Head to head
Dark Chess vs Path of Exile
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- macOS
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Dark Chess
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~92 | Up 3.4% |
| August 2026 | ~89 | |
| July 2026 | ~89 | — |
Path of Exile
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~269.2k | Down 6.8% |
| August 2026 | ~288.8k | Down 1.5% |
| July 2026 | ~293.3k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Dark Chess
- 2Up 100%
- Path of Exile
- 9.7kDown 75%
Path of Exile currently has about 4831× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Dark Chess — 9,662 vs 2.
Discord members
- Dark Chess
- 264Down 1.1%
- Path of Exile
- 265kUp 0.5%
Path of Exile currently has about 1004× as many Discord members as Dark Chess — 264,985 vs 264.
YouTube subscribers
- Dark Chess
- 24
- Path of Exile
- 430kUp 0.9%
Path of Exile currently has about 17917× as many YouTube subscribers as Dark Chess — 430,000 vs 24.
Reddit members
- Dark Chess
- —
- Path of Exile
- 1.1mUp 0.2%
Path of Exile currently has 1,083,730 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Dark Chess.
Twitch viewers
- Dark Chess
- —
- Path of Exile
- 523Down 93%
Path of Exile currently has 523 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Dark Chess.
How these estimates are made
Dark Chess
Dark Chess is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 8k – 19k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
Path of Exile
Path of Exile is estimated to have 25k – 87k players a day. Around 3m – 8m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
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