Champions Online Player Count: Is It Dead?

Champions Online

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Champions Online

Cryptic StudiosSep 5, 2009Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play

Free to play Mostly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • MMORPG
  • Superhero
  • Character Customization
  • Free to Play
  • Action RPG
  • Massively Multiplayer
  • Comic Book
  • Third Person
  • Combat
  • PvP
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Playing now
92
Updated 8 minutes ago
24-hour peak
139
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
9,816
Jun 19, 2011
Avg this month
90
-8.16% vs last month
Steam reviews
71%
Mostly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Champions Online player count chart

Champions Online has a small but active player base. 92 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 11% on the month before).

History from Sep 5, 2009

Champions Online monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 202690-8-8.16%155
October 202698-23-19.01%201
September 2026121-6-2.65%220
August 2026n/a+5+2.26%226
July 2026n/a+10+4.74%221
June 2026n/a-8-3.65%211
May 2026n/a-109-33.23%219
April 2026n/a+139+73.54%328
March 2026n/a+14+8%189
February 2026n/a-16-8.38%175
January 2026n/a+43+29.05%191
December 2025n/a-79-34.8%148
November 2025n/a+42+22.7%227
October 2025n/a-9-4.64%185
September 2025n/a+23+13.45%194
August 2025n/a+28+19.58%171
July 2025n/a-1-0.69%143
June 2025n/a-2-1.37%144
May 2025n/a-7-4.58%146
April 2025n/a-134-46.69%153
March 2025n/a+37+14.8%287
February 2025n/a+95+61.29%250
January 2025n/a-14-8.28%155
December 2024n/a-38-18.36%169
November 2024n/a+8+4.02%207
October 2024n/a-3-1.49%199
September 2024n/a-1-0.49%202
August 2024n/a+43+26.88%203
July 2024n/a+35+28%160
June 2024n/a-5-3.85%125
May 2024n/a-19-12.75%130
April 2024n/a-8-5.1%149
March 2024n/a+9+6.08%157
February 2024n/a-5-3.27%148
January 2024n/a-11-6.71%153
December 2023n/a-17-9.39%164
November 2023n/a-13-6.7%181
October 2023n/a+1+0.52%194
September 2023n/a+30+18.4%193
August 2023n/a-52-24.19%163
July 2023n/a+69+47.26%215
June 2023n/a-4-2.67%146
May 2023n/a-10-6.25%150
April 2023n/a-30-15.79%160
March 2023n/a-2-1.04%190
February 2023n/a-10-4.95%192
January 2023n/a-7-3.35%202
December 2022n/a-7-3.24%209
November 2022n/a-7-3.14%216
October 2022n/a-5-2.19%223
September 2022n/a+20+9.62%228
August 2022n/a+28+15.56%208
July 2022n/a+5+2.86%180
June 2022n/a+1+0.57%175
May 2022n/a+5+2.96%174
April 2022n/a-24-12.44%169
March 2022n/a+24+14.2%193
February 2022n/a-46-21.4%169
January 2022n/a-1-0.46%215
December 2021n/a-14-6.09%216
November 2021n/a-21-8.37%230
October 2021n/a-15-5.64%251
September 2021n/a+67+33.67%266
August 2021n/a-26-11.56%199
July 2021n/a-14-5.86%225
June 2021n/a-20-7.72%239
May 2021n/a+31+13.6%259
April 2021n/a-15-6.17%228
March 2021n/a-21-7.95%243
February 2021n/a+59+28.78%264
January 2021n/a-12-5.53%205
December 2020n/a-34-13.55%217
November 2020n/a-32-11.31%251
October 2020n/a-14-4.71%283
September 2020n/a+67+29.13%297
August 2020n/a-23-9.09%230
July 2020n/a+6+2.43%253
June 2020n/a-51-17.11%247
May 2020n/a-78-20.74%298
April 2020n/a+143+61.37%376
March 2020n/a+12+5.43%233
February 2020n/a+14+6.76%221
January 2020n/a+2+0.98%207
