Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Path of Exile is currently the more played game: 4,221 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,587 for Kerbal Space Program — about 18% more players. Kerbal Space Program counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 89%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Kerbal Space Program costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 7 of 9.
Coilr tracks charts like this for every game — and playtime history for your own library.
Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Kerbal Space Program | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,587 | 4,221 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,282 | 7,615 |
| 7-day average | 4,119 | 4,178 |
| 30-day average | 4,119 | 6,158 |
| 30-day trend | — | +52% |
| Peak (tracked) | 5,282 | 21,728 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 98% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 144,582 | 247,887 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 27, 2015 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | $39.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Kerbal Space Program · Path of Exile · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Kerbal Space Program | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 5,557 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 4,136 | 5,282 | 5,055 | 10,274 |
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: 4,221 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,587 for Kerbal Space Program — about 18% more players.
Over the last 30 days Kerbal Space Program averaged 4,119 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 6,158. By that measure Path of Exile is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Kerbal Space Program rates higher: 96% positive across 144,582 reviews vs 89% across 247,887 for Path of Exile. Path of Exile has the larger player base right now (4,221 vs 3,587 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile averaged 6,158 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 52% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,728.