Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Path of Exile 2 is currently the more played game: 36,688 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,495 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — about 3× more players. The Elder Scrolls® Online counters with better Steam reviews: 81% positive vs 75%. The Elder Scrolls® Online is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Path of Exile 2 leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 38 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
38
Current streak
38 days
Path of Exile 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
66%
Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 38 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Path of Exile 2 | The Elder Scrolls® Online |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 36,688 | 13,495 |
| 24-hour peak | 36,866 | 13,495 |
| 7-day average | 26,062 | 8,345 |
| 30-day average | 48,570 | 8,582 |
| 30-day trend | −70% | −11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 421,464 | 15,420 |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 223,774 | 161,073 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 6, 2024 | May 22, 2017 |
| Price | $29.99 | $4.99 (−75%) |
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| Month | Path of Exile 2 | The Elder Scrolls® Online | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 212,870 | 421,464 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 173,992 | 351,885 | 9,805 | 15,420 |
| Jul 2026 | 53,074 | 125,870 | 8,618 | 14,097 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 28,461 | 36,866 | 9,732 | 13,495 |
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: 36,688 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,495 for The Elder Scrolls® Online — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Path of Exile 2 averaged 48,570 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,582. 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 38 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, The Elder Scrolls® Online rates higher: 81% positive across 161,073 reviews vs 75% across 223,774 for Path of Exile 2. Path of Exile 2 has the larger player base right now (36,688 vs 13,495 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile 2 averaged 48,570 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 70% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 421,464.
The Elder Scrolls® Online averaged 8,582 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,420.