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Last Epoch vs Path of Exile
Last Epoch is the more played game right now: 37,915 players on Steam against 6,700 for Path of Exile, about 6× more players. Last Epoch has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 1 day of the 124 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 77%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Last Epoch costs $34.99. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 6 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 130h in Last Epoch and 97.7h in Path of Exile. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Last Epoch
130h
average of 17 members
Path of Exile
97.7h
average of 94 members
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Last Epoch has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Path of Exile last led on Sep 30, 2026.
Last Epoch led 1 dayPath of Exile led 123 days
- Days tracked
- 124
- Current streak
- 1 day
- Last Epoch
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 44%
- Oct 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 124 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Last Epoch | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 37,915 | 6,700 |
| 24-hour peak | 38,681 | 7,016 |
| 7-day average | 2,444 | 5,818 |
| 30-day average | 1,173 | 8,003 |
| 30-day trend | +32% | −79% |
| Peak (tracked) | 38,681 | 184,658 |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 118,424 | 249,934 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 21, 2024 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Price | $34.99 | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Last Epoch | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 1,142 | 1,553 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,008 | 1,699 | 5,564 | 21,708 |
| Jul 2026 | 757 | 1,321 | 26,666 | 184,658 |
| Aug 2026 | 843 | 1,524 | 40,513 | 105,915 |
| Sep 2026 | 881 | 2,038 | 8,278 | 21,247 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 8,789 | 38,681 | 4,889 | 6,980 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Last Epoch or Path of Exile?
Last Epoch currently has more players: 37,915 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,700 for Path of Exile, about 6× more players.
Is Last Epoch bigger than Path of Exile on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Last Epoch averaged 1,173 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 8,003. By that measure Path of Exile is currently the bigger game.
Has Path of Exile ever had more players than Last Epoch?
Yes. Across the 124 days Coilr has tracked both games, Path of Exile had the higher daily average on 123 days, most recently on Sep 30, 2026. Last Epoch has led for the last 1 day.
Is Last Epoch better than Path of Exile?
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 249,934 reviews vs 77% across 118,424 for Last Epoch. Last Epoch has the larger player base right now (37,915 vs 6,700 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Last Epoch growing or declining on Steam?
Last Epoch averaged 1,173 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 32% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 38,681.
Is Path of Exile growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile averaged 8,003 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 79% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 184,658.
