How many people are playing Rust right now?

Rust has 54,750 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 146,585 and an all-time peak of 259,646 on Jan 2025.

What is the all-time peak player count of Rust?

259,646 concurrent players on Jan 2025.

When was Rust released on Steam?

Rust was released on Steam on 8 Feb 2018.

Status

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Rust

GameApp ID 252,490by Facepunch StudiosReleased 8 Feb 2018

Playing now

54,750

All-time peak

259,646

06:33 UTC · 9 Nov 2026steampeaks.com

Windows · macOSEngine —

App ID252,490

Release date8 Feb 2018

Engine—

Install size57.9 GB

TypeGame

Last update7 Nov 2026

Steam DeckUnsupported

DLC4

DeveloperFacepunch Studios

Changenumber40,692,728

Price$19.99

Packages1

PublisherFacepunch Studios

SystemsWindows · macOS

Followers1,335,246

Depots3

Compare this game

Rust

Facepunch Studios
Released 8 Feb 2018·App 252490

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

86.7%· 1.4M reviews

Recent Very Positive · 81%

SteamPeaks Rating

87.0 Very positive

Recent 30 days 79.7

How it works

Playing now

54,750

−24,593 vs. yesterday

21%of peak

All-time peak

259,646

Jan 2025

Child apps

DLC

7 items

#		Type	Release
1	RustissimoApp ID 1222580	application	13 Feb 2020
2	Rust - Staging BranchApp ID 700580	beta	—
3	Instrument PackApp ID 1174370	dlc	5 Dec 2019
4	Rust - Sunburn PackApp ID 1353060	dlc	9 Jul 2020
5

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