Path of Exile: Steam reviews, players & page score
View on Steam ↗Capsule 33Page copy 79Screenshots 85Setup 80checked 2026-11-07
Path of Exile at a glance
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. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
- Price
- Free to play
- Release
- Oct 23, 2013
- Steam reviews
- 1,026 reviews, 89% positive recently
- Playing now
- 3,944 players
- Followers
- 278,787
- Demo
- No
- Developer
- Grinding Gear Games
- Languages
- 9 (English, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Thai…)
Games like Path of Exile
Similar games: screenshots 66/255 · 7 trailers · 4 languages
Path of ExileGrinding Gear Games · 20 tags · 24 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 8 ISSUES
highCapsule is very dark at small size+3 pts
Average brightness 24/255 at 231 × 87.
Lift the subject and logo with a rim light or a brighter background zone.
highCapsule is almost colorless+3 pts
Colorfulness 19, saturation 29%.
Add one accent color, such as a warm light source, so the capsule stands out in a colorful list.
lowNo Discord link+3 pts
No Discord link found on the store page.
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highLow contrast: shapes merge when small+2 pts
Brightness spread 28 (good capsules sit above 55).
Push value contrast: dark background, bright subject, outlined logo. Check it in grayscale.
How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 24/255, contrast 28, colorfulness 19, 84% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 70 · long 93
Short description · 300 / 300You 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. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
First sentence never names the genre. It opens: "You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight t…"
A rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.
Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- warn4 trailers; the games Steam shows next to you have 7.
- warnOnly website linked.
- ok89% positive recent reviews.
- okTop five tags name the real genre.
- okAll 20 tag slots used.
- ok9 languages.
- ok8 GIFs or clips in the long description.
Games Steam shows next to you
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1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.
What's working
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
- ✓ 8 GIFs or clips in the description
- ✓ Short description uses 300 of 300 characters
- ✓ 4 trailers
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- ✓ Score + 9 sections
- ✓ Measured screenshots
- ✓ Funnel diagnosis
- ✓ Top 4 fixes
- ✓ Full report included
- ✓ Real wishlists + sales
- ✓ Daily rival tracking
- ✓ Pro dashboard
- ✓ All fixes, ranked
- ✓ Description draft
- ✓ Screenshot order
- ✓ No tracking
- ✓ 25 games
- ✓ White-label PDF
- ✓ Read-only API
- ✓ 8 jury tests a month
YouTubers & streamers who play Path of Exile
12 Twitch streamers streamed it or had clips from it in the last few months. Making a game like this? These creators already have an audience for it.
- captainlance9 Twitch · 2.3K views on these streams and clips“Real Voice” · Oct 14, 2026
- alohaatwitch Twitch · 1.2K views on these streams and clips“dead again” · Oct 12, 2026
- 魂魂_ Twitch · 446 views on these streams and clips“botiara's agent” · Oct 11, 2026
- Mister37_ Twitch · 574 views on these streams and clips“mr37 favourite meal” · Oct 12, 2026
- Zlayge Twitch · 297 views on these streams and clips“Lv. 100 NO STASH NO RARES SSFHC LEAGUE” · Oct 12, 2026
- gido_13 Twitch · 103 views on these streams and clips“f” · Oct 11, 2026
- Chomper_RQ Twitch · 146 views on these streams and clips“Chomper NoStashLeague lvl100 unascended ooba ooba lab rip” · Oct 15, 2026
- Zizaran Twitch · 107 views on these streams and clips“LMAOOO” · Oct 11, 2026
- irinakawasaki Twitch · 40 views on these streams and clips“[DROPS] First time playing SSF before a new league !low (for ABI)” · Nov 7, 2026
- kurier_tv Twitch · 74 views on these streams and clips“F” · Oct 10, 2026
- allexpleblord Twitch · 73 views on these streams and clips“ty for sound clip” · Oct 10, 2026
- 灰猫こたつ Twitch · 36 views on these streams and clips“新シーズン前の手ならしにゃー｜JP/EN” · Nov 7, 2026
From the YouTube Data API and Twitch API. Only videos whose title names the game, or streams filed under its Twitch category, are counted. StoreCheck isn't affiliated with YouTube, Twitch or Valve.
Path of Exile: common questions
Is Path of Exile on Steam?
Yes. Path of Exile is on Steam (app ID 238960) at store.steampowered.com/app/238960.
When did Path of Exile come out?
Path of Exile was released on Steam on Oct 23, 2013.
How much does Path of Exile cost on Steam?
Path of Exile is free to play on Steam.
Are Path of Exile's Steam reviews good?
Path of Exile has 1,026 Steam reviews and 89% of recent reviews are positive (Very Positive).
Does Path of Exile have a demo?
There was no demo on Path of Exile's Steam page when we last checked.
Who made Path of Exile?
Path of Exile is made by Grinding Gear Games.
What kind of game is Path of Exile?
Steam players tag it Free to Play, Action RPG, Dark Fantasy, Hack and Slash, Loot. 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. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
Which YouTubers and streamers play Path of Exile?
Recent Path of Exile videos and streams include captainlance9 (Twitch), alohaatwitch (Twitch), 魂魂_ (Twitch), Mister37_ (Twitch), Zlayge (Twitch). StoreCheck lists 12 of them on this page, with subscriber counts and their latest Path of Exile video.
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