Head to head

ArcheAge: Unchained vs Rust

ArcheAge: Unchained

Live

Rust

Live

320k – 1m daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

October 2019 · 7 years ago

February 2018 · 9 years ago

Daily players

No population data

320k – 1m

Estimated players

376

535.1k4.7%

Available on

Windows

Windows
macOS
Linux
PlayStation
Xbox

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

First Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

ArcheAge: UnchainedRust

ArcheAge: Unchained

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~376
August 2026	~376
July 2026	~376	—

Rust

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~527.5k	Down 2.2%
August 2026	~539.2k	Down 1.0%
July 2026	~544.6k	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

ArcheAge: Unchained: 1
Rust: 67.6kDown 51%

Rust currently has about 67558× as many peak concurrent Steam players as ArcheAge: Unchained — 67,558 vs 1.

Discord members

ArcheAge: Unchained: —
Rust: 808.6kUp 0.8%

Rust currently has 808,591 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for ArcheAge: Unchained.

Reddit members

ArcheAge: Unchained: —
Rust: 709.5kUp 0.3%

Rust currently has 709,469 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for ArcheAge: Unchained.

Twitch viewers

ArcheAge: Unchained: —
Rust: 4.7kDown 63%

Rust currently has 4,703 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for ArcheAge: Unchained.

YouTube subscribers

ArcheAge: Unchained: —
Rust: 206k

Rust currently has 206,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for ArcheAge: Unchained.

How these estimates are made

ArcheAge: Unchained

ArcheAge: Unchained is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 87k – 220k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

Rust

Rust is estimated to have 320k – 1m players a day. Around 13m – 34m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.