Path of Exile 1, the 12-year-old revolutionary free-to-play ARPG, is leagues above its own successor, having six times its concurrent players. The sequel, currently in early access, is actively bleeding players as development grinds away slowly ahead of the full release.
According to SteamDB, the original Path of Exile has around 115,000 concurrent players on Steam, with the sequel hovering around 20,000 during peak hours. The former recently received a new expansion, Keepers of the Flame, which launched on Oct. 31 and immediately drew in tons of players, propelling the game from an average peak of 10,000 to over 185,000 players. It's the first proper expansion in a long while and a major show of appreciation for GGG's original title, which many feared would be sidelined in favor of Path of Exile 2.
