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LiveOctober 2013 · 13 years ago

Path of Exile

275.5kestimated playersDown 1.0% this week

68k – 240k daily players

You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Created by hardcore gamers, Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world.

Path of Exile is estimated to have 68k – 240k 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.

Player stats

Steam players today

22.8 thousand

Peak concurrent players on Steam today. Other platforms and launchers are not counted.

Estimated daily players

68 thousand240 thousand

How many people we think play Path of Exile on a given day.

Estimated total players

3.1 million7.9 million

How many accounts we think have played Path of Exile at some point.

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
August 2026~288.8kDown 1.5%
July 2026~293.3k

Community activity

Daily Path of Exile community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.

Steam concurrent players

89% positive · 249,656 reviews

22.8kDown 78% past month

Path of Exile recently drew 22,805 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 132,510 set on Jul 27, 2026. Steam activity is down 78% over the past month. Players have posted 249,656 Steam reviews, 89% of them positive.

Discord members

80,692 online now

263.9kUp 0.3% past month

The official Path of Exile Discord server has 263,900 members, with 80,692 of them online at the last check. Membership has held steady over the past month.

Reddit members

1.1mUp 0.6% past month

The Path of Exile subreddit counts 1,082,689 members. Subreddit membership has held steady over the past month.

Twitch viewers

114 live streams

3.3kDown 92% past month

Path of Exile recently drew 3,276 live viewers on Twitch across 114 streams; viewership peaked at 59,988 on Jul 27, 2026. Twitch viewership is down 92% over the past month.

YouTube subscribers

429kUp 0.7% past month

The official Path of Exile YouTube channel has 429,000 subscribers. The subscriber count has held steady over the past month.

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Storyline

All exiles are given the same choice: to sink or swim. Those that don't drown will reach the forsaken shores of Wraeclast, where the only welcome is the clinging embrace of undeath. However, a small band of survivors has managed to hold fast in a ruined lighthouse, desperately repelling both the grasping undead and the manic scavengers that stubbornly cling to their last shreds of humanity. Under the commanding gaze of Axiom Prison, snarling goatmen roam the craggy bluffs, always keeping their cloven feet well clear of the rhoa-infested swamps in the lowlands. All along the coast, rotting shipwrecks litter the shoreline, the spirits of the stranded sailors still haunting the wreckages of their ill-fated ships, waiting to take out their sorrow and rage on those who yet live. All the while, the Siren herself continues her sweet, sad song, luring ever more ships to their watery graves. Farther inland, through the twisting caves and darkened forests, the ruins of civilisation become more apparent. The ravages of time have worn many buildings to rubble, and stripped away decaying flesh, leaving only grotesquely grinning bones. The dark, fetid caves and underground passages are a clattering refuge for these skeletal ranks, while the open forests and riverways brim with monstrous beasts with a taste for blood. Recently, ragtag groups of bloodthirsty bandits have built fortified camps in the forest, openly challenging one another while extorting food and supplies from the small, struggling village that sits between them atop a stone dam. Ignored by the squabbling bandits, strange newcomers clad in black armor have been seen skulking around various large ruins, their purpose both mysterious yet unsettling. Atop a sheer cliff of ruptured mantle, straddling the river feeding a mighty waterfall, lies the fallen capital of the Eternal Empire. Its former glory rots amid the ruins of a blasted cityscape, the buildings decrepit and mouldering. But Sarn is far from uninhabited. Many of the original citizens still lurk the dark recesses, their humanity washed clean by the cataclysm of centuries past. These Undying monsters roam the city at night and skulk the shadows during the day, for the naked sunlight is anathema to their shrivelled, leathery skin. The sun-scarred days are far from peaceful, however. A legion of soldiers from Oriath has occupied the area to the west of the river, and is fighting an all-out war against the multifarious denizens of the city. Every day their black-clad soldiers battle twisted insects that scuttle and breed, feasting on anything that moves. Every day they throw battalions against the army of floating, red Ribbons that eviscerate all who trespass on their domain. Every day they skirmish against a small group of exiles who have barricaded themselves on a small island in the middle of the river, caught between certain death on both sides.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Path of Exile?

Path of Exile has an estimated 68,000–240,000 daily players and roughly 3,100,000–7,900,000 accounts that have played it in total, as of August 2026. The range is derived from Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, not from server data, so actual numbers may differ.

Is Path of Exile dead or still active?

No, Path of Exile is not dead — it is live and playable, with an estimated 68,000–240,000 daily players as of August 2026.

How many players does Path of Exile have on Steam?

Path of Exile recently peaked at 22,805 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 132,510. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.

How big is the Path of Exile Discord server?

The official Path of Exile Discord server has around 263,900 members (80,692 typically online).

When was Path of Exile released?

Path of Exile was released in October 2013 by Grinding Gear Games.

What platforms is Path of Exile available on?

Path of Exile is available on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, macOS, and PlayStation 5.

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