Head to head
DarkStory Online vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
DarkStory Online
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~394 | |
| September 2026 | ~394 | Down 0.3% |
| August 2026 | ~395 | Up 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~391 | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~529.1k | Up 0.8% |
| 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
- DarkStory Online
- 0
- Rust
- 101.6kDown 18%
DarkStory Online currently has 0 peak concurrent Steam players, while Rust has 101,646.
Discord members
- DarkStory Online
- 1.4kDown 0.1%
- Rust
- 814.3kUp 0.3%
Rust currently has about 564× as many Discord members as DarkStory Online — 814,341 vs 1,443.
YouTube subscribers
- DarkStory Online
- 210Down 0.5%
- Rust
- 207kUp 0.5%
Rust currently has about 986× as many YouTube subscribers as DarkStory Online — 207,000 vs 210.
Reddit members
- DarkStory Online
- —
- Rust
- 712.4kUp 0.2%
Rust currently has 712,406 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for DarkStory Online.
Twitch viewers
- DarkStory Online
- —
- Rust
- 14.2kDown 84%
Rust currently has 14,195 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for DarkStory Online.
How these estimates are made
DarkStory Online
DarkStory Online is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 14k – 36k 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 330k – 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.