Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Dota 2 is currently the more played game: 655,500 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 82,753 for Path of Exile 2 — about 8× more players. Across all tracked metrics, Dota 2 leads 8 of 8.
Coilr tracks charts like this for every game — and playtime history for your own library.
| Metric | Dota 2 | Path of Exile 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 655,500 | 82,753 |
| 24-hour peak | 799,292 | 88,081 |
| 7-day average | 533,463 | 73,906 |
| 30-day average | 499,491 | 121,853 |
| 30-day trend | +13% | −45% |
| Peak (tracked) | 867,138 | 421,464 |
| Steam reviews | 81% positive | 74% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,737,040 | 221,955 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Price | Free to play | $29.99 |
Full stats: Dota 2 · Path of Exile 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Dota 2 | Path of Exile 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 298,625 | 342,850 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 446,221 | 662,198 | 212,870 | 421,464 |
| Jun 2026 | 465,030 | 867,138 | 173,474 | 351,885 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 536,438 | 815,829 | 79,615 | 125,870 |
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: 655,500 concurrent players on Steam vs 82,753 for Path of Exile 2 — about 8× more players.
Over the last 30 days Dota 2 averaged 499,491 concurrent players and Path of Exile 2 averaged 121,853. By that measure Dota 2 is currently the bigger game.
Dota 2 averaged 499,491 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 867,138.
Path of Exile 2 averaged 121,853 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 45% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.