Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Free To Play / Massively Multiplayer games.
Fishing Planet is currently the more played game: 4,458 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,377 for Path of Exile — a similar number of players. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 87%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Fishing Planet | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,458 | 4,377 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,288 | 9,444 |
| 7-day average | 3,860 | 5,393 |
| 30-day average | 3,855 | 6,447 |
| 30-day trend | — | +60% |
| Peak (tracked) | 5,776 | 21,728 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 76,068 | 247,887 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 28, 2017 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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| Month | Fishing Planet | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 3,295 | 4,417 | 5,557 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 3,885 | 5,776 | 5,232 | 10,274 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Fishing Planet currently has more players: 4,458 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,377 for Path of Exile — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Fishing Planet averaged 3,855 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 6,447. By that measure Path of Exile is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 247,887 reviews vs 87% across 76,068 for Fishing Planet. Fishing Planet has the larger player base right now (4,458 vs 4,377 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile averaged 6,447 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 60% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,728.