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Destiny 2 vs Path of Exile
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Destiny 2 is currently the more played game: 14,603 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,056 for Path of Exile, about 1.6× more players. Destiny 2 has been ahead for 18 days straight, and has led on 73 days of the 110 days Coilr has tracked both games. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 79%. Across all tracked metrics, Destiny 2 leads 6 of 9.
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.
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Destiny 2
415h
average of 96 members
Path of Exile
94.7h
average of 67 members
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Player count history
Destiny 2Path of Exile
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Destiny 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 18 days. Path of Exile last led on Aug 29, 2026.
Destiny 2 led 73 daysPath of Exile led 37 days
Days tracked
110
Current streak
18 days
Destiny 2
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
1%
Aug 29, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 110 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Destiny 2 | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,603 | 9,056 |
| 24-hour peak | 17,298 | 9,611 |
| 7-day average | 14,764 | 8,165 |
| 30-day average | 17,872 | 17,053 |
| 30-day trend | −47% | −69% |
| Peak (tracked) | 167,568 | 184,658 |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 77% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 661,839 | 249,819 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 1, 2019 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Destiny 2 | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 9,105 | 10,817 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 11,236 | 17,772 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 68,313 | 167,568 | 5,564 | 21,708 |
| Jul 2026 | 49,843 | 93,761 | 26,666 | 184,658 |
| Aug 2026 | 25,109 | 46,498 | 40,515 | 105,915 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 15,812 | 23,037 | 10,079 | 21,247 |
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, Destiny 2 or Path of Exile?
Destiny 2 currently has more players: 14,603 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,056 for Path of Exile, about 1.6× more players.
Is Destiny 2 bigger than Path of Exile on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Destiny 2 averaged 17,872 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 17,053. By that measure Destiny 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Path of Exile ever had more players than Destiny 2?
Yes. Across the 110 days Coilr has tracked both games, Path of Exile had the higher daily average on 37 days, most recently on Aug 29, 2026. Destiny 2 has led for the last 18 days.
Is Destiny 2 better than Path of Exile?
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 249,819 reviews vs 79% across 661,839 for Destiny 2. Destiny 2 has the larger player base right now (14,603 vs 9,056 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Destiny 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Destiny 2 averaged 17,872 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 47% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.
Is Path of Exile growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile averaged 17,053 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 69% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 184,658.