Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Counter-Strike is currently the more played game: 6,626 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,953 for Path of Exile — about 34% more players. Counter-Strike also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 89%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Counter-Strike costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Counter-Strike has had the higher daily player count for the last 19 days — Path of Exile last led on Jun 30, 2026.
Days tracked
42
Current streak
19 days
Counter-Strike
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
5%
Jun 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 42 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,626 | 4,953 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,851 | 7,615 |
| 7-day average | 7,672 | 4,161 |
| 30-day average | 7,944 | 6,151 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +51% |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,838 | 21,728 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 260,681 | 247,887 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 31, 2000 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Counter-Strike | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 7,990 | 12,838 | 5,557 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,979 | 12,803 | 5,062 | 10,274 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Counter-Strike currently has more players: 6,626 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,953 for Path of Exile — about 34% more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 7,944 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 6,151. By that measure Counter-Strike is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 42 days Coilr has tracked both games, Path of Exile had the higher daily average on 5 days, most recently on Jun 30, 2026. Counter-Strike has led for the last 19 days.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 260,681 reviews vs 89% across 247,887 for Path of Exile. Counter-Strike has the larger player base right now (6,626 vs 4,953 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Counter-Strike averaged 7,944 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 12,838.
Path of Exile averaged 6,151 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 51% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,728.