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Paladins® cover art

Paladins®

Evil Mojo Games · Hi-Rez Studios · 2018-05-08

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 12, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 03, 2017 (PlayStation 4), May 02, 2017 (Xbox One), May 08, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 08, 2018 (Mac)

Paladins is the ultimate fantasy team-based shooter experience, with over 50 customizable Champions fighting in 5v5 action across a diverse Realm of modes and maps!

1,044
playing now
85%
positive of 345k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
224
twitch viewers (latest)
79/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (277 ratings)
79/100
opencritic · strong · 63% recommend
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

1,044 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Paladins: Champions of the Realm is a 2018 free-to-play online hero shooter video game by Hi-Rez Studios. The game was developed by Evil Mojo, an internal studio of Hi-Rez and was released on May 8, 2018, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, followed by a Nintendo Switch version released on June 12, 2018.

Trailer

Paladins® trailer thumbnail

Paladins - Cinematic Trailer - "Go To War"

≈473,435 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,044 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,887 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~361/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (10,794 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

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

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10.0k10.0k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4,002 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1,204 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2,962 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 644 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3,027 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 634 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2,708 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 543 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3,956 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 928 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2,932 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 690 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2,500 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 512 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2,250 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 527 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1,738 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 367 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1,659 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 398 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5,884 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 694 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2,187 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 518 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2,099 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 676 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1,654 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 553 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1,693 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 362 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1,489 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 357 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1,397 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 322 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4,777 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 597 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5,236 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 605 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1,511 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 425 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1,268 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 338 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2,130 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 311 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9,966 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 828 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7,218 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 674 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6,330 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 782 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4,838 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 578 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6,332 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,019 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7,375 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 944 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5,243 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 777 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3,719 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 509 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3,785 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 544 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3,141 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 500 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,409 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 423 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,712 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 378 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3,595 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 529 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3,156 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 510 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3,436 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 519 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3,176 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 475 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3,208 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 513 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2,961 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 500 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3,140 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 440 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2,610 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 417 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2,909 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 489 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2,454 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 447 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2,129 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 432 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2,308 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 374 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,696 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 419 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,973 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 518 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2,467 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 593 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,763 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 506 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,832 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 494 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,753 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 474 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,804 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 496 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,737 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 366 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,870 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 544 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,392 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 352 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,093 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 264 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,244 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 341 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,407 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 295 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,049 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 304 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,027 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 275 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 979 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 267 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 852 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 264 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 945 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 251 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 872 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 241 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,130 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 320 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,191 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 308 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,348 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 368 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 888 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 786 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,007 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 211 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 742 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 922 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 253 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 810 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 197 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 891 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 723 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 431 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 631 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 305 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 518 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 212 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 691 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 680 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 70 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.0k4352026-08-06 21:00 — 1,360 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 708 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 765 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,439 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 860 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 929 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,539 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 875 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,062 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 3,010 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 921 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 840 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,430 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 681 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 520 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,122 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 673 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 658 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,475 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 1,012 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 549 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 1,216 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 933 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 625 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1,154 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 907 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 467 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,046 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,044 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Attention

202812026-05-31 — 108 pageviews2026-06-03 — 81 pageviews2026-06-06 — 88 pageviews2026-06-09 — 123 pageviews2026-06-12 — 101 pageviews2026-06-15 — 107 pageviews2026-06-18 — 107 pageviews2026-06-21 — 127 pageviews2026-06-24 — 124 pageviews2026-06-27 — 111 pageviews2026-06-30 — 131 pageviews2026-07-03 — 102 pageviews2026-07-06 — 114 pageviews2026-07-09 — 113 pageviews2026-07-12 — 115 pageviews2026-07-15 — 116 pageviews2026-07-18 — 101 pageviews2026-07-21 — 130 pageviews2026-07-24 — 155 pageviews2026-07-27 — 185 pageviews2026-07-30 — 114 pageviews2026-08-02 — 114 pageviews2026-08-05 — 106 pageviews2026-08-08 — 131 pageviews2026-08-11 — 124 pageviews2026-08-14 — 120 pageviews2026-08-17 — 97 pageviews2026-08-20 — 114 pageviews2026-08-23 — 132 pageviews2026-08-26 — 116 pageviews2026-08-28 — 104 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

271102026-08-29 04:34 — 68 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 110 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 82 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 66 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 89 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 71 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 86 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 184 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 271 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 247 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 128 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 179 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 183 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 95 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 84 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 102 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 107 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 83 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 77 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 74 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 154 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 222 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 224 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

58
achievements tracked
68.7%
earned "Untouched"
17.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsIn-App PurchasesRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet8 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSPvPMOBACo-opActionFantasyShooterStrategyControllerTeam-Based

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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