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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.
“played 12 hours straight, extremely engaging and addictive”
игра просто топ играл целый день наверное часов 12 в 6 утра лег спать проснулся у меня нету дома 👍
How it holds up
−50+5
Gameplay
-0.19
Difficulty+0.03· How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
🔒 5 more indicators
Story & World
+2.48
Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.
World+2.52· Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
🔒 2 more indicators
Content Volume
+1.24
Variety-0.68· Fresh content and situations versus repetition
🔒 2 more indicators
Visuals & Sound
-0.34
Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.
Visuals-0.43· Graphics, art style, and animation
🔒 1 more indicators
Multiplayer
-1.35
Playing together+0.29· Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
“fun defending base with coordinated team playing 24/7” (25)
игра про деф вашего жилище и мне это нравится) чаще всего приходят бахать в офе( из вас делают элитного охранника вашей будки если есть тим который может играть 24/7 советую (у меня его нет)
🔒 2 more indicators
Pricing & Fairness
-3.62
Balance-3.75· Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
“large teams benefit from hoarding blueprints, solo players disadvantaged” (17)
🔒 3 more indicators
Tech & Support
-2.01
Developer support-1.80· Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
🔒 2 more indicators
Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.
Steam review activity
% positive over time
since launch, by month · major update DLC
Dec 2013Sep 2026
Reviews
per day · 7,596 reviews, peak 406/day
Aug 21Sep 18
per month · 32,231 reviews, peak 11,388/month
Jun 2026Aug 2026
per month · 65,590 reviews, peak 11,735/month
Mar 2026Aug 2026
per month · 146,825 reviews, peak 16,843/month
Sep 2025Aug 2026
Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by month. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive. "Show updates" marks major updates and DLC the developer posted on Steam (since about 2020) — hover a column to see % positive the month before and after.
Review languages
Languages of the 353 reviews we analyzed from the past year — not all Steam reviews.
English29%
Russian15%
Turkish10%
Spanish8%
French8%
Chinese7%
Other23%
🔒 Scores broken down by language — how Russian or Chinese players rate each category — are in the paid dashboard.