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Path of Exile vs Warframe
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Warframe is currently the more played game: 51,316 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,982 for Path of Exile, about 6× more players. Warframe has been ahead for 33 days straight, and has led on 89 days of the 102 days Coilr has tracked both games. Across all tracked metrics, Warframe leads 7 of 9.
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.
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Path of Exile
93.5h
average of 63 members
Warframe
290h
average of 104 members
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Player count history
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Warframe has had the higher daily player count for the last 33 days. Path of Exile last led on Aug 6, 2026.
Path of Exile led 13 daysWarframe led 89 days
Days tracked
102
Current streak
33 days
Warframe
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
3%
Aug 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 102 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Path of Exile | Warframe |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,982 | 51,316 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,794 | 72,446 |
| 7-day average | 12,121 | 51,694 |
| 30-day average | 26,944 | 52,653 |
| 30-day trend | −38% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 184,658 | 157,274 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 79% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 249,743 | 676,031 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2013 | Mar 25, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Path of Exile | Warframe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 61,017 | 70,282 |
| May 2026 | 5,427 | 6,988 | 57,156 | 77,566 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,564 | 21,708 | 59,349 | 125,360 |
| Jul 2026 | 26,666 | 184,658 | 59,167 | 157,274 |
| Aug 2026 | 40,501 | 105,915 | 54,719 | 76,771 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 12,120 | 21,247 | 51,001 | 74,300 |
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 Warframe?
Warframe currently has more players: 51,316 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,982 for Path of Exile, about 6× more players.
Is Path of Exile bigger than Warframe on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Path of Exile averaged 26,944 concurrent players and Warframe averaged 52,653. By that measure Warframe is currently the bigger game.
Has Path of Exile ever had more players than Warframe?
Yes. Across the 102 days Coilr has tracked both games, Path of Exile had the higher daily average on 13 days, most recently on Aug 6, 2026. Warframe has led for the last 33 days.
Is Path of Exile better than Warframe?
By Steam review score, Path of Exile rates higher: 89% positive across 249,743 reviews vs 88% across 676,031 for Warframe. Warframe has the larger player base right now (51,316 vs 7,982 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 26,944 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 38% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 184,658.
Is Warframe growing or declining on Steam?
Warframe averaged 52,653 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 157,274.