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Game overview

Rust

The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

Survival Crafting Multiplayer Open World Open World Survival Craft
Players now
115,306
Recorded peak
220,224
24-hour change
+26.47%
Steam reviews
87% positive
1,180,909 reviews · via SteamSpy

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The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

Rust now enters its 13th year of continued expansion and has had over 395 content updates, with a guaranteed content patch every month. These include regular balance fixes, improvements to AI, and graphics, as well as updates to environments and the frequent addition of content such as new maps, more weapons, extra vehicles, and a plethora of utility items. Keep an eye out for regular seasonal events, as there’s always something interesting or dangerous (or both) happening on the island.
Updates to the game include:

  • Procedurally generated worlds with community map editor support

  • Host your own servers and with server-side modding support

  • Transportation: horses, modular cars, hot air balloons, helicopters, bikes, trains, boats, and more

  • Base Building and Raiding

  • New factions, enemies, and wildlife

  • Advanced underwater areas to discover

  • Complex electrical, farming, and automation systems

  • New monuments, terrain, and areas to explore

  • Large overground and underground train networks

  • Musical instruments and the ability to perform to players

  • Massive recent graphics upgrade and environment overhaul

  • Primitive game mode, siege weapons, and vehicles added 

  • New Jungle biome with more wild animals, missions, and monuments  

  • 2026 New addition: Modular boats, the deep sea, tropical islands, floating cities, and more!

And much more to come throughout the year, including an update to the player’s character model, an apartment complex monument, more animals, and upgrades to the caves and tunnels !

EXPLORE



You wake naked on a mysterious island, armed only with a rock and a torch. You’ll need to brave environmental dangers and deficiencies (from heat and cold to thirst and starvation), build a shelter, eat (or be eaten), and scavenge materials. Explore the island and its abandoned settlements, mysterious monuments, and the factions that occupy them.

But, above all, watch out for other survivors…

BUILD



Design and build bases to store your loot, defend your territory, and control the resources of the island. Research the tech tree, grow farms, command electricity, and commandeer various forms of transportation to traverse the island. Whatever it takes to get ahead.

SURVIVE



There are no rules in Rust but the ones you make for yourself. Craft tools, armour, and weapons to defend yourself. Cooperate with friends, make alliances, and build a settlement together. Explore the island and what’s happening in it, trade with other players, or prey on them, raiding their bases and taking their hard-won goods.

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PRINTED AND POLISHED HALLOWEEN 2026 New Rust update adds livestock, slows the race to vehicles, and finally gives spoiled meat a use
System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 11 64bit
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Intel® Arc™ A580
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 45 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD is highly recommended or expect longer than average load times.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 11 64bit
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel® Core i7-6700K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6600XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Arc B580
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 45 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD Required

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: macOS Monterey (version 12)
  • Processor: Apple M1
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Apple M1
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 45 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: macOS Monterey (version 12)
  • Processor: Apple M1 Pro / Max / Ultra
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Apple M1 Pro / Max / Ultra
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 45 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Facepunch Studios
Brazilian rating
18
Steam Germany rating
16
Content warning
Contains violence and caveman themed nudity. In-game nudity, blood, player-made signs, voice chat and text chat can be disabled from the in-game options menu.
Achievements
116
Metacritic
69
Features
Multi-player, MMO, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, In-App Purchases, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Surround Sound, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Stats, Remote Play on Tablet
Languages
English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Japanese*, Korean*, Russian*, Simplified Chinese*, Ukrainian*, Polish*, Portuguese - Portugal*, Turkish*, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Native Steam builds
Windows: supported
macOS: supported
Linux: not-listed
Steam Deck
unsupported
Valve compatibility test
Valve reports an unsupported anti-cheat configuration.
Input
Controller support: unknown

Steam feature declarations

multiplayer online pvp online co op cross platform multiplayer remote play tablet

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

adjustable text size subtitle options color alternatives camera comfort custom volume controls stereo sound surround sound adjustable difficulty
Structured language support (25)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
FrenchYesYesYes
ItalianYesYesYes
GermanYesYesYes
Spanish - SpainYesYesYes
JapaneseYesYesYes
KoreanYesYesYes
RussianYesYesYes
Simplified ChineseYesYesYes
UkrainianYesYesYes
PolishYesYesYes
Portuguese - PortugalYesYesYes
TurkishYesYesYes
ArabicYesNoNo
CzechYesNoNo
DanishYesNoNo
DutchYesNoNo
FinnishYesNoNo
GreekYesNoNo
NorwegianYesNoNo
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoNo
Spanish - Latin AmericaYesNoNo
SwedishYesNoNo
Traditional ChineseYesNoNo
VietnameseYesNoNo

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Rust EULA
Steam Store app details stale · checked 2026-09-30 Steam store page fresh · checked 2026-10-27 PCGamingWiki technical notes External link only; SteamIQHQ does not ingest PCGamingWiki content.
Achievement progress Rarity & completion patterns

Achievement Difficulty

Global unlock percentages are not exact completion or retention metrics.

Steam source
Achievements measured
116
Hunter score
88.8 / 100
SteamIQHQ inference from rarity and count
Progression analysis
Achievement rarity is available, but milestone order is not defensible.

