay in the next evolution of Hero Shooter and Battle Royale.
Latest updates & patch notes
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Event
Apex Legends™: Power Trip Event
Legends are pushing beyond their limits in the Power Trip Event! Check out new Wildcard round modifiers, bio-enhanced cosmetics, and more. Dive into Wildcard and see how far you can push yourself across 5 rounds. Some rounds are normal, but others will mutate with a random…
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Patch
Apex Legends: Latest Update 6/2/2026
Hello! A small update just went live with the following fixes FIXED:• Buildings on Kings Canyon will no longer become out of bounds after reinforcing Hard Light• Players will now respawn with a white backpack after being respawned at a Respawn Beacon
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News
Apex Legends™ EA Play* Weapon Charm
Experience a world of thrill with EA Play. Join to get great player benefits and unlimited access to an unrivaled collection of EA’s fan-favorite franchises and top titles. Members can unlock rewards in the hottest titles each month, including Weapon Charms in Apex Legends. Dive…
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Patch
Apex Legends: Latest Update 5/29/2026
Hi all, we have a couple of balance updates that we just pushed live!🛠️ADJUSTED: AXLE - Nitro GateReduced max in-world count from 3 to 2Reduced hp from 150 to 100CONDUIT - Radiant TransferDecreased regen rate from 15/s to 10/sIncreased regen duration from 6s to 8sDecreased…
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Patch
Apex Legends: Latest Update 5/28/2026
Hey all, we have pushed the following fixes to the live game: FIXED: Teammates can now see Vantage's pings as intendedSeer's Ultimate now displays enemy footsteps as intendedAxle's Kickstart explosion now clears smoke and gas in its AoE (similar to other explosions)The…
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Event
Apex Legends™: Power Trip Event
Legends are pushing beyond their limits in the Power Trip Event! Check out new Wildcard round modifiers, bio-enhanced cosmetics, and more. Dive into Wildcard and see how far you can push yourself across 5 rounds. Some rounds are normal, but others will mutate with a random…
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Patch
Latest Update 5/27/26 (As of 5:16 PM PT)
📝KNOWN WORKAROUND: For players experiencing visual issues, diminished performance, or blue screen crashes - especially since yesterday, 5/26 - please consider rolling back any recent driver updates. Our recent suggestion to update AMD drivers is separate from this…
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Patch
Apex Legends: Latest Update 05/27/2026
REMINDER: For players crashing in the lobby on AMD Radeon RX 400/500 cards, please update to the most recent drivers
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Patch
Apex Legends: Latest Update 5/26/26
FIXED:-When using requeue functions, tier restrictions now work properly -Storm Point has replaced Kings Canyon in map rotation -Players who previously experienced crashes on Storm Point should ensure they have updated their GPU drivers
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News
Chatting about Axle, with Axle herself
Hey, r/ApexLegends! With Axle’s arrival in Apex Legends, we want to give you all a chance to get to know her a little better. We released a video about Axle’s background lore, but we want you to be able to dive deeper! So, AXLE will be joining us to answer as many questions…
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Patch
Apex Legends: Latest Update 5/22/202 (As of 3:20pm PT)
As of 3:20pm PT: We have pushed a fix to today's matchmaking issues. Players should now be able to access matches without issue. Thank you, again, for your patience. As of 11:20pm PT: Our fix to resolve the matchmaking outage resulted in an adjacent, unforeseen issue now…
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Patch
An Update from the Anti Cheat Team - 05/21/2026
With Season 29 underway, we wanted to look back at Season 28, share ban numbers and showcase the anti-cheat work that went into one of our most secure seasons yet! For the entirety of Season 28 (Feb 10- May 5), across all platforms, we issued a total of 139,697 bans on accounts…
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About Apex Legends™
Conquer with character in Apex Legends, a free-to-play* Hero shooter where legendary characters with powerful abilities team up to battle for fame & fortune on the fringes of the Frontier. Master an ever-growing roster of diverse Legends, deep-tactical squad play, and bold, new innovations that go beyond the Battle Royale experience — all within a rugged world where anything goes. Welcome to the next evolution of Hero Shooter. KEY FEATURES This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items. Note that any unused Apex Coins…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- 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
- Languages
- English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Arabic *…
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Official site
- www.ea.com/games/apex-legends
Frequently asked questions
- Is Apex Legends™ free to play?
- Yes — Apex Legends™ is free to play on Steam.
- What is the latest Apex Legends™ update?
- The most recent official update is "Apex Legends™: Power Trip Event" (Jun 2, 2026), categorized as Event. Legends are pushing beyond their limits in the Power Trip Event! Check out new Wildcard round modifiers, bio-enhanced cosmetics, and more. Dive into Wildcard and see how far you can push yourself across 5 rounds. Some rounds are normal, but others will mutate with a random…
- How many people play Apex Legends™?
- Apex Legends™ peaked at 284K concurrent players in the last 24 hours, ranking #5 on Steam's most-played chart (it was #6 the previous week).
- When was Apex Legends™ released?
- Apex Legends™ was released on 4 Nov, 2020 by Respawn.
- What kind of game is Apex Legends™?
- Apex Legends™ is a Action, Adventure, Free To Play game, featuring multi-player, pvp, online pvp.
Live player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Jun 4, 2026). Excerpts are from official announcements; follow the source links for full notes. Apex Legends™ and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.