Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Free To Play / Massively Multiplayer games.
Albion Online is currently the more played game: 6,226 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,118 for Path of Exile — about 1.5× more players. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 78%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Albion Online | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,226 | 4,118 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,447 | 7,615 |
| 7-day average | 7,921 | 4,182 |
| 30-day average | 7,921 | 6,161 |
| 30-day trend | — | +52% |
| Peak (tracked) | 10,447 | 21,728 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 75% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 92,562 | 247,887 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | May 16, 2018 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| Month | Albion Online | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 9,411 | 9,411 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 5,557 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,985 | 10,447 | 5,054 | 10,274 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Albion Online currently has more players: 6,226 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,118 for Path of Exile — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Albion Online averaged 7,921 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 6,161. By that measure Albion Online is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 247,887 reviews vs 78% across 92,562 for Albion Online. Albion Online has the larger player base right now (6,226 vs 4,118 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile averaged 6,161 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 52% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,728.