Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Apex Legends™ is currently the more played game: 136,798 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 129,591 for Path of Exile — a similar number of players. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 68%. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Apex Legends™ last led on Jul 24, 2026.
Days tracked
57
Current streak
1 day
Path of Exile
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
9%
Jul 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 57 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Apex Legends™ | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 136,798 | 129,591 |
| 24-hour peak | 202,894 | 187,116 |
| 7-day average | 99,078 | 18,754 |
| 30-day average | 96,973 | 9,616 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | +155% |
| Peak (tracked) | 268,642 | 187,116 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 66% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,059,268 | 248,283 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 3, 2020 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| 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 | 104,704 | 258,879 | 5,555 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 96,486 | 209,299 | 9,513 | 187,116 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 136,798 concurrent players on Steam vs 129,591 for Path of Exile — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 96,973 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 9,616. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 57 days Coilr has tracked both games, Apex Legends™ had the higher daily average on 56 days, most recently on Jul 24, 2026. Path of Exile has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 248,283 reviews vs 68% across 1,059,268 for Apex Legends™. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (136,798 vs 129,591 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Apex Legends™ averaged 96,973 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 268,642.
Path of Exile averaged 9,616 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 155% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,116.