Respawn Entertainment’s Battle Royale shooter currently has more active players than Rockstar’s GTA V. At least on Steam! Apex Legends was released there a few months ago and is currently dominating the charts!
You didn’t expect that, did you? Well, we did. It was only a matter of time before Apex Legends really took off. Many players have wished for the game to finally appear on Steam. And in November 2020, the time finally came. Now it looks like the whole thing was really worth it!
Apex Legends in the top 5 on Steam.
Right now, Apex Legends is making itself comfortable in 5th place among the most played games on Steam. And that’s with a lead of over 50% compared to Rockstar’s GTA V!
If it weren’t for the current top dog Valheim, Apex might do even better! After all, the game has already broken its own record for simultaneously active players. There’s still more to come!
If you haven’t played Apex Legends yourself, you might be wondering how it got this far. Here are a few reasons, nicely listed for you:
Apex just launched a brand new – Season . – Season 8 Mayhem brought lots of new content to the game!
Also, Apex Legends is celebrating its 2-year anniversary with a special in-game event. There is a lot to collect!
Apex Legends is simply a very good game!
Okay, that last point might not have been very informative, but what the heck. The fact is that in addition to all the new content, players will get a lot of free goodies. The collection event ends today (March 2), after being extended for a week. So this is your last chance to get something for free!
Wait, that’s not all! Apex Legends is always bringing in a new breath of fresh air and has some really cool events for its players. Next week could be it again! There was also already a little hint of a Town Takeover for King’s Gulch….
We also had the chance to talk to the developers of Apex Legends and got the impression that – Season 8 will take the game to a whole new level.
In addition to new content and events in – Season 8, Apex is expected to go beyond the Battle Royale genre this year. Chad Grenier, the game director of Apex Legends, recently revealed this. We can hardly wait!
Apex has become a really good alternative for many other games in the Battle Royale genre. Here, for example, we compared Apex Legends and CoD: Warzone:
What is actually… “Apex Legends?
Within 24 hours, “Apex Legends” became the most-watched game on Twitch – after one week, over 25 million people were already playing it. What is the battle royale shooter about?
What is “Apex Legends” about?
Scenario: In a distant future, bandits, adventurers, and outlaws settle their disputes in a sporting contest to the death. The setting is a fertile, industrially developed valley on the edge of the galaxy.
- Genre: Battle Royale shooter
- Game modes: survival battle between a maximum of 20 teams of three.
At its core, “Apex Legends” is a classic battle-royale shooter: up to 60 players land simultaneously in teams of three on the game map called “Kings Canyon” – a densely built-up, fertile valley with many accessible houses, bunkers and towers. Once on the ground, unarmed players must search their surroundings for equipment and ammunition. The goal of the game is to stay alive until the end.
To prevent players from hiding all over the map and waiting to automatically be the last one left, the game area shrinks every few minutes. The longer a round lasts, the smaller the area where survivors can move and hide.
Apex Legends refreshes this now classic game formula with some ideas that are unique to the genre: For example, before starting a round, players select one of eight heroes, each of which has two special abilities and facilitates certain play styles.
Bangalore, for example, is the classic soldier who can conceal her position with smoke grenades and call in an artillery strike in an emergency. The heroine Lifeline, on the other hand, can summon a drone to heal teammates – or directly order the delivery of high-value weapons and equipment via aerial drone. This way, all players can find the right hero for their preferred course of action.
How can I play Apex Legends?
Platform: “Apex Legends” is available for PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4.
Price: The battle royale shooter is a “Free to Play” title and can basically be played for free on all platforms.
In-game purchases: “Apex Legends” allows the purchase of cosmetic items and new heroes either by means of in-game currency, which can be earned for free in every round, or with real money. The real-money currency “Apex Coins” can be purchased in five different amounts: The smallest possible amount is 1000 Apex Points for around 9.99 euros, while the largest pack with 10,000 Apex Points content costs 99.99 euros.
The developer emphasizes that it is not possible to buy game advantages with the help of real money: You can only use it to customize the appearance of the heroes, it says, or purchase new heroes.
Age rating: “Apex Legends” does not have a youth rating (USK 18).
Which technical terms should you know?
Respawn Beacon: If a player is shot down, the team members who are still alive have the opportunity to bring the fallen comrade back into the game: Each eliminated player leaves behind a so-called Respawn Banner, which can be collected by the players of the own team and handed in at one of 28 Respawn Beacons, certain locations on the map. If this succeeds, the fallen player returns to the game.
Jumpmaster: At the beginning of the game, one of the maximum three players of a team always takes on the role of the jumpmaster. He decides when and where his team enters the game area.
Ping: Using the middle mouse button, players can alert their teammates to interesting locations in the game world or enemies. These pings are a valuable tool for communicating quickly and efficiently within the team.
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