Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Dota 2 is currently the more played game: 493,613 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 161,118 for Path of Exile — about 3× more players. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Dota 2 leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Dota 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
55
Current streak
55 days
Dota 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
93%
Jul 24, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 55 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dota 2 | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 493,613 | 161,118 |
| 24-hour peak | 809,267 | 187,116 |
| 7-day average | 553,864 | 10,461 |
| 30-day average | 538,607 | 7,655 |
| 30-day trend | +21% | +94% |
| Peak (tracked) | 867,138 | 187,116 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,745,143 | 247,887 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 8, 2013 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| 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 | 466,307 | 867,138 | 5,555 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 536,152 | 820,315 | 6,718 | 187,116 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Dota 2 currently has more players: 493,613 concurrent players on Steam vs 161,118 for Path of Exile — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Dota 2 averaged 538,607 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 7,655. By that measure Dota 2 is currently the bigger game.
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 55 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 247,887 reviews vs 81% across 2,745,143 for Dota 2. Dota 2 has the larger player base right now (493,613 vs 161,118 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Dota 2 averaged 538,607 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 21% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 867,138.
Path of Exile averaged 7,655 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 94% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,116.