How many people are playing Rust right now?

Rust has 53,951 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 110,915 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.

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Rust

GameApp ID 252,490by Facepunch StudiosReleased 8 Feb 2018

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App ID252,490

Release date8 Feb 2018

Engine—

Install size57.5 GB

TypeGame

Last update10 Sep 2026

Steam DeckUnsupported

DLC4

DeveloperFacepunch Studios

Changenumber38,760,743

Price$39.99

Packages0

PublisherFacepunch Studios

SystemsWindows · macOS

Followers1,326,169

Depots3

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Rust

Facepunch Studios
Released 8 Feb 2018·App 252490

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

86.7%· 1.4M reviews

Recent Very Positive · 87%

SteamPeaks Rating

87.0 Very positive

Recent 30 days 86.7

How it works

Playing now

53,951

+3,861 vs. yesterday

21%of peak

All-time peak

259,646

Jan 2025

Update history

A permanent record of every observed change.

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Rust Update History · SteamPeaks

5 Sep 2026

06:52:20StoreStore platforms edited—~1—Store snapshot

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05:50:42StoreStore platforms edited—~1—Store snapshot

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23:49:40StoreStore platforms edited—~1—Store snapshot

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17:49:22StoreStore platforms edited—~1—Store snapshot

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