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 Jul 21, 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
- Nov 4, 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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Patch
Apex Legends: Latest Update - 07/21/2026
✅FIXED: The mirrored text on Skippy's mythic Alternator skin has been fixed on all platforms except the Switch 2. The team will continue working to resolve this issue for Switch 2 users.
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News
Find Your Perfect Squadmate - Matchmaking Recruitment Drive
Welcome to the Matchmaking Recruitment Drive for Split 2 of Season 29! It’s no secret, Apex Legends is best played alongside a squad that operates like a well oiled machine! Playing solo against fully coordinated enemy squads can be a challenge - so we wanted to help! In need of…
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Patch
Apex Legends: Latest Update - 07/15/2026
✅FIXED: Banners will no longer appear in Wildcard death boxes.💡KNOWN ISSUE: Our team is aware of a bug causing the mirrored presentation of "SKIPPY" on the Mythic Alternator skin. While we are selective about which weapons receive this level of granular detail due to the…
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Event
Apex Legends™: Cyberpunk Event
Goooood morning Night City! The Outlands have been hacked and the Legends are getting chromed up. Welcome to Night City E-District, with towering neon skyboxes, holographic koi drifting through the sky, and glitched-out signage. So jack in, pop a fresh mag into Skippy, and try…
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Patch
An Update from the Anti-Cheat Team - 07/13/2026
Cheating has consequences beyond a single account. Since the end of April, we have executed nearly 6,000 hardware bans across PC and console. While the majority of those bans impacted players on PC, we are actively increasing our utilization of hardware bans on consoles…
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Patch
An Update from the Anti Cheat Team - Auto Aim Manipulation
Effective immediately, the use of “jitter aim” and/or RC filters to exploit aim assist systems and negate recoil on controllers is unequivocally considered cheating. We are taking a firm stance against players using these cheats and are taking action to stop them. Apex Legends…
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Patch
Apex Legends: Latest Update 7/9/2026
Hello, we just pushed a patch for the following: FIXED: A bug where some players experienced limited movement after landing from a dropshipE-District now uses the correct map overview
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Event
Cyberpunk Edgerunners' Lucy finds herself in yet another crossover, this time in an upcoming Apex Legends event
Crikey, they sure do love putting Miss Lucy Cyberpunk in other games, don't they? First Guilty Gear Strive , then Wuthering Waves , and now the Cyberpunk Edgerunners characters is finding a facsimile of her visage transposed onto another's body as a skin in Apex Legends . In…
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News
Apex Legends x Cyberpunk
Welcome to the Apex Legends x Cyberpunk Event, where the neon lights of E-District beckon in Wildcard and Cyberware floods the streets. But be careful: reports of Cyberpsychosis are on the rise. Hunt down the Mythic Skippy Alternator and Iconic Legend skins, and earn Eddies…
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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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News
Let’s talk Legend & Weapon meta!
Hey Legends! We’ll be answering as many questions as possible about Legend & Weapon meta this Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 10 am PT. Drop your questions below ahead of our AMA and tune back for replies when we go live. As always, feedback is also welcome and we’ll be collecting…
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Patch
Apex Legends: Latest Update 7/2/2026 3:15PM PT
Hi all, just pushed a couple more fixes. FIXED: Octane's jump pads will no longer bounce unintended objects (thank you for making the most of this bug with firing range clips, they made us chuckle). Made adjustments to further improve recent FPS fixes.
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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: Latest Update - 07/21/2026" (Jul 21, 2026), categorized as Patch. ✅FIXED: The mirrored text on Skippy's mythic Alternator skin has been fixed on all platforms except the Switch 2. The team will continue working to resolve this issue for Switch 2 users.
- 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 Nov 4, 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: Jul 22, 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.