Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Massively Multiplayer / RPG games.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the more played game: 18,625 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,771 for Path of Exile — about 3× more players. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 87%. Path of Exile is free to play, while FINAL FANTASY XIV Online costs $19.99.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 48 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
48
Current streak
48 days
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
6%
Jun 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 48 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,625 | 5,771 |
| 24-hour peak | 21,083 | 5,771 |
| 7-day average | 16,504 | 4,025 |
| 30-day average | 18,388 | 6,070 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | +48% |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,403 | 21,728 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 85,043 | 247,779 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 17, 2014 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,403 | 35,403 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 24,041 | 32,864 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 20,874 | 34,484 | 5,557 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 17,469 | 27,145 | 5,035 | 10,274 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online currently has more players: 18,625 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,771 for Path of Exile — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 18,388 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 6,070. By that measure FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 48 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 247,779 reviews vs 87% across 85,043 for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the larger player base right now (18,625 vs 5,771 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 18,388 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.
Path of Exile averaged 6,070 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 48% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,728.