Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Path of Exile is currently the more played game: 117,328 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 55,310 for Don't Starve Together — about 2.1× more players. Don't Starve Together counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 89%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Don't Starve Together costs $14.99. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 6 of 10.
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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 4 days — Don't Starve Together last led on Jul 23, 2026.
Days tracked
59
Current streak
4 days
Path of Exile
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
14%
Jul 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 59 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Don't Starve Together | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 55,310 | 117,328 |
| 24-hour peak | 62,857 | 154,153 |
| 7-day average | 33,269 | 51,208 |
| 30-day average | 39,961 | 16,599 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | +251% |
| Peak (tracked) | 121,283 | 187,116 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 539,743 | 248,283 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 21, 2016 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Price | $14.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Don't Starve Together · Path of Exile · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Don't Starve Together | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,667 | 24,839 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,100 | 48,796 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,618 | 121,283 | 5,561 | 21,708 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 39,114 | 99,921 | 17,653 | 187,116 |
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: 117,328 concurrent players on Steam vs 55,310 for Don't Starve Together — about 2.1× more players.
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve Together averaged 39,961 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 16,599. By that measure Don't Starve Together is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 59 days Coilr has tracked both games, Don't Starve Together had the higher daily average on 55 days, most recently on Jul 23, 2026. Path of Exile has led for the last 4 days.
By Steam review score, Don't Starve Together rates higher: 95% positive across 539,743 reviews vs 89% across 248,283 for Path of Exile. Path of Exile has the larger player base right now (117,328 vs 55,310 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Don't Starve Together averaged 39,961 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 121,283.
Path of Exile averaged 16,599 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 251% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,116.