Released Feb 8, 2018 $39.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Rust

By Facepunch Studios

Survival Crafting Multiplayer Open World Open World Survival Craft Building PvP Sandbox AdventureFirst-PersonNudityAction

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Reviews 1.2M Very Positive

Players yesterday 144k at the busiest moment

Owners 20M–50M estimated

Rust is a game tagged Survival, Crafting and Multiplayer by Facepunch Studios, released Feb 8, 2018. It has 1,176,635 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 20M–50M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Better Late Than DEAD, The Fifth Day and Crestfallen: Medieval Survival.

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.

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Better Late Than DEAD 92% match · Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer
The Fifth Day 91% match · Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer
Crestfallen: Medieval Survival 90% match · Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer
Hostile Planet: Survival 86% match · Survival, Crafting, Open World
Reckfell 85% match · Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer
SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now 83% match · Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer
Conan Exiles - Public Beta Client 82% match · Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer
Raft 82% match · Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer
Hardcore Survival 81% match · Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer
Aurendor 80% match · Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Rust · record updated 1 day ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID252490

Release dateFeb 8, 2018

Last change number40139619

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Facepunch Studios
Publisher: Facepunch Studios
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic: 69
Website: rust.facepunch.com
Links: Discord X YouTube Website Facebook Twitch Reddit

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes	Yes

All 25 languages

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ukrainian	Yes	Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal	Yes	Yes	Yes
Turkish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arabic	Yes
Czech	Yes
Danish	Yes
Dutch	Yes
Finnish	Yes
Greek	Yes
Norwegian	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes
Spanish - Latin America	Yes
Swedish	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes
Vietnamese	Yes

Windows macOS 64-bit

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Multi-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline co-opCross-platform multiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopIn-app purchasesStatsRemote Play on tablet

Prices

Price · US$39.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$39.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked13 hours agoin 41 regions

Japan¥JPY

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
26140533	public	Oct 22, 2026
26140533	test	Oct 22, 2026
25567513	last-month	Sep 28, 2026
24840484	last-last-month	Aug 20, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
244390	Rust	1	$39.99
12976 Bundle	Rust + DLC Bundle	0	$38.66
12958 Bundle	Facepunch Complete Bundle	1	$47.64
69433 Bundle	Super Survival Summer!	2	$48.73

ID	Name	Price (US)
494560	Not on the store yet	—
1174370	Not on the store yet	—
1353060	Not on the store yet	—
1374000	Not on the store yet	—
1670430	Not on the store yet	—
3891560	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
229002	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
252492	—	macOS	6.64 GB	3.02 GB	346995233151660536
252494	—	All	51.15 GB	30.07 GB	7434183489735001434
252495	—	Windows	1.08 GB	637.2 MB	8312819573944875986

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	26140533	Oct 22, 2026	Open
test GPU skinning test	26140533	Oct 22, 2026	Open
last-month Last months patch	25567513	Sep 28, 2026	Open
last-last-month Last last months patch	24840484	Aug 20, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Rust

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
rust.exe	-logfile "output_log.txt" -timestamps -disable-gpu-skinning -rrp.enabled 1	Windows	Launch
rust.app	-logfile "output_log.txt" -timestamps -disable-gpu-skinning -rrp.enabled 1	macOS	Launch
rust	-logfile "output_log.txt" -timestamps -disable-gpu-skinning -rrp.enabled 1	Linux	Launch
rust.exe	-logfile "output_log.txt" -timestamps -rrp.enabled 1	Windows	Rust with GPU skinning (experimental)
rust.app	-logfile "output_log.txt" -timestamps -rrp.enabled 1	macOS	Rust with GPU skinning (experimental)
rust	-logfile "output_log.txt" -timestamps -rrp.enabled 1	Linux	Rust with GPU skinning (experimental)

Space per player9.31 GB

Filesup to 2,000

Save locations2

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
gameinstall	cfg	keys.cfg	All
gameinstall	cfg	favorites.cfg	All

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Update history

Oct 25, 2026 · 11:30 #40139619
- appid removed
- common.ReleaseState added released
- common.releasestate removed
- config.launch.3.config.BetaKey added test
- config.launch.3.config.betakey removed
- config.launch.4.config.BetaKey added test
- config.launch.4.config.betakey removed
- config.launch.5.config.BetaKey added test
- config.launch.5.config.betakey removed

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Rust

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Americas 10

Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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