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OBS Studio

OBS Project · 2022-03-21

Steam

UtilitiesVideo Production

Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming

OBS Studio is a free-to-play Utilities, Video Production game released in 2022, with an Overwhelmingly Positive sentiment (95% of 55806 reviews).

24,342
playing now
95%
positive of 58k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
Free
steam price (US)

24,342 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

OBS Studio is a free and open-source, cross-platform screencasting and live streaming software application. It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux distributions, and FreeBSD. The OBS Project raises funds on Open Collective and Patreon.

Trailer

OBS Studio trailer thumbnail

How to Use OBS Studio - Complete OBS Tutorial for Beginners (2025!)

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 24,342 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 12,404 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,551/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 23 Utilities games in the census by review count.

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 1 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.7k1.7k20222026Week of 2022-03-01: 1,139 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 859 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 592 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 615 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 633 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 603 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 776 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 877 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 723 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 690 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 857 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,027 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,037 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 877 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 862 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 927 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 976 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,078 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,109 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,271 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,033 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 998 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,155 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,329 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,277 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,051 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,044 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,144 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,315 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,290 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,137 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,549 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,202 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,199 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,276 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,549 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,319 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,112 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,239 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,371 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,406 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,641 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,417 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,598 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,378 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,430 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,389 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,645 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,665 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,254 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 29 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

31k12k2026-09-14 18:00 — 22,872 players2026-09-15 18:00 — 22,874 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 22,831 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 23,431 players2026-09-18 18:00 — 26,548 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 27,268 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 27,975 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 24,429 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 24,096 players2026-09-23 18:00 — 23,530 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 24,225 players2026-09-25 18:00 — 25,395 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 27,437 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 25,156 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 23,382 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 23,371 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 23,110 players2026-10-01 18:00 — 23,228 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 25,093 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 26,734 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 25,723 players2026-10-05 18:00 — 24,334 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 23,213 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 21,649 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 22,210 players2026-10-09 18:00 — 24,356 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 26,594 players2026-10-11 18:00 — 24,538 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 23,585 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 22,121 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 24,342 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
21k1.5kMar 2022Aug 2026Mar 2022 — avg 1,463 · peak 2,613May 2022 — avg 2,253 · peak 3,515Jul 2022 — avg 2,572 · peak 4,289Sep 2022 — avg 3,068 · peak 5,081Nov 2022 — avg 3,776 · peak 6,792Jan 2023 — avg 4,653 · peak 7,887Mar 2023 — avg 4,804 · peak 8,563May 2023 — avg 5,584 · peak 10,075Jul 2023 — avg 6,642 · peak 10,570Sep 2023 — avg 6,512 · peak 11,597Nov 2023 — avg 7,162 · peak 12,769Jan 2024 — avg 9,069 · peak 15,237Mar 2024 — avg 9,214 · peak 16,179May 2024 — avg 9,633 · peak 16,645Jul 2024 — avg 11,375 · peak 18,820Sep 2024 — avg 11,021 · peak 19,311Nov 2024 — avg 11,667 · peak 21,115Jan 2025 — avg 12,717 · peak 21,904Mar 2025 — avg 13,868 · peak 24,599May 2025 — avg 14,608 · peak 26,865Jul 2025 — avg 16,032 · peak 25,287Sep 2025 — avg 15,310 · peak 26,260Nov 2025 — avg 16,905 · peak 28,062Jan 2026 — avg 18,369 · peak 30,550Mar 2026 — avg 18,143 · peak 30,767May 2026 — avg 18,733 · peak 32,027Jul 2026 — avg 19,949 · peak 32,893Aug 2026 — avg 21,018 · peak 33,348
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#17#752026-09-142026-10-142026-09-14 — #662026-09-15 — #172026-09-16 — #172026-09-17 — #172026-09-18 — #652026-09-19 — #622026-09-20 — #622026-09-21 — #622026-09-22 — #662026-09-23 — #662026-09-24 — #642026-09-25 — #642026-09-26 — #652026-09-27 — #652026-09-28 — #662026-09-29 — #682026-09-30 — #702026-10-01 — #682026-10-02 — #682026-10-03 — #692026-10-04 — #682026-10-05 — #682026-10-06 — #722026-10-07 — #702026-10-08 — #702026-10-09 — #702026-10-10 — #702026-10-11 — #682026-10-12 — #682026-10-13 — #722026-10-14 — #75
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
72722026-09-152026-10-142026-09-15: 34 new positive2026-09-15: 3 new negative2026-09-16: 23 new positive2026-09-16: 3 new negative2026-09-17: 37 new positive2026-09-17: 2 new negative2026-09-18: 28 new positive2026-09-18: 3 new negative2026-09-19: 31 new positive2026-09-19: 1 new negative2026-09-20: 56 new positive2026-09-20: 2 new negative2026-09-22: 72 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 38 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 48 new positive2026-09-27: 43 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new negative2026-09-28: 29 new positive2026-09-28: 3 new negative2026-09-29: 27 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 25 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 27 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 31 new positive2026-10-02: 6 new negative2026-10-03: 48 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 41 new positive2026-10-05: 39 new positive2026-10-05: 4 new negative2026-10-06: 67 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 22 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 26 new positive2026-10-08: 4 new negative2026-10-10: 45 new positive2026-10-10: 5 new negative2026-10-11: 40 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 36 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 23 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Attention

6393552026-05-28 — 601 pageviews2026-06-01 — 596 pageviews2026-06-05 — 583 pageviews2026-06-09 — 625 pageviews2026-06-13 — 535 pageviews2026-06-17 — 588 pageviews2026-06-21 — 475 pageviews2026-06-25 — 553 pageviews2026-06-29 — 545 pageviews2026-07-03 — 528 pageviews2026-07-07 — 575 pageviews2026-07-11 — 488 pageviews2026-07-15 — 571 pageviews2026-07-19 — 590 pageviews2026-07-23 — 639 pageviews2026-07-27 — 592 pageviews2026-07-31 — 515 pageviews2026-08-04 — 564 pageviews2026-08-08 — 405 pageviews2026-08-12 — 454 pageviews2026-08-16 — 482 pageviews2026-08-20 — 439 pageviews2026-08-24 — 469 pageviews2026-08-28 — 512 pageviews2026-09-01 — 481 pageviews2026-09-05 — 465 pageviews2026-09-09 — 486 pageviews2026-09-13 — 434 pageviews2026-09-17 — 414 pageviews2026-09-21 — 403 pageviews2026-09-25 — 405 pageviews2026-09-29 — 424 pageviews2026-10-03 — 355 pageviews2026-10-07 — 380 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOS

40 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek…

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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