Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Path of Exile 2 is currently the more played game: 45,643 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 31,067 for Garry's Mod — about 47% more players. Garry's Mod counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 74%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile 2 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 54 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
54
Current streak
54 days
Path of Exile 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
3%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Garry's Mod | Path of Exile 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 31,067 | 45,643 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,230 | 52,585 |
| 7-day average | 24,296 | 46,251 |
| 30-day average | 23,746 | 85,575 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −58% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,821 | 421,464 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,250,297 | 222,751 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 28, 2006 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Price | $9.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: Garry's Mod · Path of Exile 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Garry's Mod | Path of Exile 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,423 | 20,907 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,092 | 37,821 | 212,870 | 421,464 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,156 | 36,690 | 173,828 | 351,885 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 24,126 | 35,587 | 66,035 | 125,870 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Path of Exile 2 currently has more players: 45,643 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,067 for Garry's Mod — about 47% more players.
Over the last 30 days Garry's Mod averaged 23,746 concurrent players and Path of Exile 2 averaged 85,575. By that measure Path of Exile 2 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 54 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Garry's Mod rates higher: 97% positive across 1,250,297 reviews vs 74% across 222,751 for Path of Exile 2. Path of Exile 2 has the larger player base right now (45,643 vs 31,067 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Garry's Mod averaged 23,746 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,821.
Path of Exile 2 averaged 85,575 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 58% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.