Path of Exile has long been more than Diablo's little brother


Path of Exile 2 is basking in the glow of the Steam star.

Path of Exile 2 is basking in the glow of the Steam star.

It has long been her opinion that Path of Exile was seen as a cerebral niche competitor to the great Diablo. If there are still any doubts about how sustainably the action role-playing game brand has carved its way into the center of the mainstream, Path of Exile 2 now dispels them.

Disclaimer: We list the below ten top-grossing games on Steam last week and address relevant developments. The basic information is based on data from SteamDB and is read directly from Steam.

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2 - test video for the early access version
Path of Exile 2 - test video for the early access version


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Path of Exile 2 – test video for the early access version

Yep, Path of Exile 2 proves that 1st place among Steam bestsellers of the week. This probably didn't surprise anyone, as the hype surrounding the successor has been simmering for five years now. Now developer Grinding Gear Games is taking credit. And even more numbers can be printed.

With barely 580,000 concurrent active users On December 8th, Path of Exile doubles the maximum number of its predecessor. And this despite the fact that the action role-playing game, which is planned to be a Free2Play game in the future, will be released in early access with a price tag of at least 28 euros.

In addition, the feedback from over 32,000 Steam reviews currently 83 percent positive what can be seen as a great success, especially for the Path of Exile community, which is considered to be extremely demanding.

Do you want to get started and need tips? Our beginner's guide to Path of Exile 2 will help.

Is Path of Exile 2 worth it for you or is it too hardcore? After 50 breathless hours of play, our genre expert Dennis will give you an idea of ​​what makes this challenging action role-playing game special – and give you a rating trend:

The complete top 10 on Steam

  1. Path of Exile 2
  2. Counter Strike 2
  3. Steam deck
  4. Marvel Rivals
  5. PUBG
  6. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  7. Throne and freedom
  8. Euro Truck Simulator 2
  9. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  10. Dota 2

More successful games of the week

Marvel Rivals is putting one on Steam Superhero landing – even without Deadpool in the squad.

Preliminary result: The new free2play action game from NetEase Games reaches number 4 of the highest-grossing products of the week on Steam. Currently 480,000 active users at the top and 76 percent positive feedback from players on Steam testify to success across the board.

The new Indiana Jones and the Great Circle appears just as strong, but with Completely different business strategy. As a full-price title with a powerful license behind it, the softened Indy reached 6th place in the Steam bestsellers.

In comparison with Marvel Rivals, things get particularly interesting: just 12,000 active players on Steam at the same time confirm a significantly smaller user base for Indiana Jones, which also enables considerable sales due to the selling price. Not bad for an Indy game…

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