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Eternal Return vs Path of Exile
Path of Exile is the more played game right now: 7,615 players on Steam against 4,553 for Eternal Return, about 1.7× more players. Eternal Return has been ahead for 22 days straight, and has led on 30 days of the 75 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Path of Exile also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 77%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 12.0h in Eternal Return and 99.8h in Path of Exile. 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.
Eternal Return
12.0h
average of 16 members
Path of Exile
99.8h
average of 92 members
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Eternal Return has had the higher daily player count for the last 22 days. Path of Exile last led on Sep 7, 2026.
Eternal Return led 30 daysPath of Exile led 45 days
- Days tracked
- 75
- Current streak
- 22 days
- Eternal Return
- Lead changes
- 5
- Closest gap
- 3%
- Sep 4, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 75 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Eternal Return | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,553 | 7,615 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,006 | 7,974 |
| 7-day average | 11,950 | 6,026 |
| 30-day average | 12,417 | 8,772 |
| 30-day trend | −8% | −79% |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,397 | 184,658 |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 69,480 | 249,934 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 19, 2023 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Eternal Return | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 5,564 | 21,708 |
| Jul 2026 | 8,167 | 24,990 | 26,666 | 184,658 |
| Aug 2026 | 10,764 | 27,397 | 40,513 | 105,915 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 9,914 | 27,039 | 8,401 | 21,247 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Eternal Return or Path of Exile?
Path of Exile currently has more players: 7,615 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,553 for Eternal Return, about 1.7× more players.
Is Eternal Return bigger than Path of Exile on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Eternal Return averaged 12,417 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 8,772. By that measure Eternal Return is currently the bigger game.
Has Path of Exile ever had more players than Eternal Return?
Yes. Across the 75 days Coilr has tracked both games, Path of Exile had the higher daily average on 45 days, most recently on Sep 7, 2026. Eternal Return has led for the last 22 days.
Is Eternal Return better than Path of Exile?
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 249,934 reviews vs 77% across 69,480 for Eternal Return. Path of Exile has the larger player base right now (7,615 vs 4,553 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Eternal Return growing or declining on Steam?
Eternal Return averaged 12,417 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,397.
Is Path of Exile growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile averaged 8,772 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 79% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 184,658.
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