Rust
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ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGSurvivalCraftingMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival Craft

57,618 playing#16 on Steam by players#16 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 109,555

Peak in the last 7 days: 128,364

Rust Steam store

Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperFacepunch Studios
PublisherFacepunch Studios
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateFeb 8, 2018
Price
  • Steam store −50% $39.99 $19.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $19.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $6.79 · 3-month low $19.99Other stores ↗

Prices by IsThereAnyDeal

Minimum specs

OSWindows 11 64bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600
Memory12 GB
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Intel® Arc™ A580
Storage45 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 353 reviews from the past 1 year

72.4/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (87%)

Metacritic: 69 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 11, 2026)

Players of Rust describe a game they cannot stop playing and servers full of people they would rather avoid. It sits at 72.4 from 1,411,061 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

The praise is about pull: 176 reviews call it engaging and addictive. 25 enjoy defending a base with a coordinated team, and 10 praise developer support, the most upvoted citing meaningful updates more than a decade after release. Content Volume ranks 393rd of 1351, and some players like the freedom to build, mine and raid, and a new blueprint system has its fans.

👎 Where it falls short

Other players are the problem. Multiplayer ranks 578th of 642, discussed in 51% of analyzed reviews; 54 reviews describe a toxic community, the most upvoted calling harassment and griefing a daily norm, and 22 find it punishing, the most upvoted recalling being beaten and insulted by another player. 21 reviews raise problems with playing together, the most upvoted warning against certain kinds of friends. Others say cheaters return as soon as they are banned and that large teams hold an advantage over solo players.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“played 12 hours straight, extremely engaging and addictive” · 176 reviews
“toxic community with harassment and griefing as daily norm” · 54 reviews
“meaningful regular updates more than a decade after release” · 10 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.50 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “building mechanics allow many things, exploration aspect” · 6 reviews
Negative “base building made optional, game became casual shooter instead of survival” · 5 reviews

Progression 18% · Difficulty 19% · Onboarding 10% · Strategy 9% · Controls & feel 1%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.59 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “game about friendship and social experiment, survival atmosphere” · 5 reviews

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.72 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “1700 hours invested shows massive content” · 5 reviews
Negative “requires 5+ hours daily, difficult with job or school” · 1 review

Variety 6% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Audio +1.58 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting

Visuals 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Community -2.77 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “toxic community with harassment and griefing as daily norm” · 54 reviews

Playing together 30% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Anti-cheat -0.28 · How common cheaters are and how well they're stopped
Negative “cheaters completely out of control, never get banned, come back immediately” · 19 reviews
Positive “отличный античит” · 1 review

Pricing 5% · Balance 9% · Matchmaking 8%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.20 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “devs lost touch with community, add useless bloat instead of wanted updates” · 12 reviews
Positive “meaningful regular updates more than a decade after release” · 10 reviews

Stability 3% · Performance 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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