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Dota 2 vs Path of Exile
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Dota 2 is currently the more played game: 388,785 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,763 for Path of Exile, about 44× more players. Dota 2 has been ahead for 100 days straight. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Dota 2 leads 7 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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Coilr members average 648h in Dota 2 and 93.5h in Path of Exile. 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.
Dota 2
648h
average of 52 members
Path of Exile
93.5h
average of 63 members
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Player count history
Dota 2Path of Exile
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Dota 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 100 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Dota 2 led 100 daysPath of Exile led 0 days
Days tracked
100
Current streak
100 days
Dota 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
79%
Jul 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 100 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dota 2 | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 388,785 | 8,763 |
| 24-hour peak | 817,878 | 14,794 |
| 7-day average | 597,329 | 12,505 |
| 30-day average | 619,574 | 27,622 |
| 30-day trend | +11% | −36% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,003,965 | 184,658 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,771,810 | 249,743 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 9, 2013 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Dota 2 | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 298,625 | 342,850 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 446,221 | 662,198 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 467,074 | 867,138 | 5,564 | 21,708 |
| Jul 2026 | 545,874 | 859,472 | 26,666 | 184,658 |
| Aug 2026 | 621,417 | 1,003,965 | 40,501 | 105,915 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 597,256 | 919,002 | 12,506 | 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, Dota 2 or Path of Exile?
Dota 2 currently has more players: 388,785 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,763 for Path of Exile, about 44× more players.
Is Dota 2 bigger than Path of Exile on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dota 2 averaged 619,574 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 27,622. By that measure Dota 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Path of Exile ever had more players than Dota 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Dota 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 100 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dota 2 better than Path of Exile?
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 249,743 reviews vs 81% across 2,771,810 for Dota 2. Dota 2 has the larger player base right now (388,785 vs 8,763 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Dota 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Dota 2 averaged 619,574 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,003,965.
Is Path of Exile growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile averaged 27,622 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 36% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 184,658.