Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Path of Exile is currently the more played game: 78,445 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 19,205 for Eternal Return, about 4× more players. Path of Exile also has the better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 76%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile has had the higher daily player count for the last 11 days. Eternal Return last led on Jul 23, 2026.
Days tracked
18
Current streak
11 days
Path of Exile
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
3%
Jul 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 18 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Eternal Return | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 19,205 | 78,445 |
| 24-hour peak | 20,382 | 105,915 |
| 7-day average | 11,268 | 80,548 |
| 30-day average | 8,821 | 33,183 |
| 30-day trend | — | +463% |
| Peak (tracked) | 24,990 | 187,116 |
| Steam reviews | 76% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 68% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 70,251 | 248,752 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 19, 2023 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| Month | Eternal Return | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 5,564 | 21,708 |
| Jul 2026 | 8,200 | 24,990 | 26,620 | 187,116 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 10,060 | 20,382 | 74,650 | 105,915 |
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: 78,445 concurrent players on Steam vs 19,205 for Eternal Return, about 4× more players.
Over the last 30 days Eternal Return averaged 8,821 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 33,183. By that measure Path of Exile is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 18 days Coilr has tracked both games, Eternal Return had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on Jul 23, 2026. Path of Exile has led for the last 11 days.
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 248,752 reviews vs 76% across 70,251 for Eternal Return. Path of Exile has the larger player base right now (78,445 vs 19,205 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile averaged 33,183 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 463% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,116.