Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Path of Exile is currently the more played game: 105,760 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 41,483 for Destiny 2 — about 3× more players. Path of Exile also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 79%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile has had the higher daily player count for the last 10 days — Destiny 2 last led on Jul 23, 2026.
Days tracked
65
Current streak
10 days
Path of Exile
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
1%
Jul 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 65 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Destiny 2 | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 41,483 | 105,760 |
| 24-hour peak | 46,578 | 105,760 |
| 7-day average | 35,494 | 84,329 |
| 30-day average | 47,605 | 31,532 |
| 30-day trend | −34% | +448% |
| Peak (tracked) | 167,568 | 187,116 |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 660,424 | 248,752 |
| 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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| 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 | 49,785 | 93,761 | 26,620 | 187,116 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 38,087 | 46,689 | 81,230 | 105,760 |
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: 105,760 concurrent players on Steam vs 41,483 for Destiny 2 — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Destiny 2 averaged 47,605 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 31,532. By that measure Destiny 2 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 65 days Coilr has tracked both games, Destiny 2 had the higher daily average on 55 days, most recently on Jul 23, 2026. Path of Exile has led for the last 10 days.
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 248,752 reviews vs 79% across 660,424 for Destiny 2. Path of Exile has the larger player base right now (105,760 vs 41,483 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Destiny 2 averaged 47,605 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 34% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.
Path of Exile averaged 31,532 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 448% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,116.