Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Palworld is currently the more played game: 513,166 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 161,118 for Path of Exile — about 3× more players. Palworld also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 89%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Palworld costs $29.99. Across all tracked metrics, Palworld leads 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Palworld has had the higher daily player count for the last 55 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
55
Current streak
55 days
Palworld
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
34%
Jun 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 55 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Palworld | Path of Exile |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 513,166 | 161,118 |
| 24-hour peak | 739,872 | 187,116 |
| 7-day average | 617,826 | 10,467 |
| 30-day average | 305,722 | 7,657 |
| 30-day trend | +1067% | +94% |
| Peak (tracked) | 961,571 | 187,116 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 440,704 | 247,887 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 17, 2024 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Price | $29.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Palworld | Path of Exile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 28,256 | 28,256 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 15,863 | 17,744 | 5,427 | 6,988 |
| Jun 2026 | 27,065 | 50,615 | 5,555 | 21,728 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 374,968 | 961,571 | 6,718 | 187,116 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Palworld currently has more players: 513,166 concurrent players on Steam vs 161,118 for Path of Exile — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Palworld averaged 305,722 concurrent players and Path of Exile averaged 7,657. By that measure Palworld is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Palworld has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 55 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Palworld rates higher: 94% positive across 440,704 reviews vs 89% across 247,887 for Path of Exile. Palworld has the larger player base right now (513,166 vs 161,118 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Palworld averaged 305,722 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 1067% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 961,571.
Path of Exile averaged 7,657 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 94% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,116.