Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Monster Hunter: World is currently the more played game: 8,014 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,639 for Path of Exile — about 42% more players. Path of Exile is free to play, while Monster Hunter: World costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter: World leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily player count for the last 48 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
48
Current streak
48 days
Monster Hunter: World
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
15%
Jun 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 48 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Monster Hunter: World | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,014 | 5,639 |
| 24-hour peak | 27,620 | 5,995 |
| 7-day average | 16,730 | 4,034 |
| 30-day average | 20,126 | 6,074 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +48% |
| Peak (tracked) | 51,005 | 21,728 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 512,786 | 247,779 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 7, 2018 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Monster Hunter: World | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 8,419 | 11,801 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,098 | 51,005 | 5,557 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 18,231 | 40,291 | 5,040 | 10,274 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Monster Hunter: World currently has more players: 8,014 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,639 for Path of Exile — about 42% more players.
Over the last 30 days Monster Hunter: World averaged 20,126 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 6,074. By that measure Monster Hunter: World is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 48 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 247,779 reviews vs 89% across 512,786 for Monster Hunter: World. Monster Hunter: World has the larger player base right now (8,014 vs 5,639 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Monster Hunter: World averaged 20,126 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,005.
Path of Exile averaged 6,074 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 48% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 21,728.