December 2019n/a-29-12.39%205
November 2019n/a+10+4.46%234
October 2019n/a-64-22.22%224
September 2019n/a+57+24.68%288
August 2019n/a+33+16.67%231
July 2019n/a-3-1.49%198
June 2019n/a-55-21.48%201
May 2019n/a-38-12.93%256
April 2019n/a+58+24.58%294
March 2019n/a-5-2.07%236
February 2019n/a+8+3.43%241
January 2019n/a+8+3.56%233
December 2018n/a-27-10.71%225
November 2018n/a-32-11.27%252
October 2018n/a-58-16.96%284
September 2018n/a+57+20%342
August 2018n/a-14-4.68%285
July 2018n/a+5+1.7%299
June 2018n/a-18-5.77%294
May 2018n/a+16+5.41%312
April 2018n/a-4-1.33%296
March 2018n/a-4-1.32%300
February 2018n/a+49+19.22%304
January 2018n/a-12-4.49%255
December 2017n/a-11-3.96%267
November 2017n/a-12-4.14%278
October 2017n/a-9-3.01%290
September 2017n/a+9+3.1%299
August 2017n/a+16+5.84%290
July 2017n/a-10-3.52%274
June 2017n/a-15-5.02%284
May 2017n/a-16-5.08%299
April 2017n/a+12+3.96%315
March 2017n/a-5-1.62%303
February 2017n/a-38-10.98%308
January 2017n/a+47+15.72%346
December 2016n/a-26-8%299
November 2016n/a-5-1.52%325
October 2016n/a+34+11.49%330
September 2016n/a+19+6.86%296
August 2016n/a-13-4.48%277
July 2016n/a-44-13.17%290
June 2016n/a-42-11.17%334
May 2016n/a+2+0.53%376
April 2016n/a+48+14.72%374
March 2016n/a-10-2.98%326
February 2016n/a+18+5.66%336
January 2016n/a-7-2.15%318
December 2015n/a-73-18.34%325
November 2015n/a+71+21.71%398
October 2015n/a-657-66.77%327
September 2015n/a+694+239.31%984
August 2015n/a-8-2.68%290
July 2015n/a-6-1.97%298
June 2015n/a+4+1.33%304
May 2015n/a+1+0.33%300
April 2015n/a-2-0.66%299
March 2015n/a-17-5.35%301
February 2015n/a-13-3.93%318
January 2015n/a+37+12.59%331
December 2014n/a-81-21.6%294
November 2014n/a-10-2.6%375
October 2014n/a-31-7.45%385
September 2014n/a+76+22.35%416
August 2014n/a-1-0.29%340
July 2014n/a-12-3.4%341
June 2014n/a-11-3.02%353
May 2014n/a+0+0%364
April 2014n/a-64-14.95%364
March 2014n/a+38+9.74%428
February 2014n/a-11-2.74%390
January 2014n/a+26+6.93%401
December 2013n/a+10+2.74%375
November 2013n/a+18+5.19%365
October 2013n/a-48-12.15%347
September 2013n/a+1+0.25%395
August 2013n/a+31+8.54%394
July 2013n/a-21-5.47%363
June 2013n/a-59-13.32%384
May 2013n/a-9-1.99%443
April 2013n/a-9-1.95%452
March 2013n/a-17-3.56%461
February 2013n/a-67-12.29%478
January 2013n/a+42+8.35%545
December 2012n/a-28-5.27%503
November 2012n/a+55+11.55%531
October 2012n/a-181-27.55%476
September 2012n/a+55+9.14%657
August 2012n/a+0+0%602
July 2012n/a-93-13.38%602
June 2012n/a-112-13.88%695
May 2012n/a-53-6.16%807
April 2012n/a+285+49.57%860
March 2012n/a-59-9.31%575
February 2012n/a-116-15.47%634
January 2012n/a-78-9.42%750
December 2011n/a-597-41.89%828
November 2011n/a-524-26.89%1,425
October 2011n/a-256-11.61%1,949
September 2011n/a-189-7.89%2,205
August 2011n/a-1,324-35.61%2,394
July 2011n/a-6,098-62.12%3,718
June 2011n/a+9,576+3990%9,816
February 2011n/a+117+95.12%240
November 2010n/a-62-33.51%123
October 2010n/a-161-46.53%185
September 2010n/a+115+49.78%346
August 2010n/a-198-46.15%231
July 2010n/a+5+1.18%429
June 2010n/a+195+85.15%424
May 2010n/a+10+4.57%229
April 2010n/a-5-2.23%219
March 2010n/a-386-63.28%224
January 2010n/a+102+20.08%610
December 2009n/a+92+22.12%508
November 2009n/a-381-47.8%416
October 2009n/a-1,445-64.45%797
September 2009n/an/an/a2,242

