Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is currently the more played game: 31,337 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,228 for Path of Exile 2 — a similar number of players. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN also has the better Steam reviews: 82% positive vs 75%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile 2 leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 61 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
61
Current streak
61 days
Path of Exile 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
29%
Jul 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 61 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Path of Exile 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 31,337 | 31,228 |
| 24-hour peak | 32,139 | 43,472 |
| 7-day average | 17,062 | 33,175 |
| 30-day average | 18,179 | 64,079 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | −65% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,816 | 421,464 |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 75% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 188,141 | 223,292 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | May 29, 2025 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Price | $39.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN · Path of Exile 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Path of Exile 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 21,536 | 42,816 | 212,870 | 421,464 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,289 | 40,851 | 173,988 | 351,885 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 18,138 | 40,719 | 57,634 | 125,870 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN currently has more players: 31,337 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,228 for Path of Exile 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,179 concurrent players and Path of Exile 2 averaged 64,079. By that measure Path of Exile 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 61 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN rates higher: 82% positive across 188,141 reviews vs 75% across 223,292 for Path of Exile 2. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN has the larger player base right now (31,337 vs 31,228 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 18,179 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
Path of Exile 2 averaged 64,079 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 65% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.