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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN vs Path of Exile 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Path of Exile 2 is currently the more played game: 90,529 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 17,448 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, about 5× more players. Path of Exile 2 has been ahead for 7 days straight, and has led on 100 days of the 106 days Coilr has tracked both games. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN counters with better Steam reviews: 82% positive vs 75%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile 2 leads 9 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 92.8h in ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN and 113h in Path of Exile 2. 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.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
92.8h
average of 20 members
Path of Exile 2
113h
average of 42 members
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Player count history
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGNPath of Exile 2
Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 7 days. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN last led on Sep 3, 2026.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN led 6 daysPath of Exile 2 led 100 days
Days tracked
106
Current streak
7 days
Path of Exile 2
Lead changes
8
Closest gap
<1%
Aug 22, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 106 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Path of Exile 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,448 | 90,529 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,590 | 100,169 |
| 7-day average | 17,111 | 83,356 |
| 30-day average | 17,462 | 40,907 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | −2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,816 | 421,464 |
| Steam reviews | 82% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 75% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 190,586 | 225,312 |
| 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 →
Players by month
| Month | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Path of Exile 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 21,536 | 42,816 | 212,870 | 421,464 |
| Jun 2026 | 18,285 | 40,851 | 173,992 | 351,885 |
| Jul 2026 | 18,032 | 40,719 | 53,084 | 125,664 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,006 | 34,386 | 19,181 | 36,992 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 15,584 | 33,868 | 60,745 | 147,624 |
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, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN or Path of Exile 2?
Path of Exile 2 currently has more players: 90,529 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,448 for ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, about 5× more players.
Is ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN bigger than Path of Exile 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 17,462 concurrent players and Path of Exile 2 averaged 40,907. By that measure Path of Exile 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN ever had more players than Path of Exile 2?
Yes. Across the 106 days Coilr has tracked both games, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on Sep 3, 2026. Path of Exile 2 has led for the last 7 days.
Is ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN better than Path of Exile 2?
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN rates higher: 82% positive across 190,586 reviews vs 75% across 225,312 for Path of Exile 2. Path of Exile 2 has the larger player base right now (90,529 vs 17,448 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN averaged 17,462 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,816.
Is Path of Exile 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile 2 averaged 40,907 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.
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