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OBS Studio

OBS Studio overview

OBS Project | Mar 21, 2022 | game

Released

14,354players observed · 21 September 2026 - 23:54:01 UTC

UtilitiesVideo ProductionSteam Store

  • Latest observed players14.4K · 21 September 2026 - 23:54:01 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak32,360
  • Units sold (VGI)No data available
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score95% positive

OBS Studio dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players14.4K · 21 September 2026 - 23:54:01 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak32,360
  • Units sold (VGI)No data available
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score95% positive
  • Total reviews56,066
  • Release dateMar 21, 2022
  • DeveloperOBS Project
  • PublisherOBS Project

Genres: Utilities, Video Production

Company pages: Developer: OBS ProjectPublisher: OBS Project

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Game overview

Overview

OBS Studio comes from OBS Project and is published by OBS Project. It arrived on Steam on Mar 21, 2022, and it sits naturally among Utilities and Video Production. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and macOS so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

OBS Studio's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 14,354 players at 21 September 2026 - 23:54:01 UTC, with a tracked peak near 32,360. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 56,066 reviews.

Language and system requirements

OBS Studio is available in 42 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainArabicBulgarianCzechDanishDutchFinnishGreekHungarianJapaneseKoreanNorwegianPolishPortuguese - PortugalPortuguese - BrazilRomanianRussianSimplified ChineseSwedishThaiTraditional ChineseTurkishUkrainianVietnameseArmenianBasqueCatalanEstonianFilipinoGalicianGeorgianHebrewHindiIndonesianMalayPersianSlovakSlovenian

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10 20H2 (64 bit)Intel i5 2500K, AMD Ryzen 1300X4 GB RAMGeForce GTX 900 Series, Radeon RX 400 Series, Intel HD Graphics 500600 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 11 (64 bit)Intel i7 8700K, AMD Ryzen 1600X8 GB RAMGeForce 10 Series, Radeon 5000 Series, Intel Xe600 MB available space
macOSMinimum11 or higherIntel quad-core recommended4 GB RAMIntel or AMD800 MB available space
macOSRecommended12.5 or higherIntel quad-core or Apple Silicon (M1/M2)8 GB RAMIntel, AMD, or Apple800 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

OBS Studio has no public VGI unit-sales estimate available and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

OBS Studio overview details

OBS Studio combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

OBS Studio is a free and open source program for livestreaming and video recording. Create scenes with multiple types of video sources, including your computer display, video games, webcams, video files, and more. Stream your video productions on sites like Twitch, YouTube, or Facebook live, or record your videos locally to share. Features Livestream video to sites like Twitch, YouTube, Facebook Live, and many more, including your own custom servers Record videos to save to your hard drive and share with friends High performance real time video/audio capturing and mixing. Create scenes made up of multiple sources including window captures, images, text, browser windows, webcams, capture cards and more Set up an unlimited number of scenes you can switch between seamlessly via custom transitions Intuitive audio mixer with per-source filters such as noise gate, noise suppression, and gain. Take full control with VST plugin support Powerful and easy to use configuration options. Add new Sources, duplicate existing ones, and adjust their properties effortlessly Streamlined Settings panel gives you access to a wide array of configuration options to tweak every aspect of your broadcast or recording Modular 'Dock' UI allows you to rearrange the layout exactly as you like. You can even pop out each individual Dock to its own window Choose from a number of different and customizable transitions for when you switch between your scenes or add your own stinger video files Set hotkeys for nearly every sort of action, such as switching between scenes, starting/stopping streams o…

SteamPulse editorial summary

OBS Studio is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Utilities and Video Production, and is associated with Utilities and Video Production. SteamPulse's latest observation records 14,354 players at 21 September 2026 - 23:54:01 UTC, a tracked peak of 32,360, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameOBS Studio
Steam App ID1905180
Typegame
Release dateMar 21, 2022
DeveloperOBS Project
PublisherOBS Project
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresUtilities, Video Production
CategoriesNot available
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Armenian, Basque, Catalan, Estonian, Filipino, Galician, Georgian, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Persian, Slovak, Slovenian
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players14,354 · 21 September 2026 - 23:54:01 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak32,360
Positive reviews53,417
Negative reviews2,649
Total reviews56,066
Positive percent95%
Review typeOverwhelmingly Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime23,179 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMar 21, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)19 August 2026 - 22:22:49 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)21 September 2026 - 23:54:01 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)21 September 2026 - 23:54:01 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)21 September 2026 - 23:54:01 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2023 Wizards of OBS, LLC OBS Studio is released and distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License 2+.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1905180
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1905180/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1905180
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for OBS Studio

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for OBS Studio?

OBS Studio's latest SteamPulse observation records 14,354 players at 21 September 2026 - 23:54:01 UTC, with a tracked peak of 32,360 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 386 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is OBS Studio growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 19,885 players; the highest observed daily value is 29,828 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for OBS Studio?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (32.8%), Russia (5%), Japan (4.2%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.3%), Russia (5.5%), China (4.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.5%), Russia (5.6%), Poland (3.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.4%), Russia (5.7%), China (4.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for OBS Studio?

OBS Studio currently sits at 95% positive across 56,066 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 53,417 positive reviews and 2,649 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does OBS Studio have?

OBS Studio currently has about 44.7K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for OBS Studio?

OBS Studio is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

95% positive, 53,417 positive, 2,649 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Not available

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 20H2 (64 bit) Processor: Intel i5 2500K, AMD Ryzen 1300X Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 900 Series, Radeon RX 400 Series, Intel HD Graphics 500 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 600 MB available space Additional Notes: Hardware encoders recommended

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 (64 bit) Processor: Intel i7 8700K, AMD Ryzen 1600X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 10 Series, Radeon 5000 Series, Intel Xe DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 600 MB available space

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