Apex Legends™ — Genres, rating & game data
Conquer with character in Apex Legends, a free-to-play* Battle Royale shooter where legendary characters with powerful abilities team up to battle for fame and fortune on the fringes of the Frontier. Master an ever-growing roster of diverse legends, deep tactical squad play, and bold new innovations
Apex Legends™ is a shooter game developed by Respawn Entertainment, 2019. It stands out for tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. Available in multiplayer and co-op mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 73/100, it ranks as a well received title in our catalog.
About Apex Legends™
Conquer with character in Apex Legends, a free-to-play* Battle Royale shooter where legendary characters with powerful abilities team up to battle for fame and fortune on the fringes of the Frontier. Master an ever-growing roster of diverse legends, deep tactical squad play, and bold new innovations that level-up the Battle Royale experience—all within a rugged world where anything goes. Welcome to the next evolution of Battle Royale.
Characters you can play as: Caustic, Bangalore, Bloodhound, Crypto, Gibraltar, Lifeline, Loba, Mirage, Octane, Pathfinder, Rampart, Revenant.
How Apex Legends™ was received
Of the 1,048,200 Steam player reviews, 68% are positive. Critics score it 80/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a favourable reception.
Players
- Steam players1,048,200 reviews68%Mixed
- IGDB community646 reviews75/100
Critics
- Metacritic80/100
- OpenCritic84 reviews80/100
- IGDB11 reviews88/100
Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.
NextGameLike Score
73/100 ↗Rating
👍 64%
2K votes
Type
Shooter, Battle Royale, Adventure
Released
2019
Updated May 2026
Developer
Respawn Entertainment
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Avg. playtime
~5h
Platforms
PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo
Official trailer for Apex Legends™
Screenshots of Apex Legends™
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