Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Balatro is currently the more played game: 8,385 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,771 for Path of Exile — about 45% more players. Balatro also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 89%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Balatro costs $14.99. Across all tracked metrics, Balatro leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Balatro has had the higher daily player count for the last 16 days — Path of Exile last led on Jul 1, 2026.
Days tracked
48
Current streak
16 days
Balatro
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
3%
Jul 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 48 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Balatro | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,385 | 5,771 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,693 | 5,771 |
| 7-day average | 7,521 | 4,024 |
| 30-day average | 7,302 | 6,070 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | +48% |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,579 | 21,728 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 194,628 | 247,779 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 19, 2024 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | $14.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Balatro | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 7,566 | 9,340 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,005 | 9,289 | 5,557 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,534 | 9,579 | 5,035 | 10,274 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Balatro currently has more players: 8,385 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,771 for Path of Exile — about 45% more players.
Over the last 30 days Balatro averaged 7,302 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 6,070. By that measure Balatro is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 48 days Coilr has tracked both games, Path of Exile had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on Jul 1, 2026. Balatro has led for the last 16 days.
By Steam review score, Balatro rates higher: 98% positive across 194,628 reviews vs 89% across 247,779 for Path of Exile. Balatro has the larger player base right now (8,385 vs 5,771 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Balatro averaged 7,302 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,579.
Path of Exile averaged 6,070 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 48% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,728.