Wardogs Already Broke Its Peak Player Count Again

Wardogs Keeps Breaking Records, Hits New Peak Of 365,000 Players Via the Steam store page. Published Sep 12, 2026, 11:07 AM EDT James Lucas is an Executive Editor at TheGamer who has worked in professional journalism since 2018. A Newcastle University graduate with a degree in Journalism, Media, and Culture, they have written hundreds of guides, news stories, and original reports, with bylines in IGN, NME, GaymingMag, and VG247, sourcing interviews with studio heads, legendary industry figures, prominent actors, and more. An expert on FPS games, Soulslikes, RPGs, and survival horror, James has intimate knowledge of a wide variety of titles, providing in-depth coverage and exclusive profiles. Some of the games they have extensively covered include: Half-Life 3, Counter-Strike, Elden Ring, and Fallout. They pride themselves on their consistently thorough research, leveraging nearly a decade of industry experience. You can reach them at James.t@thegamer.com You might’ve noticed a new shooter firing its way through the Steam charts this week—Wardogs. Published by Team17, this inescapable new shooter sees 100 players divided between three teams as they battle over a control zone to earn points in what can only be described as a mashup between Battlefield and Arma. There’s destruction, vehicles, proximity chat, and even an in-game economy for building out your weapons, specialist gear, and medical equipment. Considering that players have been hankering for an old-school FPS like this for years, Wardogs is unsurprisingly proving to be one of the biggest hits of 2026, standing toe-to-toe with some of the most popular games on Steam, much like Arc Raiders did last year. And two days after launching into early access, the game only continues to set new records, reaching an impressive all-time peak of 365,111 players last night. Wardogs Is The Fourth Most-Played Steam Game Right Now To put this number into perspective, Wardogs is currently ranked #4 in the top five most-played games on Steam in the last 24 hours, sitting right alongside the immovable titans PUBG, Dota 2, Apex Legends, and Counter-Strike 2. Game Players Counter-Strike 2 1.3 million players Dota 2 855,877 players PUBG 791,618 players Wardogs 365,111 players Apex Legends 269,302 players Valheim 217,966 players FiveM 217,966 players Bongo Cat 160,913 players Marvel Rivals 146,798 players Delta Force 142,001 players On top of all that, Wardogs has already sold 1.25 million copies, as announced by developer Bulkhead in a blog post apologizing for the delays. “We’re watching everything, monitoring servers, and enjoying watching you play,” the team said. “Thank you again. We’ll see you in-game.” Wardogs has been an explosive success since day one, but that success came back to bite Bulkhead, with the game debuting to an overall ‘Mixed’ review score as players reported waiting several hours to get into a match and even crashing after finally loading into a game. However, now that the dust has settled, Wardogs boasts a more respectable ‘Very Positive’ score, with players praising the “good old fashioned FPS goodness" on offer. If you want to see what all the fuss is about, you can grab Wardogs right now on Steam for $39.99. Systems Released August 10, 2026 Developer(s) Bulkhead Publisher(s) Team17 Multiplayer Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op Number of Players Single-player Genre(s) First-Person Shooter, Tactical, Action, War & Military, Multiplayer