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Path of Exile 2
Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “deep, satisfying build-driven combat” (51 of 104 reviews) and “challenging, rewarding boss fights” (15); the most common complaint is “restrictive builds and weak endgame” (25). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-09.
What reviewers agree on
51 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This should be called Day Trading Simulator while you play Diablo on a separate monitor. While the gameplay is fun and all, and there are some stumbles (like the Vaal ruin, which I'm sure will get ironed out), a huge…”
“I give it a solid 7.5 out of 10. The gameplay is genuinely fun and the class and ability building options are virtually limitless. The setting is cool and it's a really great game. Boss fights are a lot more challenging…”
“awesome game, honestly the only RPG that i really got into, the creators are also great, pay to progress or infinite micro transactions are not really a thing, they have a really nice transaction system thats made to…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I give it a solid 7.5 out of 10. The gameplay is genuinely fun and the class and ability building options are virtually limitless. The setting is cool and it's a really great game. Boss fights are a lot more challenging…”
“PoE 2 isn't as intimidating as it appears at first glance. If you're familiar with Diablo's endgame, you'll be able to navigate PoE. The system are a little deeper, and the multipliers are more rare, but once you've…”
“POE2 is easily the best ARPG. It is brutal, addicting, insanely rewarding, and peak. Like a river it just keeps going.”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Absolutely loving the game so far - I've barely started but still enjoying it more than any of the modern Diablo games. Visuals and Audio are impressive, and I've only enocuntered 2 small but known bugs (currently in…”
“I have been holding off because it's in alpha and finally buckled down today. Omg! Never seen a game that's indie that can compete like this against triple A. Diablo is done after this. The classes and special effects…”
“It's good, but as of yet, I still prefer PoE 1. PoE 2 has the edge when it comes to overall presentation. PoE 1 Is still the king for build diversity, and allows more player creativity. PoE 2 weapon/skill trees feel…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“awesome game, honestly the only RPG that i really got into, the creators are also great, pay to progress or infinite micro transactions are not really a thing, they have a really nice transaction system thats made to…”
“GGG! great developer, they love this game and it shows, still early access and its not perfect but its on the right track ! and the WASD movement its other level ! also some level design are just art”
“Amazing ARPG. More approachable than PoE1 but the same spirit and great work by great developers. This game is literally THE bar in this genre.”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“POE2 is easily the best ARPG. It is brutal, addicting, insanely rewarding, and peak. Like a river it just keeps going.”
“The best mechanical feel of any ARPG by a mile. Once the content gets done, this will be the new king of the genre. There’s already enough content to get hundreds of hours out of the game. Definitely worth the money if…”
“Quite beautiful for an ARPG. If you are casual, the story is very fun, even if the later acts are unfinished. Gameplay wise, keyboard + mouse control scheme is a game changer, as a player with thousands of hours in…”
25 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This should be called Day Trading Simulator while you play Diablo on a separate monitor. While the gameplay is fun and all, and there are some stumbles (like the Vaal ruin, which I'm sure will get ironed out), a huge…”
“Its gonna be negative until they add swords... or maybe daggers or axes. 4 major patches later, but still no basic melee classes. This is ridiculous.”
“The campaign is insanely long, boring, and repetitive. It is not hard, let me repeat that, it is not bad because it is hard. The campaign is just full of giant empty maps, insane amounts of backtracking, and the…”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Need to stop treating this like a full game with their events and whatnot. The og timeline of character releases and content are long gone since this came out. The hype I had for this game is just gone. The split…”
“Its gonna be negative until they add swords... or maybe daggers or axes. 4 major patches later, but still no basic melee classes. This is ridiculous.”
“The campaign is insanely long, boring, and repetitive. It is not hard, let me repeat that, it is not bad because it is hard. The campaign is just full of giant empty maps, insane amounts of backtracking, and the…”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“The bosses are what really killed it for me. They are spammy as hell and every skill is a 1 shot. I run around dodging the same 3 attacks for 10 minutes until it slowly dies. It becomes boring and tedious. Theres no…”
“Abandoned melee gameplay. (Sword and axe?) More braindead caster ♥♥♥♥. Unbalanced defense layers. Great direction for 1.0. Consider changing the title as path of casters 2 return of the braindeads.”
“It is not a solo game. If you don't look up the spec tree and select the perfect combat type you will just get to a boss and loose over and over again. Not worth my time if need to follow someone in order to enjoy the…”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Need to stop treating this like a full game with their events and whatnot. The og timeline of character releases and content are long gone since this came out. The hype I had for this game is just gone. The split…”
“Its gonna be negative until they add swords... or maybe daggers or axes. 4 major patches later, but still no basic melee classes. This is ridiculous.”
“The campaign is insanely long, boring, and repetitive. It is not hard, let me repeat that, it is not bad because it is hard. The campaign is just full of giant empty maps, insane amounts of backtracking, and the…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Grind Hell, level 13-14 gold endgame loot is a joke, decided to drop to an acceptable level 7 gold 2 revives to be confronted with a Abyss boss that took 75% damage then stopped taking damage, lagged, freeze frame,…”
“The game is too laggy. I cant deal with the occasional stutters. I am not sure if its a technical issue or server issue, but it is unbearable. i am sure the game is fun, but i cant seem to enjoy the current state of the…”
“Until they fix late game clutter lag, I won't be returning.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 75.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-09
“Hi, I tried to play this game in hardcore mode only. As fresh beginner I lost several characters and today my best approach with lvl 54 in total of 223 hours. It's a lot of fun. This game has a good story and a lot of nice mechanics. I really like the diversity of content. Btw I…”
— a player, Steam review · 224 hrs played“truly amazing arpg! while some builds definitely end up getting nerfed if they're too insane, the experience of making something that works and steamrolling enemies is unlike any other game. looking forward to what's coming in the future”
— a player, Steam review · 316 hrs played“game starts off fun, act one you can kinda brute force your way through, act 2 youve gotta have some semblance of a build going on but by the time you reach end any creativity you thought you had going while building your character goes out the window. the game becomes…”
— a player, Steam review · 367 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-09.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Player tags | Action RPG · Hack and Slash · RPG · Souls-like · MMORPG · Dark Fantasy · Isometric · Action · Loot · Dungeon Crawler · Adventure · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · MMO · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · HDR available |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Thai * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | http://www.pathofexile2.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-7700 or AMD™ Ryzen 5 2500x Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 (3GB), Intel® Arc™ A380, or ATI Radeon™ RX 470 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 GB available space Additional Notes: A GPU with at least 3GB of VRAM is required