Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Monster Hunter Wilds is currently the more played game: 9,580 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,344 for Path of Exile — about 30% more players. Path of Exile counters with better Steam reviews: 89% positive vs 49%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Monster Hunter Wilds costs $29.39 (−58%). Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter Wilds leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Monster Hunter Wilds has had the higher daily player count for the last 53 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
53
Current streak
53 days
Monster Hunter Wilds
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
5%
Jun 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 53 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Monster Hunter Wilds | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,580 | 7,344 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,525 | 9,444 |
| 7-day average | 15,269 | 5,277 |
| 30-day average | 18,074 | 6,420 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | +59% |
| Peak (tracked) | 47,631 | 21,728 |
| Steam reviews | 49% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 65% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 324,782 | 247,887 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 26, 2025 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | $29.39 (−58%) | Free to play |
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| Month | Monster Hunter Wilds | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 6,931 | 8,438 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 19,851 | 47,631 | 5,557 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 17,520 | 37,656 | 5,239 | 10,274 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Monster Hunter Wilds currently has more players: 9,580 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,344 for Path of Exile — about 30% more players.
Over the last 30 days Monster Hunter Wilds averaged 18,074 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 6,420. By that measure Monster Hunter Wilds is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Monster Hunter Wilds has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 53 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 247,887 reviews vs 49% across 324,782 for Monster Hunter Wilds. Monster Hunter Wilds has the larger player base right now (9,580 vs 7,344 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Monster Hunter Wilds averaged 18,074 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 47,631.
Path of Exile averaged 6,420 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 59% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,728.