Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Fallout 76 is currently the more played game: 5,236 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,118 for Path of Exile — about 27% more players. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 72%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Fallout 76 costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Fallout 76 | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 5,236 | 4,118 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,896 | 7,615 |
| 7-day average | 6,374 | 4,182 |
| 30-day average | 6,374 | 6,160 |
| 30-day trend | — | +52% |
| Peak (tracked) | 8,896 | 21,728 |
| Steam reviews | 72% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 63% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 139,604 | 247,887 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 14, 2020 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | $39.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Fallout 76 | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 8,708 | 8,708 | — | — |
| May 2026 | — | — | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 5,557 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 6,406 | 8,896 | 5,054 | 10,274 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Fallout 76 currently has more players: 5,236 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,118 for Path of Exile — about 27% more players.
Over the last 30 days Fallout 76 averaged 6,374 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 6,160. By that measure Fallout 76 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 247,887 reviews vs 72% across 139,604 for Fallout 76. Fallout 76 has the larger player base right now (5,236 vs 4,118 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile averaged 6,160 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 52% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,728.