Rust

Buy87%

Very Positive · 1.4M player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Facepunch Studios · Survival · Feb 8, 2018

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
117,776
concurrent players
#17 by players on Steam
Achievements
116
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
25
Full audio13 of 25
Subtitles13 of 25

Should I buy Rust?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Cheating: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1.4M player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
17% of themes are praise58% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Everything about it feels great — the survival, building, exploration, PvP, and the constant tension of not knowing what will happen next.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
i ussualy get 60 fps or 90 on some good servers the game needs more optimization tbh but the rest its pretty nice btw the container ship bundle if you have big base it will lag ur game more

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay16 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
100% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Graphics
33% still recommend
Combat
33% still recommend
Interface
33% still recommend
Optimization
100% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
100% still recommend
Players complain
Cheating
31% still recommend
Multiplayer
92% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • MMO
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • In-App Purchases
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Stats

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.

10 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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