Head to head

Path of Exile 2 vs The Black Death

Path of Exile 2

Live

240k – 860k daily

The Black Death

Live

3 – 9 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2024 · 2 years ago

April 2016 · 10 years ago

Daily players

240k – 860k

3 – 9

Estimated players

122.3k17%

2220.2%

Available on

Windows
macOS
PlayStation

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Isometric

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Path of Exile 2The Black Death

Path of Exile 2

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~117.8k	Up 48%
August 2026	~79.8k	Up 101%
July 2026	~39.7k	—

The Black Death

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~222
August 2026	~222
July 2026	~222	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Path of Exile 2: 96.3kUp 318%
The Black Death: 1

Path of Exile 2 currently has about 96315× as many peak concurrent Steam players as The Black Death — 96,315 vs 1.

Twitch viewers

Path of Exile 2: 11.6kUp 120%
The Black Death: —

Path of Exile 2 currently has 11,593 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for The Black Death.

YouTube subscribers

Path of Exile 2: 430kUp 0.9%
The Black Death: —

Path of Exile 2 currently has 430,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for The Black Death.

How these estimates are made

Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2 is estimated to have 240k – 860k players a day. Around 3m – 7m 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.

The Black Death

The Black Death is estimated to have 3 – 9 players a day. Around 55k – 140k 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.