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Lost Ark vs Path of Exile 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Path of Exile 2 is currently the more played game: 20,246 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,572 for Lost Ark, about 4× more players. Path of Exile 2 has been ahead for 86 days straight. Path of Exile 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 75% positive vs 70%. Lost Ark is free to play, while Path of Exile 2 costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile 2 leads 8 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.
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Coilr members average 52.9h in Lost Ark and 131h 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.
Lost Ark
52.9h
average of 30 members
Path of Exile 2
131h
average of 32 members
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Player count history
Lost ArkPath of Exile 2
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 86 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Lost Ark led 0 daysPath of Exile 2 led 86 days
Days tracked
86
Current streak
86 days
Path of Exile 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
60%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 86 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Lost Ark | Path of Exile 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 5,572 | 20,246 |
| 24-hour peak | 6,195 | 23,730 |
| 7-day average | 5,315 | 16,869 |
| 30-day average | 5,299 | 21,363 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | −69% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,760 | 421,464 |
| Steam reviews | 70% positive | 75% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 48% positive | 83% positive |
| Total reviews | 203,193 | 224,585 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 11, 2022 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Price | Free to play | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Lost Ark | Path of Exile 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 5,030 | 5,030 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,418 | 8,622 | 212,870 | 421,464 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,967 | 11,760 | 173,992 | 351,885 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,603 | 11,276 | 53,076 | 125,664 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 5,287 | 9,316 | 20,002 | 36,995 |
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 2?
Path of Exile 2 currently has more players: 20,246 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,572 for Lost Ark, about 4× more players.
Is Lost Ark bigger than Path of Exile 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Lost Ark averaged 5,299 concurrent players and Path of Exile 2 averaged 21,363. By that measure Path of Exile 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Lost Ark 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 86 days both games have been tracked.
Is Lost Ark better than Path of Exile 2?
By Steam review score, Path of Exile 2 rates higher: 75% positive across 224,585 reviews vs 70% across 203,193 for Lost Ark. Path of Exile 2 has the larger player base right now (20,246 vs 5,572 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Lost Ark growing or declining on Steam?
Lost Ark averaged 5,299 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.
Is Path of Exile 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile 2 averaged 21,363 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 69% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.