Rust is a multiplayer-only survival video game developed by British video game developer Facepunch Studios. Rust was first released in early access in December 2013 and built a significant player base until its full release in February 2018. In January 2025, Rust had 259,646 peak concurrent players on Steam.
Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Rust on Steam worldwide as of January 2025
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of players in thousands
2025-01
259.65
2024-12
191.13
2024-11
182.6
2024-10
169
2024-09
134.17
2024-08
172.43
2024-07
173.65
2024-06
175.04
2024-05
153.66
2024-04
154.49
2024-03
145.92
2024-02
153.74
2024-01
190.89
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