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ELDEN RING vs Path of Exile 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
ELDEN RING is currently the more played game: 33,940 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,117 for Path of Exile 2, about 2.2× more players. ELDEN RING has been ahead for 35 days straight, and has led on 36 days of the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games. ELDEN RING also has the better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 75%. Across all tracked metrics, ELDEN RING leads 8 of 9.
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.
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Coilr members average 141h in ELDEN RING and 117h 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
141h
average of 66 members
Path of Exile 2
117h
average of 38 members
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Player count history
ELDEN RINGPath of Exile 2
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
ELDEN RING has had the higher daily player count for the last 35 days. Path of Exile 2 last led on Jul 25, 2026.
ELDEN RING led 36 daysPath of Exile 2 led 58 days
Days tracked
94
Current streak
35 days
ELDEN RING
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 94 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | ELDEN RING | Path of Exile 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 33,940 | 15,117 |
| 24-hour peak | 42,013 | 21,598 |
| 7-day average | 27,738 | 16,125 |
| 30-day average | 27,876 | 19,521 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | −65% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,806 | 421,464 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,151,138 | 224,871 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 24, 2022 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Price | $59.99 | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | ELDEN RING | Path of Exile 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 27,438 | 36,355 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 31,146 | 47,989 | 212,870 | 421,464 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,617 | 49,806 | 173,992 | 351,885 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,181 | 46,943 | 53,076 | 125,664 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 27,949 | 43,509 | 19,240 | 36,995 |
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 or Path of Exile 2?
ELDEN RING currently has more players: 33,940 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,117 for Path of Exile 2, about 2.2× more players.
Is ELDEN RING bigger than Path of Exile 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days ELDEN RING averaged 27,876 concurrent players and Path of Exile 2 averaged 19,521. By that measure ELDEN RING is currently the bigger game.
Has Path of Exile 2 ever had more players than ELDEN RING?
Yes. Across the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games, Path of Exile 2 had the higher daily average on 58 days, most recently on Jul 25, 2026. ELDEN RING has led for the last 35 days.
Is ELDEN RING better than Path of Exile 2?
By Steam review score, ELDEN RING rates higher: 93% positive across 1,151,138 reviews vs 75% across 224,871 for Path of Exile 2. ELDEN RING has the larger player base right now (33,940 vs 15,117 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is ELDEN RING growing or declining on Steam?
ELDEN RING averaged 27,876 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,806.
Is Path of Exile 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile 2 averaged 19,521 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 65% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.