Rarest achievements

HID_SWIM_WITH_FISH 0%
MORTAR_PLAYER_KILL 0%
PIE_HIT_PLAYER 0%
SATELLITE_DEORBIT 0%
SEND_MAIL 0%

Difficulty distribution

Ultra rare (<1%)41
Very rare (1–5%)19
Rare (5–20%)12
Uncommon (20–50%)37
Common (50%+)7
Observed Nov 12, 2026 11:38 UTC · fresh
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Game Insights

Player Health

Healthy — 84.3K daily average.

Stable player base with low churn risk.

▬ +5% trend

Multiplayer Viability

Thriving — 102.5K CCU.

Strong player base for matchmaking.

▲ Growing population

Update Momentum

Actively Updated — 2 patches in last 30 days.

12 patches and 12 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

▲ 2 patches this month

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 27%
Growth Rate Top 0%
Value Ratio Top 0%

Early Access Active

Time in EA
3200 days
Updates
88
Current Players
104,973

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Update Timeline

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Source: Steam News
Freshness: fresh
Observed Nov 14, 2026 04:32 UTC
Meaningful updates
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Last 365 days
Last meaningful update
8 days ago
Median cadence
4.1 days

PRINTED AND POLISHED

performance

[h2]BLUEPRINT REWORK[/h2][p][/p][p]Workbenches no longer require blueprint fragments to craft, and scrap isn’t used on the tech trees. Instead, we’re introducing three tiers of blueprints; blueprint fragments, blueprint pages and blueprint books. These are the new currencies spen…

Nov 05, 2026 at 18:24 UTC Community Announcements By Errn large update proxy (inferred) External source
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HALLOWEEN 2026

content

[h2]HALLOWEEN EVENT [/h2][p]The yearly Halloween event is now enabled![/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://files.facepunch.com/paddy/20201023/halloween_ghostsheets.jpg" style="box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 5px 15px; border-radius: 8px; border…

Oct 22, 2026 at 18:12 UTC Community Announcements By Errn large update proxy (inferred) External source
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The Rust October update adds cows and sheep, along with a biofuel generator, smaller critters, and new loot rooms in the survival game. Read the full story on PCGamesN: New Rust update adds livestock, slows the race to vehicles, and finally gives spoiled meat a use

Oct 02, 2026 at 16:21 UTC PCGamesN By [email protected] small update proxy (inferred) External source
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On the heels of Facepunch Studios adding necks to s&box it has now also added milk to Rust. *️⃣.. Read more.

Oct 01, 2026 at 19:09 UTC PC Gamer By Christopher Livingston small update proxy (inferred) External source

LIVESTOCK

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[p][/p][previewyoutube="ZF09w_v7Shw;full"][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p][/p][h1]LIVESTOCK[/h1][p][/p][p]This patch we are introducing cows and sheep.[/p][p][img src="https://files.facepunch.com/kaantasan/1b3011b1/oct2026_livestock_animals_cows_sheep_2_1080%20%281%29.jpg" style="box-…

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[h2]MONUMENT BLOCKERS[/h2][p][/p][p]Monument blockers are a new obstacle we're adding to monuments with red keycard puzzle rooms. They’re intended to slow down early access to the loot at these monuments. They require a significant amount of damage to destroy but once destroyed t…

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Big WalkMARVEL Tōkon: Fighting SoulsCyberpunk 2077IRON NEST: Heavy Turret SimulatorReStory: Chill Electronics RepairsPalworldGears of War: E-DayMistfall HunterTom Clancy's Ghost Recon® WildlandsRust* excluding free to play gamesView top 100 on SteamDB

Aug 11, 2026 at 09:00 UTC SteamDB By SteamDB small update proxy (inferred) External source

POWER TRIP

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[p][/p][previewyoutube="ynUzYLpvmXs;full"][/previewyoutube][p][/p][h2]PLAYER MAINTAINED MONUMENTS[/h2][p][/p][p]This month we're releasing a set of features we call Player Maintained Monuments - tying together our existing monuments in new and interesting ways while pushing playe…

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listair McFarlane, chief operating officer and director of Facepunch Studios, has left the company. McFarlane said in a message posted on X that July 30 was his last day at the studio, bringing to an end an 11 year career that began with a QA role and led him to become the execut…

Jul 31, 2026 at 16:29 UTC PC Gamer By Andy Chalk small update proxy (inferred) External source

The July update for Rust, 'Common Ground' is finally here, bringing with it a set of patch notes and a huge amount of new features. Now, Facepunch is looking to its Monuments, adding two brand new ones: The Apartment Complex, which lets you rent rooms when getting started with a…

Jul 02, 2026 at 18:00 UTC PCGamesN By [email protected] small update proxy (inferred) External source
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many people play Rust?
Healthy — 84.3K daily average. Stable player base with low churn risk.
Is Rust multiplayer dead?
Thriving — 102.5K CCU. Strong player base for matchmaking.
Is Rust still getting updates?
Actively Updated — 2 patches in last 30 days. 12 patches and 12 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
How many players are currently playing Rust?
115.3K players are currently in-game on Steam.
What is the recorded Steam price for Rust?
The last observed Steam price for Rust is $39.99. Check Steam for current pricing and availability.
What genre is Rust?
Rust is a Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG game.
Who developed Rust?
Rust was developed by Facepunch Studios and published by Facepunch Studios.
What platforms does Rust support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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