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Apex Legends vs Path of Exile
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Apex Legends™ is currently the more played game: 209,804 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,781 for Path of Exile, about 24× more players. Apex Legends™ has been ahead for 44 days straight, and has led on 100 days of the 102 days Coilr has tracked both games. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 68%. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 8 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
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Coilr members average 110h in Apex Legends™ and 93.5h in Path of Exile. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Apex Legends™
110h
average of 117 members
Path of Exile
93.5h
average of 63 members
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Player count history
Apex Legends™Path of Exile
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily player count for the last 44 days. Path of Exile last led on Jul 26, 2026.
Apex Legends™ led 100 daysPath of Exile led 2 days
Days tracked
102
Current streak
44 days
Apex Legends™
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 102 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Apex Legends™ | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 209,804 | 8,781 |
| 24-hour peak | 256,347 | 14,794 |
| 7-day average | 122,191 | 12,083 |
| 30-day average | 125,912 | 26,866 |
| 30-day trend | +18% | −39% |
| Peak (tracked) | 291,117 | 184,658 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 65% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,067,384 | 249,743 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Apex Legends™ | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 5,564 | 21,708 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,757 | 212,161 | 26,666 | 184,658 |
| Aug 2026 | 129,313 | 291,117 | 40,501 | 105,915 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 121,237 | 271,262 | 12,061 | 21,247 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Apex Legends or Path of Exile?
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 209,804 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,781 for Path of Exile, about 24× more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Path of Exile on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 125,912 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 26,866. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Has Path of Exile ever had more players than Apex Legends™?
Yes. Across the 102 days Coilr has tracked both games, Path of Exile had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Jul 26, 2026. Apex Legends™ has led for the last 44 days.
Is Apex Legends better than Path of Exile?
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 249,743 reviews vs 68% across 1,067,384 for Apex Legends™. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (209,804 vs 8,781 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 125,912 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 291,117.
Is Path of Exile growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile averaged 26,866 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 39% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 184,658.