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OBS Studio is #65 on Steam with a 24h peak of 31,613; 28,611 playing when sampled at 18:10 UTC. Latest official patch in our feed: OBS Studio 32.2.2 Hotfix (Aug 19, 2026). As of Oct 24, 2026.

Latest official update

· Steam · Official

OBS Studio 32.2.2 Hotfix

Fixed an issue where plugins might not load properly on the first start after updating OBS on Windows Blocked OBS Studio from running on macOS 12 Due to a Qt update, OBS Studio 32.2.x fails to launch on macOS 12. For macOS 12, please use OBS Studio 32.1.2.

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Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 24, 2026 · Refreshed daily

Steam rank
#65
24h peak
32K
Steam weekly chart change
+3 places

Weekly change is vs last week on Steam's chart. History below compares exact dates in our recorded snapshots.

Latest updates & patch notes

2 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.

  1. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 32.2.2 Hotfix

    Fixed an issue where plugins might not load properly on the first start after updating OBS on Windows Blocked OBS Studio from running on macOS 12 Due to a Qt update, OBS Studio 32.2.x fails to launch on macOS 12. For macOS 12, please use OBS Studio 32.1.2.

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    Official Patch / Release posts · 2026-10-24 UTC

  3. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 32.2

    Important: NVIDIA users must update their GPU drivers to 570.0 or newer to continue using NVENC. 32.2 New FeaturesReplaced add source dropdown with new dialog Added copy paste functions to frontend API Added filter to compose SDR into HDR Added delete as a hotkey to delete…

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  4. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 32.1.1 Hotfix

    Fixed missing audio mixer tooltips Fixed audio mixer minimum width being too large Fixed audio mixer sorting weight for global and pinned sourcesFixed disabled sources appearing in audio mixer Fixed missing toolbar actions for audio mixer Fixed incorrect colors in audio mixer…

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  5. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 32.1

    32.1 New FeaturesOverhauled the Audio Mixer Adjusted the horizontal layoutAdjusted the vertical layoutAdded button to swap layouts to the toolbarChanged the default layout to verticalAdded button to toggle audio monitoringSources in the preview are now shown while in Studio…

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  6. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 32.0.1 Hotfix

    32.0.1 Hotfix Changes Fixed a possible crash in 32.0.0 on Windows when opening source properties Fixed an issue in 32.0.0 where browser sources would break after switching scenes This issue may also have caused increased resource usage. Fixed an issue in 32.0.0 with the audio…

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  7. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 32.0

    New FeaturesAdded a basic plugin managerAdded opt-in automatic crash log upload for Windows and macOSAdded Voice Activity Detection (VAD) to NVIDIA RTX Audio Effects,which improves noise suppression for speech, as well as severaloptimizations to NVIDIA Effects Added chair…

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  8. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 31.1.2

    Fixed an issue in OBS Studio 31.1.0 and 31.1.1 causing Multitrack Video to set the Maximum Video Tracks to 10 if the user had set it to "Auto" Fixed an issue in OBS Studio 31.1.0 and 31.1.1 causing Browser Source hardware acceleration to fail in the Flatpak version Fixed an…

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  9. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 31.1.1

    Fixed a crash when using YouTube browser docks Fixed an issue causing RTMPS streams to fail in some cases Fixed an issue causing Media Sources ingesting SRT streams to fail in some cases Fixed an issue causing Browser Source hardware acceleration to fail on Linux

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  10. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 31.1

    Important Notices The code signing certificate for OBS has been updated. This may impact game capture compatibility with some anti-cheat solutions with this OBS update. If you are a game or anti-cheat developer please see for more information. 31.1 New Features Added new UI…

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  11. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 31.0.1 Hotfix

    Fixed a crash on macOS caused by hand gesture reactions Fixed a crash caused by malformed scene collection files Fixed a possible crash on Linux when initializing PipeWire screen sharing Fixed a possible deadlock and freeze on macOS while exiting OBS Fixed an issue with…

