Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Path of Exile is currently the more played game: 161,118 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 137,438 for EA SPORTS FC™ 26 — about 17% more players. Path of Exile also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 50%. Path of Exile is free to play, while EA SPORTS FC™ 26 costs $69.99. 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
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 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
EA SPORTS FC™ 26
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
64%
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 | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 137,438 | 161,118 |
| 24-hour peak | 152,587 | 187,116 |
| 7-day average | 103,277 | 10,461 |
| 30-day average | 99,437 | 7,655 |
| 30-day trend | +49% | +94% |
| Peak (tracked) | 152,587 | 187,116 |
| Steam reviews | 50% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 60% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 94,360 | 247,887 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 24, 2025 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | $69.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: EA SPORTS FC™ 26 · Path of Exile · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 76,905 | 76,905 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 49,953 | 77,563 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 74,095 | 141,904 | 5,555 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 100,789 | 152,587 | 6,718 | 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: 161,118 concurrent players on Steam vs 137,438 for EA SPORTS FC™ 26 — about 17% more players.
Over the last 30 days EA SPORTS FC™ 26 averaged 99,437 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 7,655. By that measure EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: EA SPORTS FC™ 26 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 50% across 94,360 for EA SPORTS FC™ 26. Path of Exile has the larger player base right now (161,118 vs 137,438 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 averaged 99,437 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 49% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 152,587.
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.