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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.

Rust is a survival, crafting and multiplayer game developed and published by Facepunch Studios.
Released on February 08th 2018 is available on Windows and MacOS in 25 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese.

It has received 1,177,694 reviews of which 1,024,594 were positive and 153,100 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam with a 50% discount.


The Steam community has classified Rust into these genres:


Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Rust:

UI Subtitle Audio
English
German
French
Italian
Korean
Spanish - Spain
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Russian
Japanese
Portuguese - Portugal
Polish
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
Norwegian
Swedish
Czech
Turkish
Portuguese - Brazil
Greek
Arabic
Ukrainian
Spanish - Latin America
Vietnamese

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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.
MacOS
  • OS: macOS Monterey (version 12)
  • Processor: Apple M1
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Apple M1
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 45 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

843 hours played
Aug. 2026
If you like walking up naked, sleep deprivation, trust issues, can't leave your desktop for 0.0002 seconds, getting called racial slurs and more, addictions or if you dont have a life, j*b, relationships then rust is for you i love it❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
456 hours played
Aug. 2026
Rust is not a survival game. It is a psychological experiment disguised as a video game. You spawn on a beach with absolutely nothing. No weapons. No clothes. No idea what you're doing. Five minutes later, some naked guy named xX_DeathDaddy_Xx has hit you in the head with a rock, stolen your hemp, and somehow built a mansion next to your corpse. The game begins peacefully. You collect wood. You mine some stone. You build a tiny wooden house and think, “Finally, I'm safe.” You are not safe. You hear footsteps. BOOM. Your entire house has disappeared. Rust turns ordinary human emotions into gameplay mechanics. Happiness is finding a gun. Fear is hearing footsteps outside your base. Anger is getting door-camped for 45 minutes. And pure hatred is finally getting enough loot to feel powerful, only to disconnect for ten minutes and come back to find your entire base has been turned into a parking lot. And somehow, you keep playing. The most insane part is that Rust creates stories without even trying. One minute you're peacefully farming trees. The next, you're forming a military alliance with three strangers from Germany because a naked man with a compound bow has declared war on your entire clan. The community is also completely unhinged. Nobody trusts anyone. Someone can walk up to you saying, “Friendly?” and you already know there's a 90% chance you're about to experience a life-changing betrayal. The graphics can look beautiful, the combat can be insanely satisfying, and the base-building is addictive. But the real reason Rust is so good is the tension. Every resource matters. Every gunshot makes you nervous. Every trip away from your base feels like you're carrying your entire bank account through a war zone. Rust isn't fun because it's fair. Rust is fun because it's absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane. You don't play Rust to relax. You play Rust to lose 14 hours of your life, scream at your monitor, question your friendships, destroy your sleep schedule, and then wake up the next day thinking: “Alright. One more wipe.” ★★★★★ 10/10 — Would get raided again.
1196 hours played
Aug. 2026
Recommended? Yes... but only if you know what you're signing up for. Rust isn't a game you "play" for an hour after work. It's a second job. If you actually want to compete, expect to put in 1,000+ hours just to understand the basics, and several thousand before you're consistently winning fights against experienced players. Every mistake is punished, and every lesson is learned the hard way. The gunplay, building, monument runs, and raids create some of the most intense moments you'll find in any survival game. Winning a fight when you're outnumbered or successfully defending your base after hours of farming is incredibly satisfying because nothing is handed to you. That said, Rust has a serious cheating problem. Depending on the server, you'll eventually run into players using ESP, aim cheats, or other hacks. It can completely ruin the experience when you lose hours of progress to someone who clearly isn't playing fairly. Facepunch and server admins do ban cheaters, but it often feels like they're always one step behind. The skill ceiling is ridiculously high. Good players don't just have good aim they know recoil control, positioning, movement, game sense, resource management, base design, monument routes, and how to outplay entire groups. It's one of the few games where experience genuinely matters. Rust is frustrating, unfair, addictive, and unforgettable. You'll rage quit, swear you're done forever, then log back in the next day because no other game creates the same highs. 10/10 game. 2/10 for your mental health.
616 hours played
July 2026
Rust isn’t a video game. It is a full-time, unpaid second job where your boss is a 14-year-old with a waterpipe shotgun, and your retirement fund is a wooden box full of sulfur that can be liquidated at 4:00 AM while you are sleeping. If you are looking for a relaxing survival crafting experience, turn back now. If you want to undergo a brutal, digitized psychological experiment that teaches you the Buddhist concept of non-attachment to material possessions, you have found your holy grail.
20 hours played
June 2026
Build a home than it got raided and I got kidnapped and they kept moaning into my ear telling me to call them daddy than I did it got taken to the middle of no where for when i called for help made it back home just in time to hop on rust with my friends such an amazing game

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Frequently Asked Questions

Rust is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Rust is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Rust received 1,024,594 positive votes out of a total of 1,177,694 achieving a rating of 8.64.
😎

Rust was developed and published by Facepunch Studios.

Yes, Rust is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Rust is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, Rust is not playable on Linux.

No, Rust is not playable on Steam Deck.

No, Rust is not playable on Steam Machine.

No, Rust does not support VR.

Rust is a multi-player game.

Rust features PvP mode where you can test your skills against other players.

Yes, there are 5 DLCs available for Rust. Explore additional content available for Rust on Steam.

Yes, Rust is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Yes, Rust supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

No, Rust does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Rust.

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Rust
Rating
8.6
1,024,594
153,100
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
118,856
Developer
Facepunch Studios
Publisher
Facepunch Studios
Release 08 Feb 2018
Platforms
Remote Play
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