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  12. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 31.0

    Important Notices NVIDIA Kepler (600 and 700 series) GPUs are no longer supported for NVENC. NVIDIA users may need to update their GPU drivers to 551.76 (Windows) / 550.54.14 (Linux) or newer. The code signing certificate for OBS has been updated. This may impact game capture…

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  13. Patch Steam · Official

    OBS Studio 30.2.3 Hotfix

    Fixed a possible deadlock when using Hybrid MP4 Fixed a possible deadlock when closing OBS while outputs are active Fixed a possible crash when connecting to an RTMP server Fixed a possible RTMP disconnect/timeout on Windows systems without IPv6 connectivity when connecting to a…

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Last 14 days on Steam

Tracked since Aug 13, 2026 · best observed rank #56 (Aug 19, 2026) · 67 recorded days.

As of . 27 of the last 30 days recorded.

Rank changes compare with our own dated snapshots: the 7-day figure is vs our snapshot 7 days ago. Steam’s weekly chart comparison uses a separate source.

Rank vs yesterday
Unchanged
Rank vs 7 days ago
Up 2 places
Rank vs 30 days ago
Down 1 place
30-day best peak
33,042
30-day average peak
29,778
24-hour player peaks · min 28,188 · max 33,042 players · gaps are not interpolated
Last 14 calendar days · rank and 24-hour concurrent player peak
Date (UTC)Rank24h peak
#6531,613
#6529,091
No snapshot
#6728,446
#6828,188
#7131,129
#6733,042
#6730,720
No snapshot
#7028,810
No snapshot
#7528,300
#7231,387
#6831,900

27 peak samples in the 30-day average. Missing, excluded and unobserved days are not counted; chart absence does not prove zero players.

Game overview

Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming

Steam rank
#65 ▲
Peak (24h)
32K
Genre
Utilities, Video Production
Developer
OBS Project
Released
Mar 21, 2022
Price
Free to Play

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About OBS Studio

OBS Studio is a free and open source program for livestreaming and video recording. Create scenes with multiple types of video sources, including your computer display, video games, webcams, video files, and more. Stream your video productions on sites like Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook live, or record your videos locally to share. Features Livestream video to sites like Twitch, YouTube, Facebook Live, and many more, including your own custom servers Record videos to save to your hard drive and share with friends High performance real time video/audio capturing and mixing. Create scenes made up of multiple sources including window captures…

Game details

System requirements (minimum)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 20H2 (64 bit) Processor: Intel i5 2500K, AMD Ryzen 1300X Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 900 Series, Radeon RX 400 Series, Intel HD Graphics 500 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 600 MB available space Additional Notes: Hardware encoders recommended
Languages
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian…
Official site
obsproject.com

Frequently asked questions

Is OBS Studio free to play?
Yes — OBS Studio is free to play on Steam.
What is the latest OBS Studio update?
The most recent official update in our feed is "OBS Studio 32.2.2 Hotfix" (Aug 19, 2026), categorized as Patch. Fixed an issue where plugins might not load properly on the first start after updating OBS on Windows Blocked OBS Studio from running on macOS 12 Due to a Qt update, OBS Studio 32.2.x fails to launch on macOS 12. For macOS 12, please use OBS Studio 32.1.2.
How many people play OBS Studio?
OBS Studio is #65 on Steam with a 24h peak of 31,613; 28,611 playing when sampled at 18:10 UTC. Latest official patch in our feed: OBS Studio 32.2.2 Hotfix (Aug 19, 2026). As of Oct 24, 2026.
When was OBS Studio released?
OBS Studio was released on Mar 21, 2022 by OBS Project.
What kind of game is OBS Studio?
OBS Studio is a Utilities, Video Production game.

24-hour peak player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Oct 24, 2026). Official announcements and third-party reporting are labelled separately; follow the source links for full notes. OBS Studio and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.