Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Path of Exile is currently the more played game: 155,135 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 64,513 for Wallpaper Engine — about 2.4× more players. Wallpaper Engine counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 89%. Path of Exile is free to play, while Wallpaper Engine costs $4.99. Across all tracked metrics, Wallpaper Engine leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Path of Exile has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Wallpaper Engine last led on Jul 24, 2026.
Days tracked
57
Current streak
1 day
Path of Exile
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
36%
Jul 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 57 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Path of Exile | Wallpaper Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 155,135 | 64,513 |
| 24-hour peak | 187,116 | 108,120 |
| 7-day average | 24,733 | 75,765 |
| 30-day average | 11,036 | 81,179 |
| 30-day trend | +186% | −2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 187,116 | 135,201 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 248,283 | 1,004,298 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2013 | Nov 16, 2018 |
| Price | Free to play | $4.99 |
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| Month | Path of Exile | Wallpaper Engine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 59,826 | 72,465 |
| May 2026 | 5,427 | 6,988 | 73,020 | 131,635 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,555 | 21,728 | 83,304 | 135,201 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 10,996 | 187,116 | 80,773 | 127,765 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Path of Exile currently has more players: 155,135 concurrent players on Steam vs 64,513 for Wallpaper Engine — about 2.4× more players.
Over the last 30 days Path of Exile averaged 11,036 concurrent players and Wallpaper Engine averaged 81,179. By that measure Wallpaper Engine is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 57 days Coilr has tracked both games, Wallpaper Engine had the higher daily average on 56 days, most recently on Jul 24, 2026. Path of Exile has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Wallpaper Engine rates higher: 98% positive across 1,004,298 reviews vs 89% across 248,283 for Path of Exile. Path of Exile has the larger player base right now (155,135 vs 64,513 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Path of Exile averaged 11,036 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 186% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 187,116.
Wallpaper Engine averaged 81,179 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 135,201.