This new ARPG is Steam’s third most-played game—and it’s not even out yet

Grinding Gear Games has finally launched Path of Exile 2, though with half the Acts and classes the full game is planned to have. Even so, the game has almost tripled the original title’s peak concurrent player count on Steam, and is currently third on the entire platform.

The only games above it are Valve’s own Dota 2 and CS2, both of which are longstanding free-to-play esports titles, whereas Path of Exile 2 is currently in a closed beta of sorts, asking players to dish out at least $30 to buy into and play it at least six months ahead of the full free-to-play release. As of Dec. 9, it is the third most-played game on Steam by concurrent player numbers, with over 578,000 players clocking in during peak hours, according to Steam Charts. That is a whopping 350,000 more than its predecessor peaked at way back when, or almost triple the amount, which is incredible considering the original Path of Exile has more than a decade of free-to-play live service to its name.

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