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Last Epoch vs Path of Exile 2
Last Epoch is the more played game right now: 35,884 players on Steam against 33,931 for Path of Exile 2, a similar number of players. Path of Exile 2 has been ahead for 124 days straight.
Last Epoch also has the better Steam reviews: 77% positive vs 75%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile 2 leads 7 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 99.5h in Path of Exile 2. 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 2
99.5h
average of 60 members
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Last EpochPath of Exile 2
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
Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 124 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Last Epoch led 0 daysPath of Exile 2 led 124 days
- Days tracked
- 124
- Current streak
- 124 days
- Path of Exile 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 85%
- 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 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 35,884 | 33,931 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,884 | 36,340 |
| 7-day average | 1,542 | 33,124 |
| 30-day average | 959 | 53,425 |
| 30-day trend | +13% | +173% |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,884 | 421,464 |
| Steam reviews | 77% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 70% positive | 76% positive |
| Total reviews | 118,424 | 226,599 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 21, 2024 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Price | $34.99 | $29.99 |
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 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 1,142 | 1,553 | 212,870 | 421,464 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,008 | 1,699 | 173,992 | 351,885 |
| Jul 2026 | 757 | 1,321 | 53,084 | 125,664 |
| Aug 2026 | 843 | 1,524 | 19,196 | 36,992 |
| Sep 2026 | 881 | 2,038 | 50,455 | 147,624 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 3,574 | 35,884 | 23,920 | 33,931 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Last Epoch or Path of Exile 2?
Last Epoch currently has more players: 35,884 concurrent players on Steam vs 33,931 for Path of Exile 2, a similar number of players.
Is Last Epoch bigger than Path of Exile 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Last Epoch averaged 959 concurrent players and Path of Exile 2 averaged 53,425. By that measure Path of Exile 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Last Epoch ever had more players than Path of Exile 2?
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 124 days both games have been tracked.
Is Last Epoch better than Path of Exile 2?
By Steam review score, Last Epoch rates higher: 77% positive across 118,424 reviews vs 75% across 226,599 for Path of Exile 2. Last Epoch has the larger player base right now (35,884 vs 33,931 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Last Epoch growing or declining on Steam?
Last Epoch averaged 959 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,884.
Is Path of Exile 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile 2 averaged 53,425 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 173% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.
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