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Lost Ark vs Path of Exile
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Lost Ark is currently the more played game: 9,337 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,543 for Path of Exile, a similar number of players. Path of Exile has been ahead for 59 days straight, and has led on 68 days of the 109 days Coilr has tracked both games. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 70%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile leads 7 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 82.6h in Lost Ark and 96.5h 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.
Lost Ark
82.6h
average of 42 members
Path of Exile
96.5h
average of 65 members
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Player count history
Lost ArkPath of Exile
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Path of Exile has had the higher daily player count for the last 59 days. Lost Ark last led on Jul 19, 2026.
Lost Ark led 41 daysPath of Exile led 68 days
Days tracked
109
Current streak
59 days
Path of Exile
Lead changes
5
Closest gap
1%
Jul 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 109 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Lost Ark | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,337 | 8,543 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,337 | 10,226 |
| 7-day average | 4,452 | 8,197 |
| 30-day average | 4,695 | 17,286 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | −69% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,760 | 184,658 |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 52% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 203,182 | 249,819 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 11, 2022 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Lost Ark | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,030 | 5,030 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,418 | 8,622 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,967 | 11,760 | 5,564 | 21,708 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,597 | 11,276 | 26,666 | 184,658 |
| Aug 2026 | 5,060 | 9,292 | 40,515 | 105,915 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 4,568 | 9,337 | 10,082 | 21,247 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Lost Ark or Path of Exile?
Lost Ark currently has more players: 9,337 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,543 for Path of Exile, a similar number of players.
Is Lost Ark bigger than Path of Exile on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Lost Ark averaged 4,695 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 17,286. By that measure Path of Exile is currently the bigger game.
Has Lost Ark ever had more players than Path of Exile?
Yes. Across the 109 days Coilr has tracked both games, Lost Ark had the higher daily average on 41 days, most recently on Jul 19, 2026. Path of Exile has led for the last 59 days.
Is Lost Ark better than Path of Exile?
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 249,819 reviews vs 70% across 203,182 for Lost Ark. Lost Ark has the larger player base right now (9,337 vs 8,543 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Lost Ark growing or declining on Steam?
Lost Ark averaged 4,695 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.
Is Path of Exile growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile averaged 17,286 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 69% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 184,658.