How many people are playing Champions Online?

92 people are playing Champions Online on Steam right now. That makes it the #3,391 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 139 players. Today's peak is 7% below its 30-day average daily peak of 150.

Champions Online player count trend

Over the last 30 days Champions Online averaged a daily peak of 150 players, down 11% compared with the 30 days before (168). Its highest point this month (201) is 11% below the same period last year (227). In its first month after release (Sep 5, 2009) it peaked at 2,242 players. Today's player count is 1% of its all-time peak of 9,816, set on Jun 19, 2011.

Best time to play Champions Online

Based on the last 14 days, Champions Online is busiest around 00:00 UTC (7 PM in New York) and quietest around 10:00 UTC (5 AM in New York), when about 58% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Champions Online players by hour and weekday

When Champions Online has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestFriday at 23:00 UTCabout 149 players on average
QuietestTuesday at 15:00 UTCabout 46 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.2xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Champions Online

Grab your cape and defend Millennium City in this comic book-style action MMORPG! Design your hero and costume from thousands of costume pieces, face super-villains like Dr. Destroyer, and create your own unique nemesis.

Developer
Cryptic Studios
Publisher
Arc Games
Released
Sep 5, 2009
Genre
Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
1 language

Screenshots

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Champions Online price

Champions Online is free to play on Steam.

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Champions Online reviews over time

71% Mostly Positive71% of 4,182 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Champions Online on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
0
24-hour peak viewers
0
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Champions Online", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Champions Online achievements

Champions Online has 300 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 9.1% of them; the rarest, Van Damned, is held by 6.9% of players.

  • Learn the RopesHidden achievement44.8%
  • Well-to-DoHidden achievement40.0%
  • The AvengerHidden achievement37.1%
  • AppreciatedHidden achievement36.4%
  • Vanquished Black TalonHidden achievement35.3%
  • Ironclad OffensiveHidden achievement32.7%
  • Stop the InvasionHidden achievement32.5%
  • The SentinelHidden achievement32.1%
  • Mosquito RepellentHidden achievement27.3%
  • Save The CityHidden achievement24.6%
  • SamaritanHidden achievement24.6%
  • MauveHidden achievement20.8%
  • AdmiredHidden achievement20.6%
  • Vanquished Kevin PoeHidden achievement18.4%
  • The ProtectorHidden achievement18.4%
  • Millennium City: ExplorerExplore all neighborhoods in Millennium City16.8%
  • Do-GooderHidden achievement14.2%
  • Open Mission: Jailbreak!Hidden achievement13.7%
  • Livin' LargeHidden achievement13.7%
  • MopedHidden achievement13.4%
  • Vanquished FoxbatHidden achievement12.7%
  • Pop PsychologyHidden achievement12.6%
  • BaboochkaHidden achievement12.1%
  • Foxbat and FandomHidden achievement12.1%
  • Snake EyesHidden achievement12.0%
  • Black Box DownHidden achievement11.8%
  • HeroHidden achievement11.6%
  • Deep PocketsHidden achievement11.5%
  • Vanquished RakshasaHidden achievement11.3%
  • TerminatorHidden achievement11.2%
  • HoserHidden achievement11.0%
  • JuryHidden achievement11.0%
  • GrasshopperHidden achievement11.0%
  • We are the ChampionsHidden achievement11.0%
  • MetropolitanHidden achievement11.0%
  • Breakout of the Big HouseHidden achievement10.9%
  • Raiders on the StormHidden achievement10.9%
  • Geiger BlipHidden achievement10.8%
  • Vanquished GigatonHidden achievement10.6%
  • In Love and Gang-WarHidden achievement10.5%
  • SuperheroHidden achievement10.4%
  • AdoredHidden achievement10.4%
  • Vanquished FerdHidden achievement10.3%
  • Vanquished Hi PanHidden achievement10.3%
  • Ghost WhispererHidden achievement10.2%
  • The Good, the Bad, and the UndeadHidden achievement10.0%
  • Vanquished TalismanHidden achievement9.9%
  • Millennium City History: WestsideHidden achievement9.9%
  • Vanquished Major GertzHidden achievement9.8%
  • Desert History: Burning SandsHidden achievement9.8%
  • Vanquished LeechHidden achievement9.6%
  • Atomic ScienceHidden achievement9.6%
  • Vanquished RedstoneHidden achievement9.4%
  • Accident ProneHidden achievement9.4%
  • Canada History: Force Station SteelheadHidden achievement9.4%
  • War Never ChangesHidden achievement9.3%
  • Of Two MindsHidden achievement9.2%
  • Desert History: Atomic WastelandHidden achievement9.2%
  • Pop the ClutchHidden achievement9.1%
  • Destroid AssaultHidden achievement9.1%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 300 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Champions Online news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Champions Online FAQ

Is Champions Online dead?

Champions Online has a small but active player base. 92 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 11% on the month before).

How many people play Champions Online?

92 people are playing Champions Online on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 139 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Champions Online?

Champions Online reached its all-time Steam peak of 9,816 concurrent players on Jun 19, 2011.

Is Champions Online growing or declining?

Champions Online is declining. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 150, down 11% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Champions Online most active?

Champions Online usually has the most players around 00:00 UTC (7 PM in New York) and the fewest around 10:00 UTC (5 AM in New York).

Is Champions Online free?

Yes, Champions Online is free to play on Steam.

Is Champions Online good?

Steam players rate Champions Online Mostly Positive: 71% of 4,182 reviews are positive.

When did Champions Online come out?

Champions Online was released on Steam on Sep 5, 2009.

Who made Champions Online?

Champions Online was developed by Cryptic Studios and published by Arc Games.

Is Champions Online still worth playing?

Champions Online has a smaller but active community on Steam today (92 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Mostly Positive).

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