
City of HeroesVSRust
Direct comparison between City of Heroes and Rust. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
City of Heroes status is active.
Status
Rust status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that City of Heroes has currently around 2k players daily.
City of Heroes is a classic superhero MMORPG originally released in 2004 by NCsoft and developed by Cryptic Studios. While officially shut down in 2012, unauthorized private servers have remained active, maintaining a small but loyal player base. Current estimated active daily players across all private servers is around 2,000, reflecting its niche but dedicated following nearly two decades after release.
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 City of Heroes and Rust. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for City of Heroes
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | ~0 | |
| November 2025 | ~0 | |
| October 2025 | ~0 | 100.0% |
| September 2025 | ~4 | 60.0% |
| August 2025 | ~10 |
Social score for Rust
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | ~48.5k | 32.6% |
| November 2025 | ~71.9k | 4.5% |
| October 2025 | ~75.3k | 47.0% |
| September 2025 | ~51.2k | 46.3% |
| August 2025 | ~35k |
Game Age
Age
City of Heroes was released in April 2004 (22 years ago).
Age
Rust was released in February 2018 (8 years ago).
Platforms
Rust is available on 5 platforms.
Player Perspectives
City of Heroes offers 1 player perspective.
Rust offers 1 player perspective.
Developers
City of Heroes has 2 developers.
Rust has 1 developer.
Publishers
Rust has 2 publishers.
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