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DARK SOULS III vs Path of Exile 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Path of Exile 2 is currently the more played game: 20,246 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,039 for DARK SOULS™ III, about 5× more players. Path of Exile 2 has been ahead for 77 days straight. DARK SOULS™ III counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 75%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile 2 leads 6 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 59.6h in DARK SOULS™ III and 131h in Path of Exile 2. 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.
DARK SOULS™ III
59.6h
average of 41 members
Path of Exile 2
131h
average of 32 members
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Player count history
DARK SOULS™ IIIPath of Exile 2
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 77 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DARK SOULS™ III led 0 daysPath of Exile 2 led 77 days
Days tracked
77
Current streak
77 days
Path of Exile 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
76%
Aug 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 77 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DARK SOULS™ III | Path of Exile 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,039 | 20,246 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,176 | 23,730 |
| 7-day average | 3,769 | 16,869 |
| 30-day average | 3,803 | 21,363 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | −69% |
| Peak (tracked) | 7,136 | 421,464 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 438,928 | 224,585 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 11, 2016 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Price | $59.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: DARK SOULS™ III · Path of Exile 2 · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | DARK SOULS™ III | Path of Exile 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,708 | 4,562 | — | — |
| May 2026 | — | — | 212,870 | 421,464 |
| Jun 2026 | 4,320 | 7,136 | 173,992 | 351,885 |
| Jul 2026 | 3,808 | 6,125 | 53,076 | 125,664 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 3,799 | 5,838 | 20,002 | 36,995 |
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, DARK SOULS III or Path of Exile 2?
Path of Exile 2 currently has more players: 20,246 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,039 for DARK SOULS™ III, about 5× more players.
Is DARK SOULS III bigger than Path of Exile 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DARK SOULS™ III averaged 3,803 concurrent players and Path of Exile 2 averaged 21,363. By that measure Path of Exile 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has DARK SOULS™ III ever had more players than Path of Exile 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 77 days both games have been tracked.
Is DARK SOULS III better than Path of Exile 2?
By Steam review score, DARK SOULS™ III rates higher: 94% positive across 438,928 reviews vs 75% across 224,585 for Path of Exile 2. Path of Exile 2 has the larger player base right now (20,246 vs 4,039 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DARK SOULS™ III growing or declining on Steam?
DARK SOULS™ III averaged 3,803 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 7,136.
Is Path of Exile 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile 2 averaged 21,363 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 69% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.