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Rust

Steam Player Count & Twitch Viewers / Streams
// updated 2 min ago
Steam Players
52,164
-28.0K // vs 7d ago
92,395 // 24 hr peak
Twitch Viewers
2,956
-1.8K // vs 7d ago
5,347 // 24 hr peak
Twitch Streams
127
-47 // vs 7d ago
306 // 24 hr peak
Date Steam Players Twitch Viewers
Sep 247,1002,265
Sep 168,4473,710
Aug 3177,05539,455
Aug 3091,57247,104
Aug 2995,73951,220
Aug 2893,24519,862
Aug 2785,7057,927

Summary

Rust currently has 2,956 live Twitch viewers across 127 active streams, with viewership down 1,824 compared to the same time last week.

On Steam, it currently has 52,164 concurrent players, down 28,046 compared to the same time last week.

Over the 9 months we've tracked it, Rust's Steam players peaked at 246,843 and Twitch viewers peaked at 331,499.

Rust monthly player & viewer history

Month Steam AvgSteam Peak Twitch AvgTwitch Peak
Sep 2026
month to date
57,774
▼ -41.5K
92,395
2,988
▼ -33.2K
5,347
Aug 2026
99,259
▼ -5.6K
196,314
36,152
▲ +5.1K
331,499
Jul 2026
104,906
▲ +736
196,405
31,017
▲ +25.7K
239,421
Jun 2026
104,170
▲ +1.9K
216,658
5,356
▼ -5.9K
30,292
May 2026
102,289
▼ -1.4K
188,842
11,261
▼ -25.5K
84,160
Apr 2026
103,672
▼ -3.1K
201,943
36,713
▲ +30.5K
124,144
Mar 2026
106,808
▼ -15.2K
200,155
6,231
▼ -9.9K
18,651
Feb 2026
121,979
▲ +967
228,378
16,167
▲ +5.8K
83,143
Jan 2026
121,012
—
246,843
10,368
—
101,340

Monthly averages and peak concurrent Steam players and Twitch viewers, since we began tracking Rust.

About

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

Genres
ShooterRole-playing (RPG)AdventureIndie
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)Mac
Developer
Facepunch Studios
Publisher
Facepunch Studios
Release Date
February 8, 2018
Game Modes
MultiplayerCo-operativeMassively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Perspective
First person
Themes
ActionSurvivalSandboxOpen world

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