Fast, intense, high-skill, addictive loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Still the best battle royale game. Basically no campers, high skill ceiling and always fast paced and fun games.”
Steam review · 747 h played ↗
Apex Legends™
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%Respawn2020Battle Royale · FPS · Shooter
The verdict
Apex has best-in-class movement and gunplay, but cheaters, a new anti-cheat that crashes or bans players, brutal matchmaking and pricey skins sour many. Skip it if you're solo or new.
Great for
Players with a premade squad who want fast, high-skill movement shooter fights
Main risk
Cheaters, sweaty skill-based matchmaking and anti-cheat problems can make it frustrating or unplayable
What changed in the last 30 days
155 recent reviews
Many recent reviews blame the new anti-cheat update for crashes, BSODs, ping spikes, Linux blocking and false bans, while saying cheaters remain. Appears widespread among recent reviews.
155 recent reviews
What players love
Best-in-class movement and gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Every game tries to compete but never will be close in terms of Legend movement and weapon feel.”
Steam review · 43.6 h played ↗
Great with friends or a premade squad
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Fun game to play when you have a premade team. When playing with pugs it can be rough...”
Steam review · 81.6 h played ↗
Varied legends and abilities
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“i like the way you can adjust your gameplay because of the legends.”
Steam review · 74.5 h played ↗
Free to play and still fresh
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“It's a free game and we get a lot for it honestly.”
Steam review · 1006.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Rampant cheaters and weak anti-cheat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“One week of new anti-cheat, and already a new script out for aim bots, worse than ever.”
Steam review · 1236.9 h played ↗
Predatory monetization and cash-grab events
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Instead of fixing glaring issues with this game they just add another 500$ cosmetic for people to get.”
Steam review · 797.2 h played ↗
Bad servers, lag and disconnects
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“EA-SLOP 20-tickrate servers. Randomly getting kicked with no way of rejoining (instant leavers penalty).”
Steam review · 296.3 h played ↗
Brutal matchmaking and unfriendly to new players
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The learning curve is steep and the match making is terrible. There is no "casual" experience available”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
False bans and useless EA support
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“With the recent February 2026 update, people are being false banned for no reason.”
Steam review · 572.9 h played ↗
New anti-cheat crashes PC or blocks launch
NEW · LAST 30 DAYSMentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“newest anticheat update bricks my pc when i launch apex with the "your device ran into an error and needs to restart, stop code: memory-management".”
Steam review · 4331.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support75 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorAMD FX 4350 or Equivalent, Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950
Storage75 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorRyzen 5 CPU or Equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970
Storage75 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorAMD FX 4350 or Equivalent, Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 7790 (2 GB), NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 950
Storage75 GB available space
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