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Rust
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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Highly addictive gameplay” (73 of 102 reviews) and “Kind and welcoming teammates” (6); the most common complaint is “Toxicity and racial slurs” (21). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-09.
What reviewers agree on
73 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Do you hate your life? Do you have hours of time to dedicate to an experience that ultimately leaves you miserable? Do you hate games that are actually optimized and run well? Do you despise people with a functioning…”
“Rust is the kind of game that makes you question your life choices and then somehow makes you queue back up anyway. I have suffered on this game more than I should admit. I have been jumped while farming, raided when I…”
“A russian clan kidnapped me and made me rock fight 10 other guys for food and water. Really good game will keep playing.”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Best game i have ever played although it has consumed my life and my soul i will always be grateful for the people i have met on the game and the memories i have made <3 Rust”
“- just bought the game - joined random lobby - spawned at the beach surrounded by sleeping players unsure if they are dead or not - black man approached me speaking mandarin, i have no idea what they are saying - man…”
“I throughly enjoy this game, the community is very humble and kind to new players. I compare them to the viltrumite empire, with how welcoming and humble they are. If you are expecting racist people, go play ARC…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Rust can be fun but requires too much time,it's basically a game where even jobless people can't keep up with the time requirements...people need sleep you know...easy to accumulate a lot of hours... Sound design is…”
“Very great game that i would recommend to everyone. It can get addictive and frustrating at times so i wouldn't recommend taking it seriously. If you try to play it just for fun it can be the best experience of all…”
“After many years of playing I still love and hate Rust. The love in the endless possibilities. The love in the monthly updates with increasing new features. The love and hate in the community for its neighbours. One of…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“this game is magnificent even on a budget pc like mine and I have enjoyed the game ever since I started playing it in 2022 recommend it but it will cost you in many ways”
“Runs decent most of the time, doesn't favor those that are employed or who have other hobbies. Don't take the game seriously, it's just a deathmatch game and people are toxic, what else is new?”
“good game for people with bad specs, very good optimized and if you dont have any time this game is for you. Very cool and chill game for newbies”
21 of the 102 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“Do you hate your life? Do you have hours of time to dedicate to an experience that ultimately leaves you miserable? Do you hate games that are actually optimized and run well? Do you despise people with a functioning…”
“If you enjoy trust issues, mild psychological warfare, and questioning your life choices at 3AM, then Rust is the perfect game for you. Loaded in with a rock and a dream. 10 minutes later I was naked, bleeding out, and…”
“I played rust for the first time. I was having a great time in the menu until I launched into a server and everything changed. I was immediately met with a pack of black men yelling slurs at me, followed by 2 bears and…”
16 of the 102 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Do you hate your life? Do you have hours of time to dedicate to an experience that ultimately leaves you miserable? Do you hate games that are actually optimized and run well? Do you despise people with a functioning…”
“this game has taken thousands of hours away from my life. i have ruined friendships, skipped events and neglected everything i care about. all to pursue pixels. do not buy this game and if you ignore this just remember…”
“Rust can be fun but requires too much time,it's basically a game where even jobless people can't keep up with the time requirements...people need sleep you know...easy to accumulate a lot of hours... Sound design is…”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“not worth it. the game is so competitive that it ends up sucking all the fun out of the experience. after 100 hours, it becomes boring”
“this game has taken thousands of hours away from my life. i have ruined friendships, skipped events and neglected everything i care about. all to pursue pixels. do not buy this game and if you ignore this just remember…”
“How to live a happy life (Must have rust installed first to work) Step 1: Uninstall rust Step 2: If elligable request a refund for rust Step 3: Never play rust again”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Rust is the kind of game that makes you question your life choices and then somehow makes you queue back up anyway. I have suffered on this game more than I should admit. I have been jumped while farming, raided when I…”
“Right now getting into this game it is a nightmare I have no idea what I'm doing i'm hitting a stone with a tree and hoping for the best I don't know what to do I don't even know how you get stones in the game and every…”
“Not Recommended (and honestly, I should’ve known better) 200+ hours played. That’s not a flex. That’s a warning sign. You don’t “play” this game anymore you maintain it like a second job you never applied for. You spawn…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Do you hate your life? Do you have hours of time to dedicate to an experience that ultimately leaves you miserable? Do you hate games that are actually optimized and run well? Do you despise people with a functioning…”
“Rust is the worst game I’ve ever had the displeasure of buying. If you hate yourself or think you’re a waste of electricity, then you’ll fit right in. From the moment you spawn in, it’s just nonstop frustration. You…”
“Good game but runs like garbage in high end systems after the new updates. If u have anything lower than a 5080 don't get this game til they fix it.”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-09
“The game is awesome!!! I couldn't leave the beach for 3 hours because the aborigines were throwing stones at me. Then I farmed all day, went to make tea for 10 minutes, came back, and there were 3 black guys with Kalashnikovs in my house killing me. So I recommend it to everyone.”
— a player, Steam review · 9,103 hrs played“Spawned in got jumped by a bunch of russian guys and attacked by a bear, found a mace and fought off 4 homeless people 10/10 would recommend”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“I have a good 1300 hours on rust. In these hours i have: -turned my wired headphones into wireless -got 5 brain tumors -got my monitor upgraded to 2 pieces - lost 4 toes - rebought the game to punish my self - changed my keyboard from 75% to 60% -decided to take a break and…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,331 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
HALLOWEEN 2026
HALLOWEEN EVENT The yearly Halloween event is now enabled! Once roughly every two in-game days, the Candy Hunt event will begin. You'll have 3 minutes to collect as much candy as you can, then top 3 p
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK This patch we are introducing cows and sheep. What resources can THEY GIVE? Both produce dung , cows produce milk, and sheep produce wool . They can also be harvested for meat, bones and lea
BREACH AND CLEAR
MONUMENT BLOCKERS Monument blockers are a new obstacle we're adding to monuments with red keycard puzzle rooms. They’re intended to slow down early access to the loot at these monuments. They require
POWER TRIP
PLAYER MAINTAINED MONUMENTS This month we're releasing a set of features we call Player Maintained Monuments - tying together our existing monuments in new and interesting ways while pushing players t
COMMON GROUND
APARTMENT COMPLEX The apartment complex is a new monument that allows players getting started with a wipe to find a place to call home. Simply talk to the receptionist in the lobby to get started and
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-09.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Player tags | Survival · Crafting · Multiplayer · Open World · Open World Survival Craft · Building · PvP · Sandbox · Adventure · First-Person · Action · Nudity (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Ukrainian * , Polish * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Turkish * , Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Fi… |
| Achievements | 102 |
| Official site | http://rust.facepunch.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 64bit Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600 Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Intel® Arc™ A580 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 45 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD is highly recommended or expect longer than average load times.