Alpha·Early access · all features free
Path of Exile vs Unturned
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Unturned is currently the more played game: 14,203 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,056 for Path of Exile, about 1.6× more players. Unturned has been ahead for 15 days straight, and has led on 67 days of the 110 days Coilr has tracked both games. Unturned also has the better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, Unturned leads 8 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 94.7h in Path of Exile and 16.3h in Unturned. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Path of Exile
94.7h
average of 67 members
Unturned
16.3h
average of 108 members
See my hours in both
Free · read-only via Steam OpenID · no password · delete anytime
Player count history
Path of ExileUnturned
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Unturned has had the higher daily player count for the last 15 days. Path of Exile last led on Sep 1, 2026.
Path of Exile led 43 daysUnturned led 67 days
Days tracked
110
Current streak
15 days
Unturned
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
1%
Sep 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 110 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Path of Exile | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,056 | 14,203 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,611 | 14,900 |
| 7-day average | 8,165 | 13,142 |
| 30-day average | 17,053 | 13,848 |
| 30-day trend | −69% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 184,658 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 249,819 | 564,633 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2013 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
Full stats: Path of Exile · Unturned · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Path of Exile | Unturned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 10,905 | 10,905 |
| May 2026 | 5,427 | 6,988 | 14,551 | 23,394 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,564 | 21,708 | 13,057 | 18,304 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,666 | 184,658 | 13,058 | 17,141 |
| Aug 2026 | 40,515 | 105,915 | 14,510 | 21,722 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 10,079 | 21,247 | 13,231 | 18,168 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Path of Exile or Unturned?
Unturned currently has more players: 14,203 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,056 for Path of Exile, about 1.6× more players.
Is Path of Exile bigger than Unturned on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Path of Exile averaged 17,053 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 13,848. By that measure Path of Exile is currently the bigger game.
Has Path of Exile ever had more players than Unturned?
Yes. Across the 110 days Coilr has tracked both games, Path of Exile had the higher daily average on 43 days, most recently on Sep 1, 2026. Unturned has led for the last 15 days.
Is Path of Exile better than Unturned?
By Steam review score, Unturned rates higher: 91% positive across 564,633 reviews vs 89% across 249,819 for Path of Exile. Unturned has the larger player base right now (14,203 vs 9,056 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Path of Exile growing or declining on Steam?
Path of Exile averaged 17,053 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 69% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 184,658.
Is Unturned growing or declining on Steam?
Unturned averaged 13,848 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.