Head to head
Black Desert vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Black Desert
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~86.5k | Down 3.2% |
| September 2026 | ~89.4k | Down 2.5% |
| August 2026 | ~91.7k | Up 2.9% |
| July 2026 | ~89.1k | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~517.2k | Down 1.5% |
| September 2026 | ~525k | Down 2.6% |
| 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
- Black Desert
- 15.7kDown 37%
- Rust
- 61.6kDown 54%
Rust currently has about 3.9× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Black Desert — 61,603 vs 15,708.
Discord members
- Black Desert
- 96.4kDown 0.4%
- Rust
- 811.9kUp 0.6%
Rust currently has about 8.4× as many Discord members as Black Desert — 811,897 vs 96,446.
Reddit members
- Black Desert
- 269.5kUp 0.4%
- Rust
- 711.7kUp 0.4%
Rust currently has about 2.6× as many subreddit members as Black Desert — 711,671 vs 269,491.
Twitch viewers
- Black Desert
- 3.7kDown 62%
- Rust
- 3.3kDown 97%
Black Desert and Rust are nearly even on live Twitch viewers — 3,657 vs 3,283.
YouTube subscribers
- Black Desert
- 81.1kUp 0.2%
- Rust
- 207kUp 0.5%
Rust currently has about 2.6× as many YouTube subscribers as Black Desert — 207,000 vs 81,100.
How these estimates are made
Black Desert
Black Desert is estimated to have 48k – 170k players a day. Around 1m – 3m 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 290k – 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.
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