Rust player count
Rust had 117,306 players in game on Steam at .
Its highest count since we began tracking on is 123,077 players in game, at .
- Playing now
- 117,306
- at 15:48 UTC
- Highest since 5 October 2026
- 123,077
- at 19:18 UTC on 5 October 2026, in the last 24 hours
- Steam most played rank, 5 October 2026
- 30th
Is Rust growing or dying?
We began reading Rust on 5 October 2026 and hold readings on 2 days, too few yet to compare one week with the one before.
How we compare
A change needs readings on at least 4 days of each of two weeks, or in at least 18 of the last 24 hours and of the 24 hours before.
Players in game on Steam since 19:00 UTC on 5 October
Every hour in a table
| Hour (UTC) | Highest players in game |
|---|---|
| 117,306 | |
| 113,456 | |
| 106,942 | |
| 98,635 | |
| 89,502 | |
| 80,576 | |
| 72,782 | |
| 66,598 | |
| 62,148 | |
| 58,082 | |
| 55,085 | |
| 56,409 | |
| 60,789 | |
| 65,702 | |
| 70,462 | |
| 74,510 | |
| 80,131 | |
| 89,302 | |
| 100,120 | |
| 114,872 | |
| 123,077 |
About the game
- Released
- 8 February 2018
- Developer
- Facepunch Studios
- Publisher
- Facepunch Studios
- Steam app id
- 252490
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/252490
Read every 5 minutes while in Steam's top 100, otherwise every hour.
Next to Rust on Steam's chart now
| Rank | Game | Playing now | Recent hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Wardogs | 149,057 | |
| 9 | Valheim | 119,437 | |
| 11 | Deadlock | 114,831 | |
| 12 | Delta Force | 105,533 |
Cite this number
Rust: 117,306 players in game on Steam at 15:48 UTC on 6 October 2026. Source: gamesactivity.com, from the Steam Web API.