Community22 Dec 2025Final Round of Voting - Rust in the Steam AwardsWe're through to the final round! But in case you're new here, over the years, Rust has undergone some huge changes - including graphic, physics, and engine updates and rebuilds, all because we’ve wanted to make Rust what it is, and what it could be. We're guided by the community, and agile enough to deliver or pivot when we need to, month after month. And this year - Rust's 12th year - we've a…
It's that time of year again... The Steam Awards are here and the 'Labor of Love' award perfectly describes our past year as we soon hit twelve years of development! Day in and day out, our teams are grinding around the clock (literally on every continent) to keep the survival chaos alive. We’re always here, keeping the game fresh, and our dedication shows - every month, without fail, we drop n…
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Rust Mobile is coming! Facepunch has teamed up with Level Infinite to bring you Rust, Anytime, Everywhere. The closed beta begins early November. · You can sign up for testing here . · FAQs for the beta can be found here . HAZZY & A BOLTY - MUSIC VIDEO If you thought fishing village music was a toe-tapper, you're in for a treat. B. Dolan in production with James "1030" Hou…
GLOBAL WARFARE IS BACK! FancyOrb's Global Warfare 3 starts right now on Twitch! All your favorite creators, big and small, will have Twitch Drops enabled if they're streaming Rust during the event! There will be one store item up where proceeds will go directly to Hope for the Day mental health charity. Please be aware this item will be account-bound once purchased. If you would like to take pa…
FANCYORB'S GLOBAL WARFARE As some of you may know, these masterpieces take some time. In case you missed it here's the absolute cinema of the Global Warfare 2 event. We draw attention to this also because Global Warfare 3 is coming this summer! Keep an eye out on FancyOrb's Socials for info and exact dates and how to sign up! RUST BATTLE MURAL PAINTING Monstera brings us another incredible pain…
Facepunch Studios is very excited to announce a landmark collaboration in the form of a new crossover: Warhammer 40,000 is officially coming to Rust! In this alliance with Warhammer, Facepunch will bring the grimdark future of the 41st millennium to the most played survival game on Steam. Players will soon be able to equip iconic Warhammer 40,000-themed cosmetic skins to their character, in the…
EASTER HUNT April 10th - April 24th, 2025 Starting today, every 24-38 in-game hours an Easter egg hunt will begin. You'll have 3 minutes to collect as many eggs as you can. The top 3 players are given special eggs as a reward. These eggs can be cracked open for various types of loot ranging from scrap all the way up to an M249 If you don't make the podium, that's okay. The painted eggs you coll…
TETRIS IN RUST Few months ago you may have seen a teaser for a giant GameBoy within Rust that you can actually play Tetris on. Philieve Rust has done it again! This is an electrical masterpiece and a must-see. He did a pretty amazing puzzle base for the Charitable Rust event last fall which is also worth the watch! SPLENDID FURSTAID PET RESCUE FUNDRAISER Recently Los Angeles, California experie…
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