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Rust

Steam Player Count & Twitch Viewers / Streams
// updated 7 min ago
Steam Players
127,269
-21.9K // vs 7d ago
141,947 // 24 hr peak
Twitch Viewers
13,164
+1.2K // vs 7d ago
14,024 // 24 hr peak
Twitch Streams
325
-29 // vs 7d ago
406 // 24 hr peak
Date Steam Players Twitch Viewers
Jul 1493,3525,948
Jul 13102,2828,125
Jul 12106,5449,197
Jul 11109,75819,978
Jul 10109,36520,139
Jul 9109,18319,840
Jul 8109,15915,623

Summary

Rust currently has 13,164 live Twitch viewers across 325 active streams, with viewership up 1,155 compared to the same time last week.

On Steam, it currently has 127,269 concurrent players, down 21,858 compared to the same time last week.

Over the 7 months we've tracked it, Rust's Steam players peaked at 246,843 and Twitch viewers peaked at 124,144.

Rust monthly player & viewer history

Month Steam AvgSteam Peak Twitch AvgTwitch Peak
Jul 2026
month to date
110,082
▲ +5.9K
196,405
16,119
▲ +10.8K
68,795
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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