Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Path of Exile is currently the more played game: 4,919 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,484 for Counter-Strike: Source — about 41% more players. Counter-Strike: Source counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 89%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Counter-Strike: Source costs $9.99. 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
Path of Exile has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days — Counter-Strike: Source last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
6 days
Path of Exile
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
6%
Jun 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 38 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike: Source | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,484 | 4,919 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,906 | 5,246 |
| 7-day average | 3,742 | 4,217 |
| 30-day average | 12,384 | 6,068 |
| 30-day trend | — | +46% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,913 | 21,728 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 192,320 | 247,779 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 31, 2004 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Counter-Strike: Source · Path of Exile · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Counter-Strike: Source | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 31,766 | 32,622 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,795 | 37,913 | 5,551 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,507 | 27,858 | 5,221 | 10,274 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Path of Exile currently has more players: 4,919 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,484 for Counter-Strike: Source — about 41% more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike: Source averaged 12,384 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 6,068. By that measure Counter-Strike: Source is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 38 days Coilr has tracked both games, Counter-Strike: Source had the higher daily average on 30 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Path of Exile has led for the last 6 days.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike: Source rates higher: 96% positive across 192,320 reviews vs 89% across 247,779 for Path of Exile. Path of Exile has the larger player base right now (4,919 vs 3,484 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile averaged 6,068 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 46% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,728.