Path of Exile's Latest Expansion Leads to New All Time High in Playerbase

Path of Exile is over 10 years old now (launched 2013), but despite that the game just hit a brand new all time high in concurrent players on Steam today with the launch of the game's latest expansion "Settlers of Kalguur". The game hit 228,398 players today. The previous high was 209,526 in April 2023.

Source: Steam Charts

The update introduces the new Kalguur Challenge league, a new much needed trade market system for currency, balance changes, 2 ascendancy class changes, endgame improvements, and additions to the campaign.

Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur Official Trailer

Further Reading: Kalguur Landing Page (Explanation of Changes)