Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / RPG games.
Path of Exile 2 is currently the more played game: 38,556 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 25,925 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord — about 49% more players. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord counters with better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 74%. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile 2 leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 50 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
Path of Exile 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
7%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | Path of Exile 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,925 | 38,556 |
| 24-hour peak | 37,040 | 62,845 |
| 7-day average | 26,980 | 58,855 |
| 30-day average | 23,974 | 101,559 |
| 30-day trend | +19% | −52% |
| Peak (tracked) | 46,571 | 421,464 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 74% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 83% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 293,053 | 221,955 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2022 | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Price | $49.99 | $29.99 |
Full stats: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord · Path of Exile 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | Path of Exile 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,716 | 19,716 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 21,694 | 33,714 | 212,870 | 421,464 |
| Jun 2026 | 20,363 | 39,967 | 173,753 | 351,885 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 26,760 | 46,571 | 71,791 | 125,870 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Path of Exile 2 currently has more players: 38,556 concurrent players on Steam vs 25,925 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord — about 49% more players.
Over the last 30 days Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 23,974 concurrent players and Path of Exile 2 averaged 101,559. By that measure Path of Exile 2 is currently the bigger game.
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 50 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord rates higher: 88% positive across 293,053 reviews vs 74% across 221,955 for Path of Exile 2. Path of Exile 2 has the larger player base right now (38,556 vs 25,925 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 23,974 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 46,571.
Path of Exile 2 averaged 101,559 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 52% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.