
Arma II: DayZVSRust
Direct comparison between Arma II: DayZ and Rust. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
Arma II: DayZ status is active.
Status
Rust status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that Arma II: DayZ has currently around 300 players daily.
Arma II: DayZ was a highly influential mod released in 2012 that sparked the survival multiplayer trend. Over ten years old and supplanted by the standalone 'DayZ' game, the original Arma II mod now has a very small, niche player base, primarily devoted fans. Daily active players are likely in the low hundreds.
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that Rust has currently around 100k players daily.
Rust is a well-known multiplayer survival game, released in 2018 by Facepunch Studios. It maintains high popularity on platforms like Steam due to frequent updates, Twitch presence, and a strong PvP-focused community. It typically sees tens of thousands of concurrent players, so 100,000 daily players is a reasonable estimate for 2024.
Social Score
Social activity comparison between Arma II: DayZ and Rust. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for Arma II: DayZ
Month | Social Score | Change |
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No data |
Social score for Rust
Month | Social Score | Change |
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October 2025 | ~84.1k | 64.2% |
September 2025 | ~51.2k | 46.3% |
August 2025 | ~35k | 56.5% |
July 2025 | ~80.4k | 40.3% |
February 2025 | ~134.8k |
Game Age
Age
Arma II: DayZ was released in January 2012 (14 years ago).
Age
Rust was released in February 2018 (8 years ago).
Platforms
Arma II: DayZ is available on 1 platform.
Rust is available on 5 platforms.
Player Perspectives
Arma II: DayZ offers 2 player perspectives.
Rust offers 1 player perspective.
Developers
Arma II: DayZ has 1 developer.
Rust has 1 developer.
Publishers
Rust has 2 publishers.
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