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Champions Online

Champions Online

Grab your cape and defend Millennium City in this comic book-style action MMORPG! Design your hero and costume from thousands of costume pieces, face super-villains like Dr. Destroyer, and create your own unique nemesis.

Released Jun 14, 2011 Developer Cryptic Studios Publisher Arc Games Platforms Windows MMORPGSuperheroCharacter CustomizationFree to PlayAction RPG
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

71.5%positive4,182 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Champions online was a favorite game of mine a long long time ago. I recently came back and its sad to see the game is the same as it was back then. No new content. No new anything except costumes and the same events over and over again. Its amazing to see the devs keep the game…”

— a player, Steam review · 172 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“very fun game. plays like city of heroes back in day. better than DCUOnllie. very comic booky in terms of grachics. highly recommend it if you like comics and superheroes”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Not recommended · 13 found this helpful

“It's really disappointing how this game has been treated. You no longer get to build your architype, rather you pick from pre-determined templates with no contol over the power set. Any of the good powersets are locked behind purchases. I played a ton of this game when it was…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:41 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

65playing at last check
15124-hour peak
984all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 364 avg · Aug 2012

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

709achievements
6.8%median completion
6.6%rarest: Perfection of Madness
44.9% of players 20.9% of players 12.2% of players 11.0% of players 10.2% of players 9.3% of players 9.0% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.5% of players 7.5% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 44.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
44.9%Learn the Ropes — Hidden achievement
40.1%Well-to-Do — Hidden achievement
37.2%The Avenger — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
6.6%Perfection of Madness — Hidden achievement
6.6%Revolution under the Sea — Hidden achievement
6.6%Building a Better Serpent — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 24, 2026
Mechanical Wonders Costume Contest!

We'll be doing a live-streamed costume contest on Friday , July 31st , judged by some of the developers that work on Champions Online! Head to the Powerhouse Theater to participate! Judging begins at

Jul 22, 2026
Fusion Bonus Week and Catalyst Sale!

Hello, Champions! From now until Friday, July 31st , all Crafting Tables grant an additional 10% success rate when fusing modifications! Now’s a great chance to fuse some mods and upgrade your gear! C

Jul 15, 2026
Patriot's Celebration Week 3 and Sidekicks Sale!

Champions! Days of celebration are here, and we have a special event for Champions Online to mark Canada Day and Independence Day. Week three of the Patriot's Celebration event is underway! From now u

Jul 07, 2026
Patriot's Celebration Week 2 and Patriot Shoulders Key Pack!

Champions!Days of celebration are here, and we have a special event for Champions Online to mark Canada Day and Independence Day. Week two of this event is underway! From now until Tuesday, July 21st,

Jul 02, 2026
Join the Patriot's Celebration and ZEN Store Sale!

Champions!Days of celebration are coming, and we have a special event for Champions Online to mark Canada Day and the upcoming Independence Day. From now until Tuesday, July 14th, 8AM PT, you can part

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresMassively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
Player tagsMMORPG · Superhero · Character Customization · Free to Play · Action RPG · Massively Multiplayer · Comic Book · Third Person · Combat · Online Co-Op · PvP · PvE (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · MMO · Co-op · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements709
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.playchampionsonline.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit Processor: 2.5GHz Single Core or 1.8GHz Dual Core Memory: 2GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 / ATI Radeon X700 or HD / Intel Graphics with Dual Core DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 10GB Free Disk Space Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard