Head to head
Embers Adrift vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Embers Adrift
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~1.4k | Up 0.3% |
| September 2026 | ~1.4k | Down 2.5% |
| August 2026 | ~1.4k | Down 2.3% |
| July 2026 | ~1.5k | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~529.2k | 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
- Embers Adrift
- 13Down 13%
- Rust
- 58.3kDown 49%
Rust currently has about 4488× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Embers Adrift — 58,343 vs 13.
Discord members
- Embers Adrift
- 3.2kDown 2.1%
- Rust
- 812.6k
Rust currently has about 252× as many Discord members as Embers Adrift — 812,586 vs 3,221.
Reddit members
- Embers Adrift
- 1.2kUp 1.1%
- Rust
- 712.5kUp 0.2%
Rust currently has about 599× as many subreddit members as Embers Adrift — 712,455 vs 1,189.
Twitch viewers
- Embers Adrift
- 0
- Rust
- 9kDown 85%
Embers Adrift currently has 0 live Twitch viewers, while Rust has 8,968.
YouTube subscribers
- Embers Adrift
- 2.2kDown 0.4%
- Rust
- 207kUp 0.5%
Rust currently has about 93× as many YouTube subscribers as Embers Adrift — 207,000 vs 2,230.
How these estimates are made
Embers Adrift
Embers Adrift is estimated to have 33 – 110 players a day. Around 12k – 30k 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 260k – 900k 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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